#4 Willard "Home run" Brown, Centerfield, 26 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Wednesday, 10/25/1937 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willard Brown Home run 6/26/1911 26 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 6"0 195
Centerfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 5 / 6 (Very Popular) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1937 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 67 Days (239 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 2 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 2 2 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings CF : 3 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/27 | CHA | W 4-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/28 | @NYY | W 6-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/29 | @BOS | W 9-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/30 | @WAS | W 11-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/2 | CLE | W 10-3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/4 | @BOS | W 10-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/7 | @CLE | L 5-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/8 | @CLE | L 1-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/10 | CLE | L 4-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/11 | CLE | L 7-12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 158 | 607 | 187 | 37 | 3 | 22 | 126 | 103 | 65 | 53 | .308 | .368 | .488 | .856 | .810 | .180 |
Projected | 158 | 607 | 187 | 37 | 3 | 22 | 126 | 103 | 65 | 53 | .308 | .368 | .488 | .856 | .810 | .180 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 154 | 685 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 296 | 62 | 1 | 6 | 14.3 | 112.2 | 6.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 92 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .330 | .533 | .863 |
vs. RHP | 515 | 162 | 30 | 2 | 17 | 111 | 87 | 57 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .375 | .480 | .855 |
Close/Late | 58 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .391 | .534 | .925 |
Scoring Position | 183 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 95 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .361 | .503 | .864 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.750 | 2.500 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 79 | 300 | 101 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 61 | 53 | 24 | 32 | .337 | .382 | .527 | .909 |
Road | 79 | 307 | 86 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 65 | 50 | 41 | 21 | .280 | .355 | .450 | .804 |
March/April | 26 | 94 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 11 | .287 | .381 | .394 | .774 |
May | 26 | 101 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 7 | .366 | .405 | .614 | 1.019 |
June | 27 | 104 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 9 | .279 | .347 | .529 | .876 |
July | 25 | 103 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 9 | .311 | .342 | .515 | .857 |
August | 27 | 102 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 8 | .343 | .376 | .480 | .857 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 103 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 9 | .262 | .358 | .388 | .747 |
Postseason | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .231 | .313 | .231 | .543 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1936 | 55 | 181 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .359 | .398 | .757 | PHA |
1937 | 158 | 607 | 187 | 37 | 3 | 22 | 126 | 103 | 65 | 0 | 12 | 53 | 1 | 6 | .308 | .368 | .488 | .856 | PHA |
Total | 213 | 788 | 234 | 46 | 5 | 26 | 160 | 129 | 96 | 0 | 17 | 75 | 1 | 7 | .297 | .366 | .467 | .833 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1935, AAA | 78 | 313 | 115 | 19 | 2 | 25 | 66 | 74 | 40 | 65 | 7 | 7 | .367 | .437 | .681 | 1.117 |
1936, AAA | 82 | 196 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 50 | 43 | 31 | 6 | 4 | .337 | .449 | .612 | 1.061 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1937 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .313 | .231 | .543 |
Total | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .333 | .231 | .564 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Centerfield | 155 | 154 | 356 | 10 | 4 | 369 | 3 | .992 | 1362.2 | 2.44 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1935... Injured on 6/28/1935 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for full season... Had first career hit on 7/31/1936, off Lewis Wolfolk (CHA)... Hit first career homerun on 8/18/1936, off Syd Cohen (WAS)... Hit 3 homeruns against Boston (A), driving in 4 runs on 6/15/1937...
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