Ray Brown (Negro Leagues)

Raymond Brown

• Bats Switch, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
• School Wilberforce University

• Born February 23, 1908 in Alger, OH USA
• Died February 8, 1965 in Dayton, OH USA

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2006

BR Negro Leagues page

BR Minors page

Biographical Information

One of the best Negro League pitchers ever, Brown finished his career with one win fewer than Satchel Paige, along with twenty-seven fewer losses. Although already into his forties, he played in the Quebec-based Provincial League in the early 1950s and managed a number of semi-pro teams in the province as well.

Brown married the daughter of Cum Posey on July 4, 1935 in a ceremony at home plate.

He was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues in 2006.

Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Year	Team	League	W	L	SV	Pct	G	GS	CG	ShO	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
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1931	Indianapolis ABCs	NNL	3	1	0	.750	4	4	4	0	36	28	12	8	0	0	2.00
1932	Detroit Wolves Homestead Grays	EWL independent	5	7	1	.417	15	11	10	1	108.7	116	53	30	24	37	3.15
1933	Homestead Grays	NNL	2	0	0	1.000	2	2	2	0	20	20	11	7	2	12	3.15
1934	Homestead Grays	NNL	4	2	0	.667	6	6	5	0	48.7	53	25	17	6	32	3.14
1935	Homestead Grays	NNL	8	5	1	.615	18	14	8	1	102.3	102	60	47	31	30	4.13
1936	Homestead Grays	NNL	2	2	0	.500	6	5	4	0	41	49	32	23	5	6	5.05
1937	Homestead Grays	NNL	7	4	1	.636	14	9	8	0	84	80	47	37	22	44	3.96
1938	Homestead Grays	NNL	9	0	1	1.000	14	8	7	1	81.3	71	23	20	10	9	2.21
1939	Homestead Grays	NNL	6	1	0	.857	7	7	7	1	64.7	65	30	23	12	17	3.20
1940	Homestead Grays	NNL	15	4	0	.789	20	19	19	3	169	145	57	44	27	68	2.34
1941	Homestead Grays	NNL	11	5	1	.688	20	13	13	1	131.3	129	57	40	26	38	2.74
1942	Homestead Grays	NNL	12	5	1	.709	19	15	14	1	149.7	145	64	51	40	58	3.07
1943	Homestead Grays	NNL	7	0	0	1.000	11	7	4	1	64.7	61	28	19	23	27	2.64
1944	Homestead Grays	NNL	11	4	1	.733	20	15	13	3	130	130	55	46	19	48	3.18
1945	Homestead Grays	NNL	3	4	1	.429	7	7	5	0	53	60	40	36	7	19	6.11
.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Totals	15 seasons		105	44	7	.705	183	142	123	13	1284.3	1254	594	456	254	445	3.20
	seasonal	4.165	25	11	2		44	34	30	3	308.3	301	143	109	61	107	3.20

Source: Committee on African-American Baseball

Related Sites

• Raymond Brown at the SABR Bio Project