Willard Brown Stats

Willard Brown was born on Saturday, June 26, 1915, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Brown was 32 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 19, 1947, with the St. Louis Browns. 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 Willard Brown baseball stats page.
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Willard Brown
 
 
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Birth Name:   Willard Jessie Brown
Nickname:   None
Born On:   06-26-1915
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Shreveport, Louisiana
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-04-1996
Place of Death Data Died In:   Houston, Texas
Cemetery:   Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Texas
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   07-19-1947 (Age 32)
Last Game:   08-17-1947
Draft:   Not Applicable
Willard Brown

Willard Brown Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Willard Brown

Willard Brown Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1947 Browns 21 67 4 12 3 0 1 0 6 0 - 7 0 - 0 2 .179 .179 .269
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1 Year 21 67 4 12 3 0 1 0 6 0 - 7 0 - 0 2 .179 .179 .269
Willard Brown

Willard Brown Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1947 Browns OF 18 - - 41 2.3 41 41 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 18 0 0 41 2.3 41 41 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
1 Year 18 - - 41 2.3 41 41 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
Willard Brown

Willard Brown Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1947 Browns 2 2 .500 - - n/a 67.0 9.6 11.2 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1 Year 2 2 .500 - - n/a 67.0 9.6 11.2 - - -
Willard Brown

Willard Brown Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1947 St. Louis Browns 15 Undetermined - -




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Did you know that Willard Brown was the first black player to hit a home run in the American League? He did so on August 13, 1947, in the bottom of the eighth inning versus Hal Newhouser with one runner on base in Sportsman's Park AND it was an inside the park variation!

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