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 BrownWillard 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 |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Willard BrownWillard 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 |
| 1947 | 32 | Browns | 21 | 67 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | .179 | .179 | .269 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 1 Year | 21 | 67 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | .179 | .179 | .269 | ||
Willard BrownWillard 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 |
| 1947 Browns | CF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.00 |
| 1947 Browns | RF | 17 | 17 | 357 | 38 | 2.2 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.87 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| RF Totals | 17 | 17 | 357 | 38 | 2.2 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.87 | |
| CF Totals | 1 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.00 | |
| 1 Year | 18 | 18 | 384 | 50 | 2.8 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.52 | |
Willard BrownWillard Brown Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1947 Browns | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 67.0 | 9.6 | 11.2 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1 Year | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 67.0 | 9.6 | 11.2 | - | - | - |
Willard BrownWillard Brown Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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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