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

38.8

126

ERA

3.15

225

166

1535.0

742

WHIP

1.223

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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	-6.8	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	-4.1	AB2	NNL	Maj	AB2	7	5	.583	2.63	3.78	15	13	2	11	1	0	109.2	88	46	32	2	32		68	3	0	0	443	1.094	7.2	0.2	2.6	5.6	2.13
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	0	507	1.361	9.3	0.4	3.0	4.0	1.34
1932	24	-5.2	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	0	197	1.548	9.9	0.0	4.1	4.5	1.11
1932	24	-5.2	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	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	2.97	4.83	10	9	1	6	0	0	72.2	75	39	24	3	18		42	3	0	0	308	1.280	9.3	0.4	2.2	5.2	2.33
1934	26	-3.6	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	-1.1	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	10	5	.667	2.98	4.43	20	14	1	12	1	2	124.0	111	61	41	5	50		63	3	0	3	536	1.298	8.1	0.4	3.6	4.6	1.26
1936	28	0.1	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	6	4	.600	3.49	4.32	14	11	0	9	1	1	98.0	84	47	38	4	25		48	1	0	0	397	1.112	7.7	0.4	2.3	4.4	1.92
1937	29	2.1	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	12	3	.800	3.05	3.72	22	13	8	13	0	4	133.0	111	55	45	4	37		75	5	0	0	561	1.113	7.5	0.3	2.5	5.1	2.03
1938	30	1.9	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	15	0	1.000	2.36	2.62	22	12	9	12	4	3	141.0	122	41	37	4	29		76	1	0	0	566	1.071	7.8	0.3	1.9	4.9	2.62
1939	31	2.9	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	6	1	.857	4.55	5.46	7	7	0	6	0	0	59.1	69	36	30	1	16		14	0	0	0	262	1.433	10.5	0.2	2.4	2.1	0.88
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		75	0	2	0	661	1.101	7.5	0.1	2.4	4.1	1.67
1941	33	4.0	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	8	6	.571	3.41	4.31	20	13	7	13	0	3	129.1	137	62	49	2	38		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	13	6	.684	3.49	4.00	20	16	2	13	0	0	141.2	141	63	55	5	49		60	2	0	0	617	1.341	9.0	0.3	3.1	3.8	1.22
1943	35	5.1	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	6	1	.857	4.09	4.44	15	9	6	6	2	1	77.0	78	38	35	1	26		30	2	0	0	333	1.351	9.1	0.1	3.0	3.5	1.15
1944	36	5.7	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	10	1	.909	3.25	3.60	17	14	3	12	3	1	127.1	130	51	46	4	23		50	1	0	0	529	1.202	9.2	0.3	1.6	3.5	2.17
1945	37	6.7	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	3	3	.500	4.35	5.23	6	5	1	4	1	0	41.1	42	24	20	1	8		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		126	46	.733	3.15	3.92	225	166	46	146	18	16	1535.0	1444	669	537	42	434		742	26	2	5	6460	1.223	8.5	0.2	2.5	4.4	1.71
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)							139	58	.706			259	188	48	164	20	16	1736.0	1633	770	616	42	504		861	35	2	9	6575