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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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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1951 26 CHW AL 0 0 9.35 3 0 2 0 0 1 8.2 15 9 9 3 4 4 0 0 0 44 43 2.192 15.6 3.1 4.2 4.2 1.00
1952 27 CHW AL 2 3 .400 4.23 24 8 7 1 0 0 72.1 82 39 34 8 21 31 0 0 4 314 86 1.424 10.2 1.0 2.6 3.9 1.48
1953 28 BOS AL 11 6 .647 4.65 30 25 3 6 1 0 166.1 177 94 86 16 57 62 0 0 7 722 90 1.407 9.6 0.9 3.1 3.4 1.09
1954 29 BOS AL 1 8 .111 4.12 40 5 17 1 0 0 118.0 126 64 54 6 41 66 3 0 2 524 100 1.415 9.6 0.5 3.1 5.0 1.61
1955 30 TOT AL 1 4 .200 3.98 17 5 4 1 0 0 61.0 53 31 27 5 28 1 28 0 0 3 262 96 1.328 7.8 0.7 4.1 4.1 1.00
1955 30 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 2.25 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 16 192 1.000 4.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
1955 30 BAL AL 0 4 .000 4.11 15 5 3 1 0 0 57.0 51 30 26 5 26 1 26 0 0 3 246 93 1.351 8.1 0.8 4.1 4.1 1.00
1956 31 BAL AL 9 7 .563 4.04 35 14 11 4 1 2 151.2 142 72 68 18 37 3 57 1 1 5 620 97 1.180 8.4 1.1 2.2 3.4 1.54
1957 32 BAL AL 7 8 .467 3.90 25 20 2 7 2 1 150.0 132 68 65 17 37 3 62 2 1 3 608 91 1.127 7.9 1.0 2.2 3.7 1.68
1958 33 BAL AL 7 5 .583 3.07 19 17 1 4 2 1 96.2 96 35 33 9 20 0 44 0 0 1 396 117 1.200 8.9 0.8 1.9 4.1 2.20
1959 34 BAL AL 11 9 .550 3.79 31 21 7 2 0 3 164.0 158 73 69 16 32 5 81 1 0 2 674 100 1.159 8.7 0.9 1.8 4.4 2.53
1960 35 BAL AL 12 5 .706 3.06 30 20 5 6 1 0 159.0 155 61 54 14 22 3 66 1 0 3 635 124 1.113 8.8 0.8 1.2 3.7 3.00
1961 36 BAL AL 10 6 .625 3.19 27 23 3 6 3 1 166.2 153 62 59 14 33 0 61 1 0 3 668 121 1.116 8.3 0.8 1.8 3.3 1.85
1962 37 TOT AL 6 5 .545 4.29 24 12 5 0 0 1 92.1 97 51 44 15 23 2 27 3 0 1 392 86 1.300 9.5 1.5 2.2 2.6 1.17
1962 37 BAL AL 6 4 .600 4.10 22 11 4 0 0 1 85.2 88 41 39 12 21 2 25 3 0 1 359 90 1.272 9.2 1.3 2.2 2.6 1.19
1962 37 NYY AL 0 1 .000 6.75 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.2 9 10 5 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 33 56 1.650 12.2 4.1 2.7 2.7 1.00
1963 38 HOU NL 5 11 .313 3.31 26 20 2 6 3 0 141.1 137 54 52 14 8 0 68 0 0 0 563 95 1.026 8.7 0.9 0.5 4.3 8.50
1964 39 HOU NL 3 15 .167 3.95 27 21 3 3 0 1 132.0 154 68 58 18 26 10 53 2 0 3 569 87 1.364 10.5 1.2 1.8 3.6 2.04
14 Seasons 85 92 .480 3.81 358 211 72 47 13 11 1680.0 1677 781 712 173 389 27 710 14 2 37 6991 98 1.230 9.0 0.9 2.1 3.8 1.83
162 Game Avg. 10 11 .480 3.81 43 25 9 6 2 1 201 200 93 85 21 46 85 2 0 4 835 98 1.230 9.0 0.9 2.1 3.8 1.83
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
BAL (8 yrs) 62 48 .564 3.61 204 131 36 30 9 9 1030.2 975 442 413 105 228 17 422 9 2 21 4206 104 1.167 8.5 0.9 2.0 3.7 1.85
BOS (3 yrs) 13 14 .481 4.40 72 30 21 7 1 0 288.1 305 159 141 22 100 0 130 3 0 9 1262 95 1.405 9.5 0.7 3.1 4.1 1.30
HOU (2 yrs) 8 26 .235 3.62 53 41 5 9 3 1 273.1 291 122 110 32 34 10 121 2 0 3 1132 91 1.189 9.6 1.1 1.1 4.0 3.56
CHW (2 yrs) 2 3 .400 4.78 27 8 9 1 0 1 81.0 97 48 43 11 25 35 0 0 4 358 77 1.506 10.8 1.2 2.8 3.9 1.40
NYY (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.75 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.2 9 10 5 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 33 56 1.650 12.2 4.1 2.7 2.7 1.00
AL (12 yrs) 77 66 .538 3.85 305 170 67 38 10 10 1406.2 1386 659 602 141 355 17 589 12 2 34 5859 100 1.238 8.9 0.9 2.3 3.8 1.66
NL (2 yrs) 8 26 .235 3.62 53 41 5 9 3 1 273.1 291 122 110 32 34 10 121 2 0 3 1132 91 1.189 9.6 1.1 1.1 4.0 3.56

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1951 26 CHW AL 4 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 446 2 0 0 0 /1
1952 27 CHW AL 51 21 19 6 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 8 .158 .200 .368 .568 55 7 0 0 1 1
1953 28 BOS AL 30 65 58 5 17 5 0 1 10 0 1 2 5 .293 .328 .431 .759 99 25 0 1 4 1
1954 29 BOS AL 40 28 24 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 .125 .222 .167 .389 3 4 0 0 1 0 1
1955 30 TOT AL 27 19 17 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .059 .158 .059 .217 -38 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1955 30 BOS AL 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 420 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 30 BAL AL 25 18 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 .111 .000 .111 -67 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1956 31 BAL AL 42 51 42 5 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 .190 .292 .238 .530 47 10 0 1 3 0 0 1
1957 32 BAL AL 30 57 48 2 10 2 1 0 3 0 0 2 9 .208 .235 .292 .527 48 14 0 0 6 1 0 1
1958 33 BAL AL 21 30 27 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .148 .207 .185 .392 12 5 1 1 1 0 0 1/5
1959 34 BAL AL 31 55 42 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 13 .048 .130 .095 .226 -36 4 1 0 9 0 0 1
1960 35 BAL AL 30 58 44 5 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 8 8 .182 .321 .227 .548 52 10 0 1 5 0 0 1
1961 36 BAL AL 27 57 50 3 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 .140 .185 .180 .365 0 9 1 0 3 1 0 1
1962 37 TOT AL 24 31 29 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .276 .276 .276 .552 53 8 1 0 2 0 0 1
1962 37 BAL AL 22 30 28 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .286 .286 .286 .571 59 8 1 0 2 0 0 1
1962 37 NYY AL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1963 38 HOU NL 26 47 43 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 11 .093 .114 .093 .207 -38 4 3 0 3 0 0 1
1964 39 HOU NL 27 42 39 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .128 .150 .128 .278 -19 5 1 0 2 0 0 1
14 Seasons 410 564 484 43 82 16 2 2 30 0 1 34 108 .169 .229 .223 .452 26 108 8 4 40 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 223 191 17 32 6 1 1 12 0 0 13 43 .169 .229 .223 .452 26 43 3 2 16
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
BAL (8 yrs) 228 356 297 27 47 9 2 0 10 0 0 25 69 .158 .229 .202 .431 21 60 4 3 29 2 0
BOS (3 yrs) 72 94 83 6 21 6 0 1 14 0 1 5 11 .253 .303 .361 .665 75 30 0 1 5 0 0
HOU (2 yrs) 53 89 82 4 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 20 .110 .131 .110 .241 -29 9 4 0 5 0 0
CHW (2 yrs) 55 24 21 6 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 8 .238 .304 .429 .733 101 9 0 0 1
NYY (1 yr) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (12 yrs) 357 475 402 39 73 16 2 2 28 0 1 32 88 .182 .248 .246 .494 36 99 4 4 35 2 0
NL (2 yrs) 53 89 82 4 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 20 .110 .131 .110 .241 -29 9 4 0 5 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1960 AL  3.057 (3rd)
1961 AL  3.186 (7th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1953 AL  .647 (10th)
1960 AL  .706 (2nd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1959 AL  1.159 (6th)
1960 AL  1.113 (1st)
1961 AL  1.116 (3rd)
Career  1.230 (203rd)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1959 AL  1.756 (1st)
1960 AL  1.245 (1st)
1961 AL  1.782 (2nd)
Career  2.084 (114th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1957 AL  2 (7th)
1961 AL  3 (6th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1959 AL  2.531 (5th)
1960 AL  3.000 (2nd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1961 AL  .756 (9th)

Losses s c a p y
1964 NL  15 (9th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1953 AL  7 (3rd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1960 AL  124 (3rd)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1959 AL  9 (9th)

Oldest s c a p y
1962 AL  born 1924-12-11 (8th)
1963 NL  born 1924-12-11 (6th)
1964 NL  born 1924-12-11 (2nd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (461), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 22 (997), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1632), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (908), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1946 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

Before 1950 Season: Sent from the Boston Red Sox to Seattle (PCL) in an unknown transaction.

November 16, 1950: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox from Seattle (PCL) in the 1950 rule 5 draft.

May 20, 1951: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Chicago White Sox to Seattle (PCL). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

October 10, 1951: Traded by Seattle (PCL) with Marv Grissom to the Chicago White Sox for Dick Duffy (minors), Jerry Dahlke, Bill Fischer and Marv Rotblatt.

February 9, 1953: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Marv Grissom and Bill Kennedy to the Boston Red Sox for Vern Stephens.

May 11, 1955: Purchased by Oakland (PCL) from the Boston Red Sox.

July 14, 1955: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from Oakland (PCL).

September 7, 1962: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Baltimore Orioles.

April 21, 1963: Purchased by the Houston Colt .45's from the New York Yankees.

September 29, 1964: Released by the Houston Colt .45's.

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