#4 Willard "Home run" Brown, Centerfield, 36 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers
Monday, 10/23/1947 |
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| Willard Brown
Home run
6/26/1911
36
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
6"0
210
Centerfield
R
R
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
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1.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 9,050,500
1947
11 Year(s), 67 Days (1959 total Days)
172 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 0 Days (2064 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Versus LHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Versus RHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Talent | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
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| Fielding Ratings
CF : 2 (Range), .985 (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 | | |
| 9/8 | @BSN | L 4-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 9/10 | NYN | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/11 | NYN | W 11-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 9/12 | NYN | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 9/15 | STL | W 10-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 9/17 | @CHC | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/18 | PIT | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 9/19 | PIT | W 7-6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 9/21 | @PHI | L 11-15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 9/24 | CIN | L 5-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 89 | 159 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 35 | .201 | .243 | .258 | .500 | .388 | .057 |
| Projected | 89 | 159 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 35 | .201 | .243 | .258 | .500 | .388 | .057 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 29 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 10.2 | 2.1 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 56 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .267 | .232 | .499 |
| vs. RHP | 103 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .194 | .229 | .272 | .501 |
| Close/Late | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .296 | .400 | .696 |
| Scoring Position | 47 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .216 | .191 | .407 |
| Pinch Hitting | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .152 | .167 | .152 | .319 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 44 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 15 | .195 | .238 | .221 | .459 |
| Road | 45 | 82 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | .207 | .244 | .293 | .537 |
| March/April | 16 | 60 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | .267 | .328 | .350 | .678 |
| May | 12 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .294 | .278 | .471 | .748 |
| June | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| July | 21 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .121 | .171 | .152 | .323 |
| August | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .067 | .125 | .067 | .192 |
| Sept/Oct | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
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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 |
| 1938 | 148 | 582 | 161 | 31 | 3 | 28 | 88 | 102 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 4 | .277 | .325 | .485 | .810 | PHA |
| 1939 | 157 | 626 | 179 | 28 | 8 | 29 | 105 | 116 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .338 | .495 | .833 | PHA |
| 1940 | 157 | 623 | 198 | 37 | 8 | 31 | 122 | 111 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 4 | 6 | .318 | .375 | .552 | .928 | PHA |
| 1941 | 146 | 543 | 179 | 27 | 7 | 39 | 110 | 114 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 5 | .330 | .405 | .621 | 1.026 | PHA |
| 1942 | 159 | 610 | 198 | 43 | 8 | 40 | 145 | 127 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 2 | .325 | .376 | .618 | .994 | PHA |
| 1943 | 151 | 574 | 161 | 28 | 7 | 38 | 127 | 104 | 71 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 3 | .280 | .356 | .552 | .909 | BRO |
| 1944 | 158 | 606 | 194 | 41 | 8 | 36 | 144 | 125 | 66 | 0 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 5 | .320 | .381 | .592 | .974 | BRO,NL |
| 1945 | 157 | 624 | 195 | 44 | 13 | 36 | 135 | 115 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 6 | .313 | .347 | .598 | .945 | BRO |
| 1946 | 142 | 379 | 109 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 72 | 68 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 5 | .288 | .342 | .464 | .806 | BRO |
| 1947 | 89 | 159 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | .201 | .243 | .258 | .500 | BRO |
| Total | 1677 | 6114 | 1840 | 341 | 76 | 317 | 1223 | 1120 | 596 | 0 | 74 | 570 | 8 | 46 | .301 | .359 | .537 | .896 | |
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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 | .333 | .231 | .564 |
| 1938 | 14 | 56 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .323 | .500 | .823 |
| 1939 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .348 | .421 | .769 |
| 1943 | 14 | 61 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .344 | .375 | .672 | 1.047 |
| 1944 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .257 | .333 | .590 |
| Total | 44 | 182 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .332 | .500 | .832 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Centerfield | 35 | 29 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | .982 | 257.1 | 1.99 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 2.25 | | | | |
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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...
Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 8/5/1938...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1939, hitting .455 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
1/31/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1940, hitting .560 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
1/31/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,464,286 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 5/18/1941 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1941, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
1/31/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,928,571 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1942, hitting .474 with 3 HR, 3 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against New York (A), driving in 4 runs on 9/12/1942...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1942, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/9/1943 to a 5-year deal worth $9,050,500 per year...
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 6/8/1944...
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1945, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 9 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 7/11/1945...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1945, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 13 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1946, hitting .435 with 1 HR, 6 RBI...
Injured on 4/10/1947 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for one week...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1941 - .330 - 8th
| SLG
1941 - .621 - 7th
1942 - .618 - 5th
1944 - .592 - 8th
1945 - .598 - 7th
| OPS
1941 - 1.026 - 7th
1942 - .994 - 10th
| Hits
1937 - 187 - 7th
1940 - 198 - 6th
1942 - 198 - 4th
1944 - 194 - 4th
1945 - 195 - 3rd
| Doubles
1942 - 43 - 9th
1944 - 41 - 10th
1945 - 44 - 3rd
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Triples
1939 - 8 - 4th
1940 - 8 - 8th
1941 - 7 - 10th
1942 - 8 - 9th
1944 - 8 - 6th
1945 - 13 - 1st
1946 - 9 - 6th
| Homeruns
1941 - 39 - 8th
1942 - 40 - 6th
1943 - 38 - 9th
| RBI
1937 - 126 - 5th
1942 - 145 - 4th
1943 - 127 - 9th
1944 - 144 - 6th
1945 - 135 - 6th
| Runs
1942 - 127 - 8th
1944 - 125 - 7th
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