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Elmer Brown

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 172lb (180cm, 78kg)

Born: August 25, 1883 in Southport, IN us

Died: January 23, 1955 in Indianapolis, IN

Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, IN

Debut: September 16, 1911 (Age 28-022d, 3,599th in major league history)
vs. WSH 9.0 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 6 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: April 14, 1915 (Age 31-232d)
vs. NYG 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1912 season

Full Name: Elmer Young Brown

Nicknames: Shook

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

ERA

3.48

188.2

WHIP

1.447

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1911	27	SLB	AL	1	1	.500	6.48	5	3	1	1	1	0	16.2	16	17	12	0	14	5	0	0	1	80	53	4.69	1.800	8.6	0.0	7.6	2.7	0.36
1912	28	SLB	AL	5	8	.385	2.99	23	13	8	2	1	0	120.1	122	56	40	2	42	45	12	0	4	490	112	3.67	1.363	9.1	0.1	3.1	3.4	1.07
1913	29	BRO	NL	0	0		2.08	3	1	2	0	0	0	13.0	6	3	3	0	10	6	1	0	0	51	163	4.17	1.231	4.2	0.0	6.9	4.2	0.60
1914	30	BRO	NL	1	2	.333	3.93	11	5	3	1	0	0	36.2	33	28	16	2	23	22	7	0	2	120	73	4.40	1.527	8.1	0.5	5.6	5.4	0.96
1915	31	BRO	NL	0	0		9.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	4	4	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	11	40	5.91	3.500	18.0	0.0	13.5	4.5	0.33
1916			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Did Not Play)
1917			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Did Not Play)
5 Yrs				7	11	.389	3.48	43	22	15	4	2	0	188.2	181	108	73	4	92	79	20	0	7	752	94	3.96	1.447	8.6	0.2	4.4	3.8	0.86
162 Game Avg.				7	12	.389	3.48	45	23	16	4	2	0	197	189	113	76	4	96	83	21	0	7	787	94	3.96	1.447	8.6	0.2	4.4	3.8	0.86

BRO (3 yrs)				1	2	.333	3.66	15	6	6	1	0	0	51.2	43	35	21	2	36	29	8	0	2	182	83	4.40	1.529	7.5	0.3	6.3	5.1	0.81
SLB (2 yrs)				6	9	.400	3.42	28	16	9	3	2	0	137.0	138	73	52	2	56	50	12	0	5	570	98	3.79	1.416	9.1	0.1	3.7	3.3	0.89

NL (3 yrs)				1	2	.333	3.66	15	6	6	1	0	0	51.2	43	35	21	2	36	29	8	0	2	182	83	4.40	1.529	7.5	0.3	6.3	5.1	0.81
AL (2 yrs)				6	9	.400	3.42	28	16	9	3	2	0	137.0	138	73	52	2	56	50	12	0	5	570	98	3.79	1.416	9.1	0.1	3.7	3.3	0.89