Dave Brain

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: January 24, 1879 in Hereford, United Kingdom gb

Died: May 25, 1959 in Los Angeles, CA

Buried: Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA

Debut: April 24, 1901 (Age 22-090d, 2,224th in MLB history)

Last Game: October 7, 1908 (Age 29-257d)
vs. BSN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1903 season

Full Name: David Leonard Brain

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.5

AB

2543

R

254

H

641

BA

.252

HR

RBI

303

SB

OBP

.292

SLG

.363

OPS

.655

OPS+

101

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1900	21	DMO,CHI	B,A	102	411	392	71	118	36	10	4		27			.301	.301	.474	.776		186		19		DMO,CHI · WL,AL
1901	22	STP	A																						STP · WL
1901	22	CHW	AL	5	21	20	2	7	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	.350	.381	.400	.781	118	8	0	0	/4

1902	23	BFL	A	130	537	537		178	25	6	5					.331	.331	.428	.760		230				BFL · EL
1903	24	STL	NL	119	496	464	44	107	8	15	1	60	21	25	29	.231	.270	.319	.589	70	148	0	7	65
1904	25	STL	NL	127	514	488	57	130	24	12	7	72	18	17	48	.266	.291	.408	.699	119	199	0	9	65O4/3
1905	26	TOT	NL	129	503	465	42	115	21	11	4	63	12	23	47	.247	.287	.366	.653	94	170	3	12	56/O
1905	26	STL	NL	44	169	158	11	36	4	5	1	17	4	8	16	.228	.269	.335	.605	82	53	1	2	6/5O
1905	26	PIT	NL	85	334	307	31	79	17	6	3	46	8	15	31	.257	.296	.381	.677	99	117	2	10	5/6
1906	27	BSN	NL	139	574	525	43	131	19	5	5	45	11	29	47	.250	.293	.333	.626	98	175	3	17	*5
1907	28	BSN	NL	133	552	509	60	142	24	9	10	56	10	29	39	.279	.324	.420	.745	134	214	5	9	*5/O
1908	29	TOT	NL	27	82	72	6	9	0	0	0	2	1	10	6	.125	.232	.125	.357	15	9	0	1	7/45986
1908	29	CIN	NL	16	65	55	4	6	0	0	0	1	0	8	3	.109	.222	.109	.331	8	6	0	1	7
1908	29	NYG	NL	11	17	17	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	.176	.263	.176	.440	37	3	0	0	/45986
1909	30	BFL	A	151	556	556		130	27	15	2					.234	.234	.347	.581		193				BFL · EL
1910	31	STP,BFL	A	70	253	253		55	6	3	0					.217	.217	.265	.482		67				STP,BFL · AA,EL
7 Yrs				679	2742	2543	254	641	97	52	27	303	73	134	216	.252	.292	.363	.655	101	923	11	55
162 Game Avg.				162	654	607	61	153	23	12	6	72	17	32	52	.252	.292	.363	.655	101	220	3	13

STL (3 yrs)				290	1179	1110	112	273	36	32	9	149	43	50	93	.246	.279	.360	.639	92	400	1	18
BSN (2 yrs)				272	1126	1034	103	273	43	14	15	101	21	58	86	.264	.308	.376	.684	116	389	8	26
NYG (1 yr)				11	17	17	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	.176	.263	.176	.440	37	3	0	0
PIT (1 yr)				85	334	307	31	79	17	6	3	46	8	15	31	.257	.296	.381	.677	99	117	2	10
CIN (1 yr)				16	65	55	4	6	0	0	0	1	0	8	3	.109	.222	.109	.331	8	6	0	1
CHW (1 yr)				5	21	20	2	7	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	.350	.381	.400	.781	118	8	0	0

NL (6 yrs)				674	2721	2523	252	634	96	52	27	298	73	133	216	.251	.292	.363	.654	100	915	11	55
AL (1 yr)				5	21	20	2	7	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	.350	.381	.400	.781	118	8	0	0