Mordecai Brown was born on Thursday, October 19, 1876, in Nyesville, Indiana. Brown was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1903, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mordecai Brown baseball stats page.
"That old paw served me pretty well in its time. It gave me a firmer grip on the ball so I could spin it over the hump. It gave me a greater dip." - Mordecai 'Three Finger' Brown
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Mordecai BrownMordecai Brown Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1903 | 27 | Cardinals | 26 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 2.60 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 201.0 | 880 | 231 | 58 | 105 | 7 | 59 | - | 83 | 6 | 6 | 0 | - |
1904 | 28 | Cubs | 26 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 1.86 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 212.1 | 848 | 155 | 44 | 74 | 1 | 50 | - | 81 | 5 | 6 | 0 | - |
1905 | 29 | Cubs | 30 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2.17 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 249.0 | 997 | 219 | 60 | 89 | 3 | 44 | - | 89 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
1906 | 30 | Cubs | 36 | 32 | 4 | 26 | 6 | .813 | 1.04 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 277.1 | 1,062 | 198 | 32 | 56 | 1 | 61 | - | 144 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
1907 | 31 | Cubs | 34 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 6 | .769 | 1.39 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 233.0 | 881 | 180 | 36 | 51 | 2 | 40 | - | 107 | 4 | 6 | 0 | - |
1908 | 32 | Cubs | 44 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 9 | .763 | 1.47 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 312.1 | 1,180 | 214 | 51 | 64 | 1 | 49 | - | 123 | 6 | 5 | 0 | - |
1909 | 33 | Cubs | 50 | 34 | 15 | 27 | 9 | .750 | 1.31 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 342.2 | 1,302 | 246 | 50 | 78 | 1 | 53 | - | 172 | 9 | 7 | 0 | - |
1910 | 34 | Cubs | 46 | 31 | 14 | 25 | 14 | .641 | 1.86 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 295.1 | 1,188 | 256 | 61 | 95 | 3 | 64 | - | 143 | 6 | 4 | 0 | - |
1911 | 35 | Cubs | 53 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 2.80 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 270.0 | 1,108 | 267 | 84 | 110 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 129 | 5 | 6 | 0 | - |
1912 | 36 | Cubs | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.64 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 88.2 | 366 | 92 | 26 | 35 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1913 | 37 | Reds | 39 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 2.91 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 173.1 | 702 | 174 | 56 | 79 | 7 | 44 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
1914 | 38 | Tip-Tops | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 57.2 | 249 | 63 | 27 | 33 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1914 | 38 | Terriers | 26 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 3.29 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 175.0 | 724 | 172 | 64 | 73 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 81 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - |
1915 | 39 | Whales | 35 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 2.09 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 236.1 | 952 | 189 | 55 | 75 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 95 | 6 | 7 | 0 | - |
1916 | 40 | Cubs | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48.1 | 203 | 52 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
14 Years | 481 | 332 | 138 | 239 | 130 | .648 | 2.06 | 271 | 55 | 49 | 3,172.1 | 12,642 | 2,708 | 725 | 1,044 | 43 | 673 | 4 | 1,375 | 59 | 63 | 4 | - |
Mordecai BrownMordecai Brown Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1903 | 27 | Cardinals | 26 | 77 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | .195 | .215 | .247 |
1904 | 28 | Cubs | 31 | 89 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .213 | .231 | .270 |
1905 | 29 | Cubs | 31 | 93 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | .140 | .175 | .204 |
1906 | 30 | Cubs | 36 | 98 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | .204 | .250 | .214 |
1907 | 31 | Cubs | 36 | 85 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | .153 | .163 | .235 |
1908 | 32 | Cubs | 46 | 121 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | .207 | .220 | .207 |
1909 | 33 | Cubs | 50 | 125 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | .176 | .208 | .216 |
1910 | 34 | Cubs | 46 | 103 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | .175 | .220 | .223 |
1911 | 35 | Cubs | 53 | 91 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | .253 | .299 | .319 |
1912 | 36 | Cubs | 16 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 | .333 | .323 |
1913 | 37 | Reds | 39 | 54 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .218 | .241 |
1914 | 38 | Tip-Tops | 9 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .211 | .211 |
1914 | 38 | Terriers | 26 | 59 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .302 | .288 |
1915 | 39 | Whales | 36 | 82 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 | .318 | .341 |
1916 | 40 | Cubs | 12 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .294 | .250 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 493 | 1,143 | 93 | 235 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 44 | 0 | 199 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .206 | .236 | .248 |
Mordecai BrownMordecai Brown Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1903 Cardinals | P | 26 | 24 | 603 | 68 | 2.6 | 65 | 5 | 60 | 3 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 2.91 |
1904 Cubs | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1904 Cubs | LF | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1904 Cubs | P | 26 | 23 | 637 | 75 | 2.9 | 70 | 20 | 50 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.97 |
1905 Cubs | P | 30 | 24 | 747 | 88 | 2.9 | 84 | 18 | 66 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 3.04 |
1906 Cubs | P | 36 | 32 | 832 | 101 | 2.8 | 99 | 18 | 81 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 3.21 |
1907 Cubs | P | 34 | 27 | 699 | 96 | 2.8 | 95 | 20 | 75 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 3.67 |
1907 Cubs | RF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1908 Cubs | P | 44 | 31 | 937 | 108 | 2.5 | 108 | 35 | 73 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.11 |
1909 Cubs | P | 50 | 34 | 1,028 | 104 | 2.1 | 101 | 18 | 83 | 3 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.65 |
1910 Cubs | P | 46 | 31 | 886 | 106 | 2.3 | 102 | 10 | 92 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 3.11 |
1911 Cubs | P | 53 | 27 | 810 | 62 | 1.2 | 61 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.03 |
1912 Cubs | P | 15 | 8 | 266 | 17 | 1.1 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 1.62 |
1913 Reds | P | 39 | 16 | 520 | 49 | 1.3 | 45 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .918 | 2.34 |
1914 Tip-Tops | P | 9 | 8 | 173 | 16 | 1.8 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.50 |
1914 Terriers | P | 26 | 18 | 525 | 49 | 1.9 | 46 | 6 | 40 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 2.37 |
1915 Whales | CF | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1915 Whales | P | 35 | 25 | 709 | 98 | 2.8 | 93 | 6 | 87 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 3.54 |
1916 Cubs | P | 12 | 4 | 145 | 13 | 1.1 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.42 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 481 | 332 | 9,517 | 1,050 | 2.2 | 1,014 | 171 | 843 | 36 | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.88 | |
2B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
RF Totals | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 | |
CF Totals | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 | |
14 Years | 485 | 332 | 9,546 | 1,052 | 2.2 | 1,016 | 173 | 843 | 36 | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.87 |
Mordecai BrownMordecai Brown Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1903 Cardinals | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.5 | 12.8 | 1.41 | 3.72 | 2.64 |
1904 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.7 | 11.1 | 1.62 | 3.43 | 2.12 |
1905 Cubs | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 93.0 | 4.7 | 31.0 | 2.02 | 3.22 | 1.59 |
1906 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.1 | 24.5 | 2.36 | 4.67 | 1.98 |
1907 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 85.0 | 5.0 | 12.1 | 2.68 | 4.13 | 1.55 |
1908 Cubs | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.1 | 30.3 | 2.51 | 3.54 | 1.41 |
1909 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.9 | 13.9 | 3.25 | 4.52 | 1.39 |
1910 Cubs | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.1 | 17.2 | 2.23 | 4.36 | 1.95 |
1911 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.6 | 15.2 | 2.35 | 4.30 | 1.83 |
1912 Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 1.70 | 3.45 | 2.03 |
1913 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.4 | 18.0 | 0.93 | 2.13 | 2.28 |
1914 Tip-Tops | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.3 | 19.0 | 1.78 | 4.99 | 2.81 |
1914 Terriers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 1.88 | 4.17 | 2.21 |
1915 Whales | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.9 | 13.7 | 1.48 | 3.62 | 2.44 |
1916 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.33 | 3.91 | 1.68 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 571.5 | 5.7 | 15.4 | 2.04 | 3.90 | 1.91 |
Mordecai BrownMordecai Brown Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1903 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $2,400.00 | n/a | - |
1904 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1905 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1906 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1907 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1908 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $3,500.00 | n/a | Stats |
1909 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $4,100.00 | n/a | - |
1910 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $4,500.00 | n/a | Stats |
1911 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $5,500.00 | n/a | - |
1912 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $7,000.00 | n/a | - |
1913 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $5,000.00 | n/a | - |
1914 Brooklyn Tip-Tops | n/a | $10,000.00 | n/a | - |
1914 St. Louis Terriers | n/a | " " | n/a | - |
1915 Chicago Whales | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
1916 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $5,000.00 | n/a | - |
Mordecai Brown Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown was a Major League Baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals (1903), Chicago Cubs (1904-1912), Cincinnati Reds (1913), St. Louis Terriers (1914), Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914), Chicago Whales (1915), and Chicago Cubs (1916). On April 17, 1888, Brown lost most of his index finger while feeding debris into a chopper on his farm, and damaged the others. After surgery was done to repair the others, he broke the fingers again, causing additional permanent damage to his middle finger, prompting the media to refer to him as Three Finger Brown, though most fans and teammates referred to him as Brownie.
Mordecai Brown Baseball Card | T206 Sweet Caporal Baseball Card (#NNO)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
In 1906, Mordecai Brown finished the season with a 26-6 record, a league leading nine shutouts, and a Major League low 1.04 earned run average. His sparkling ERA not only earned him the second ERA Championship in Cubs' history, it was – and still is – the lowest qualifying ERA in the entire history of the National League! Who was the only pitcher in baseball history to ever finish with a lower ERA Title? Clue: The year was 1914, the pitcher finished with a 0.96 ERA. [Answer]
Brownie also led the senior circuit in shutouts (9) in 1906, and was one shy of the all-time single season record for shutouts by a Cubs pitcher. What southside twirler had ten shutouts in 1885? [Trivia]
Two years later, Brownie again finished the season with 9 shutouts, two fewer than the league leading Christy Mathewson, but he became the only pitcher in Cubs' history with two seasons with 9-or-more shutouts, and one of only six pitchers in baseball history with two 9-shutout seasons. What pitcher did it a major league record four times? [Answer]
Mordecai Brown won his two-hundredth career game in 1913, a pitching feat that has been matched by more than 100 pitchers (Top 1,000 Career Wins) in baseball history. However, the pitcher in the 200-Wins Club with the lowest career earned run average... is Mordecai Brown!
Mordecai Brown | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1949 (HOF)
Mordecai Brown retired from the major leagues in 1916, taking the mound in 481 games (16th at the time of his retirement), winning 239 times (17th), recording 1,375 strikeouts (29th), and he shutout his opponent 55 times (7th). Despite being a starting pitcher, he was called-in from the bullpen to close games 138 times, and his 49 career saves with the most ever at that point in baseball history.