Hal Brown
Hector Harold Brown (Skinny)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 182 lb.

Born: December 11, 1924 in Greensboro, NC
School: University of North Carolina
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1951
Final Game: September 16, 1964
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1951 CHW AL 26 P 3 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.00 .967 1.00
1952 CHW AL 27 P 24 16 5 11 0 1 1.000 0.67 .962 1.03
1953 BOS AL 28 P 30 36 8 27 1 2 .972 1.17 .956 0.88
1954 BOS AL 29 P 40 5 118.0 29 4 23 2 4 .931 2.06 0.68 .959 2.01 0.93
1955 TOT AL 30 P 17 5 61.0 12 3 7 2 1 .833 1.48 0.59 .958 1.99 0.83
1955 BOS AL 30 P 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 0.85
1955 BAL AL 30 P 15 5 57.0 12 3 7 2 1 .833 1.58 0.67 .958 1.99 0.83
1956 BAL AL 31 P 35 14 151.2 33 7 25 1 4 .970 1.90 0.91 .948 1.92 0.82
1957 BAL AL 32 P 25 20 150.0 31 12 19 0 4 1.000 1.86 1.24 .961 1.99 0.86
1958 BAL AL 33 P 19 17 96.2 20 6 14 0 1 1.000 1.86 1.05 .960 1.96 0.82
1958 BAL AL 33 3B 2 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
1959 BAL AL 34 P 31 21 164.0 35 9 25 1 2 .971 1.87 1.10 .954 2.05 0.85
1960 BAL AL 35 P 30 20 159.0 30 9 20 1 2 .967 1.64 0.97 .967 1.96 0.78
1961 BAL AL 36 P 27 23 166.2 41 16 25 0 1 1.000 2.21 1.52 .951 2.05 0.83
1962 TOT AL 37 P 24 12 92.4 16 6 10 0 1 1.000 1.56 0.67 .956 2.08 0.79
1962 BAL AL 37 P 22 11 85.2 14 4 10 0 1 1.000 1.47 0.64 .957 2.08 0.79
1962 NYY AL 37 P 2 1 6.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.70 1.00 .950 2.02 0.80
1963 HOU NL 38 P 26 20 141.1 18 3 15 0 0 1.000 1.15 0.69 .950 2.06 0.84
1964 HOU NL 39 P 27 21 132.1 24 4 20 0 0 1.000 1.63 0.89 .950 2.14 0.84
14 Seasons P 358 178 1433.0 344 93 243 8 23 .977 2.11 0.94 .956 2.02 0.86
1 Season 3B 2 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
14 Seasons TOT 360 179 1434.0 344 93 243 8 23 .977 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.11 0.93 .933 2.02 0.87
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1951 CHW AL 26 4 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 CHW AL 27 51 51 51 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 BOS AL 28 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 BOS AL 29 40 5 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 BAL AL 30 25 5 25 25 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
1955 BOS AL 30 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 BAL AL 31 42 14 42 42 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
1957 BAL AL 32 30 20 30 30 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
1958 BAL AL 33 21 18 21 21 19 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 BAL AL 34 31 21 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 BAL AL 35 30 20 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 BAL AL 36 27 23 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 BAL AL 37 22 11 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 NYY AL 37 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 HOU NL 38 26 20 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 HOU NL 39 27 21 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 410 179 410 410 358 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1954 BOS AL 29 542 80% 24% 23 96% 0 4 0 4 22 14 6 2 0 2 0 1 4 3 4 0 6 100%
1955 BAL AL 30 253 79% 21% 8 88% 0 3 0 3 7 5 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 100%
1955 BOS AL 30 16 75% 13% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 BAL AL 31 637 85% 24% 23 91% 0 8 0 7 24 16 4 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 3 1 2 100%
1957 BAL AL 32 586 83% 26% 19 100% 1 11 2 6 16 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 2 100%
1958 BAL AL 33 404 84% 23% 14 100% 0 6 0 3 14 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 100%
1959 BAL AL 34 682 83% 27% 28 93% 0 9 3 4 25 19 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 8 88%
1960 BAL AL 35 649 86% 30% 24 83% 0 10 2 7 19 16 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 5 60%
1961 BAL AL 36 682 86% 26% 25 100% 0 16 1 15 26 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 100%
1962 BAL AL 37 370 87% 24% 9 100% 0 3 0 3 10 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 100%
1962 NYY AL 37 33 88% 21% 1 100% 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 HOU NL 38 577 87% 25% 18 89% 0 3 0 2 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 100%
1964 HOU NL 39 594 86% 31% 24 92% 0 4 0 4 23 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 67%
11 Seasons 6025 85% 26% 216 94% 1 79 9 59 202 153 21 7 1 6 0 3 21 12 17 4 45 91%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 89% 81%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1958 BAL AL 33 3 67% 100% 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 3 67% 100% 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 62% 78% 27% 89% 60%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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