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  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Shreveport, Louisiana
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-04-1996 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Houston, Texas
Cemetery:   Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Texas
High School:   Undetermined
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

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Willard Brown Pitching Stats

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Willard Brown Hitting Stats

1947 32 Browns 21 67 4 12 3 0 1 0 6 0 0 7 0 - 0 2 .179 .179 .269
1 Year 21 67 4 12 3 0 1 0 6 0 0 7 0 - 0 2 .179 .179 .269

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Willard Brown Fielding Stats

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
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

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Willard Brown Miscellaneous Stats

1947 Browns 2 2 .500 3 0 n/a 67.0 9.6 11.2 - - -
1 Year 2 2 .500 3 0 n/a 67.0 9.6 11.2 - - -

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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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