Ray Brown

Positions: Starting Pitcher, Rightfielder and Centerfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: February 23, 1908 in McDonald Township, OH us

Died: February 8, 1965 in Dayton, OH

Buried: Greencastle Cemetery, Dayton, OH

School: Wilberforce University (Wilberforce, OH)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2006. (Voted by Negro League Committee)
View Ray Brown's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1931 season

Full Name: Raymond Leslie Brown

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

38.2

119

ERA

3.12

216

157

1480.2

719

WHIP

1.226

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1931	23	-6.9	Kansas City	BLK	Non		0	0		0.00	0.00	3	0	2	0	0	0	4.1	2	0	0	0	1		2	0		0	16	0.692	4.2	0.0	2.1	4.2	2.00
1931	23	-4.0	AB2	NNL	Maj	AB2	7	6	.538	2.83	4.21	16	14	2	12	1	0	117.2	97	55	37	2	36		79	3		0	482	1.130	7.4	0.2	2.8	6.0	2.19
1932	24		2 Teams	EWL	Maj	DW-HG	7	7	.500	3.67	4.76	16	12	3	11	1	1	115.1	119	61	47	5	38		51	3		0	507	1.361	9.3	0.4	3.0	4.0	1.34
1932	24	-5.3	DW	EWL	Maj	DW	2	3	.400	3.64	4.50	5	5	0	4	1	0	42.0	46	21	17	0	19		21	1		0	197	1.548	9.9	0.0	4.1	4.5	1.11
1932	24	-5.3	HG	EWL	Maj	HG	5	4	.556	3.68	4.91	11	7	3	7	0	1	73.1	73	40	30	5	19		30	2		0	310	1.255	9.0	0.6	2.3	3.7	1.58
1933	25	-2.8	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	6	2	.750	2.60	4.28	9	8		6	0	0	69.1	67	33	20	2	16		41	3		0	289	1.197	8.7	0.3	2.1	5.3	2.56
1934	26	-3.7	Homestead	BLK	Non		1	2	.333	5.96	6.35	3	3		2	0	0	22.2	29	16	15	0	6		13	1		0	99	1.544	11.5	0.0	2.4	5.2	2.17
1935	27	-1.4	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	8	5	.615	3.26	4.37	17	12		10	1	1	105.0	99	51	38	4	41		48	2		3	456	1.333	8.5	0.3	3.5	4.1	1.17
1936	28	0.1	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	6	3	.667	3.74	4.78	13	9		7	0	1	86.2	77	46	36	4	26		39	1		0	359	1.188	8.0	0.4	2.7	4.1	1.50
1937	29	2.0	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	11	3	.786	3.21	3.86	21	12	8	12	0	4	126.0	109	54	45	4	37	0	74	4	0	0	534	1.159	7.8	0.3	2.6	5.3	2.00
1938	30	1.9	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	14	0	1.000	1.88	2.23	20	11	8	11	4	3	129.0	106	32	27	3	26		70	1		0	511	1.023	7.4	0.2	1.8	4.9	2.69
1939	31	2.9	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	6	2	.750	4.06	5.45	8	8		7	0	0	71.0	81	43	32		19		22	0		0		1.408	10.3		2.4	2.8	1.16
1940	32	4.5	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	17	2	.895	2.07	2.45	21	18	3	18	4	0	165.1	137	45	38	1	45	0	75	0	2	0	661	1.101	7.5	0.1	2.4	4.1	1.67
1941	33	3.9	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	8	6	.571	3.41	4.31	20	13	7	13	0	3	129.1	137	62	49	2	38	0	70	2	0	2	560	1.353	9.5	0.1	2.6	4.9	1.84
1942	34	5.5	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	10	5	.667	3.30	3.96	18	12		11	1	1	122.2	124	54	45		37		51	2		0		1.313	9.1		2.7	3.7	1.38
1943	35	5.1	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	6	1	.857	4.10	4.46	14	9		6	2	1	74.2	75	37	34	1	25		29	2		0	323	1.339	9.0	0.1	3.0	3.5	1.16
1944	36	5.8	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	10	1	.909	3.25	3.60	17	14	3	12	3	1	127.1	130	51	46	4	23	0	50	1	0	0	529	1.202	9.2	0.3	1.6	3.5	2.17
1945	37	6.8	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	3	3	.500	4.35	5.23	6	5	1	4	1	0	41.1	42	24	20	1	8	0	20	0	0	0	180	1.210	9.1	0.2	1.7	4.4	2.50

1951	43	15.6	Sherbrooke	PROV	C		11	10	.524	3.31	4.40	28	19		16	2		174.0	158	85	64		63		104	8	0	4		1.270	8.2		3.3	5.4	1.65

1953	45	22.9	Thetford Mines	PROV	C	SLB	1	0	1.000
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		119	46	.721	3.12	3.94	216	157	35	140	18	16	1480.2	1400	648	514	33	415	0	719	24	2	5	5391	1.226	8.5		2.5	4.4	1.73
Minors (2 seasons)					Minors		12	10	.545			28	19		16	2		174.0	158	85	64		63		104	8	0	4
Black Baseball (2 seasons)					Black Baseball		1	2	.333	5.00	5.33	6	3	2	2	0	0	27.0	31	16	15	0	7		15	1		0	115	1.407	10.3	0.0	2.3	5.0	2.14
All Levels (17 Seasons)							132	58	.695			250	179	37	158	20	16	1681.2	1589	749	593	33	485	0	838	33	2	9	5506