Jimmy Brown
James Roberson Brown
Born: April 25, 1910
Jamesville, NC USA
Deceased: 1977
Bath, NC USA
Primary Position: IF
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 165
College: North Carolina State University
Career: 1937-1946
Minor League Statistics
Jimmy Brown compiled a career batting average of .279 with 9 home runs and 319 RBI in his 890-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1937 season and last took the field during the 1946 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1937 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 138 | 579 | 525 | 86 | 145 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 29 | .276 | .313 | .360 | .673 | 189 | 16 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
1938 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 108 | 413 | 382 | 50 | 115 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 9 | .301 | .350 | .364 | .714 | 139 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1939 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 147 | 695 | 645 | 88 | 192 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 18 | .298 | .335 | .384 | .719 | 248 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 107 | 484 | 454 | 56 | 127 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 15 | .280 | .317 | .335 | .652 | 152 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1941 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 132 | 610 | 549 | 81 | 168 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 22 | .306 | .363 | .406 | .769 | 223 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 145 | 668 | 606 | 75 | 155 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 11 | .256 | .315 | .320 | .635 | 194 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 120 | 110 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .182 | .224 | .255 | .479 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 263 | 241 | 23 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | .241 | .293 | .266 | .559 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 890 | 3832 | 3512 | 465 | 980 | 146 | 42 | 9 | 319 | 39 | 0 | 231 | 110 | .279 | .326 | .352 | .678 | 1237 | 64 | 12 | 77 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1937 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 112 | 0 | 0.0 | 235 | 360 | 22 | 57 | .964 | 5.313 | |
1937 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | |
1937 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 53 | 9 | 10 | .913 | 3.760 | |
1938 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 49 | 0 | 0.0 | 121 | 151 | 9 | 37 | .968 | 5.551 | |
1938 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 54 | 3 | 5 | .963 | 3.292 | |
1938 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 59 | 9 | 13 | .923 | 3.600 | |
1939 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 120 | 143 | 10 | 25 | .963 | 5.260 | |
1939 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 104 | 0 | 0.0 | 208 | 349 | 25 | 67 | .957 | 5.356 | |
1940 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 48 | 0 | 0.0 | 115 | 135 | 6 | 32 | .977 | 5.208 | |
1940 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 47 | 58 | 9 | 5 | .921 | 2.561 | |
1940 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 50 | 7 | 5 | .925 | 3.071 | |
1941 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 9 | .962 | 4.545 | |
1941 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 123 | 0 | 0.0 | 135 | 276 | 15 | 22 | .965 | 3.341 | |
1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 82 | 0 | 0.0 | 211 | 215 | 13 | 56 | .970 | 5.195 | |
1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 66 | 0 | 0.0 | 85 | 111 | 11 | 9 | .947 | 2.970 | |
1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .750 | .500 | |
1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 45 | 2 | 9 | .978 | 4.684 | |
1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 3.000 | |
1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.167 | |
1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 69 | 4 | 12 | .969 | 5.905 | |
1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | .813 | 2.889 | |
1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 57 | 88 | 6 | 15 | .960 | 4.833 | |
Totals | 900 | 0 | 0.0 | 1646 | 2291 | 170 | 395 | .959 | 4.374 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 5 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .300 | .391 | .300 | .691 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 5 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .300 | .391 | .300 | .691 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 2B | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 3 | .880 | 4.400 | 4.400 |
Totals | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 3 | .880 | 4.400 | 4.400 |
Awards
1941 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B
1942 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
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