Mordecai Brown
Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown
Born: October 19, 1876
Nyesville, IN USA
Deceased: 1948
Terre Haute, IN USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175
Career: 1903-1916
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949.
Minor League Statistics
Mordecai Brown compiled a career record of 239 wins and 130 losses in his 496-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers, Brooklyn Tip-Tops and Chicago Whales. He began playing during the 1903 season and last took the field during the 1916 campaign. Brown was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 13 | .409 | 2.60 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 201.0 | 231 | 105 | 58 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 854 |
| 1904 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 15 | 10 | .600 | 1.86 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 212.3 | 155 | 74 | 44 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 81 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 833 |
| 1905 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2.17 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 249.0 | 219 | 89 | 60 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 975 |
| 1906 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 26 | 6 | .813 | 1.04 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 277.3 | 198 | 56 | 32 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 144 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1044 |
| 1907 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 20 | 6 | .769 | 1.39 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 233.0 | 180 | 51 | 36 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 107 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 861 |
| 1908 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 29 | 9 | .763 | 1.47 | 44 | 31 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 312.3 | 214 | 64 | 51 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 123 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1153 |
| 1909 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 27 | 9 | .750 | 1.31 | 50 | 34 | 15 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 342.7 | 246 | 78 | 50 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 172 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1280 |
| 1910 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 25 | 14 | .641 | 1.86 | 46 | 31 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 295.3 | 256 | 95 | 61 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 143 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1170 |
| 1911 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 21 | 11 | .656 | 2.80 | 53 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 270.0 | 267 | 110 | 84 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1108 |
| 1912 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.64 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 88.7 | 92 | 35 | 26 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 366 |
| 1913 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 11 | 12 | .478 | 2.91 | 39 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 173.3 | 174 | 79 | 56 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 702 |
| 1914 | FL | St. Louis Terriers | 12 | 6 | .667 | 3.29 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 175.0 | 172 | 73 | 64 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 81 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 724 |
| 1914 | FL | Brooklyn Tip-Tops | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 57.7 | 63 | 33 | 27 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 249 |
| 1915 | FL | Chicago Whales | 17 | 8 | .680 | 2.09 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 236.3 | 189 | 75 | 55 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 952 |
| 1916 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.91 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48.3 | 52 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 203 |
| Totals | 239 | 130 | .648 | 2.06 | 481 | 332 | 138 | 271 | 55 | 49 | 3172.3 | 2708 | 1044 | 725 | 43 | 673 | 0 | 1375 | 63 | 4 | 59 | 12474 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | 81 | 77 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .195 | .215 | .247 | .462 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1904 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 31 | 92 | 89 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .213 | .231 | .270 | .500 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 31 | 104 | 93 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .140 | .175 | .204 | .380 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 36 | 109 | 98 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .204 | .250 | .214 | .464 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 36 | 91 | 85 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .153 | .163 | .235 | .398 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 46 | 128 | 121 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .207 | .220 | .207 | .426 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 50 | 135 | 125 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | .176 | .208 | .216 | .424 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 46 | 115 | 103 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .175 | .220 | .223 | .443 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 53 | 100 | 91 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .253 | .299 | .319 | .618 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 16 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .290 | .333 | .323 | .656 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 39 | 58 | 54 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .204 | .218 | .241 | .459 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | FL | St. Louis Terriers | 26 | 65 | 59 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .254 | .302 | .288 | .590 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | FL | Brooklyn Tip-Tops | 9 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .211 | .211 | .211 | .421 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | FL | Chicago Whales | 36 | 89 | 82 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .293 | .318 | .341 | .659 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 12 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .294 | .250 | .544 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 493 | 1237 | 1143 | 93 | 235 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 74 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 199 | .206 | .236 | .248 | .483 | 283 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 26 | 0 | 201.0 | 5 | 60 | 3 | 7 | .956 | 2.910 | 2.500 |
| 1904 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 26 | 23 | 212.0 | 20 | 50 | 5 | 2 | .933 | 2.972 | 2.692 |
| 1904 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1904 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1905 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 30 | 24 | 249.0 | 18 | 66 | 4 | 3 | .955 | 3.036 | 2.800 |
| 1906 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 36 | 32 | 277.0 | 18 | 81 | 2 | 4 | .980 | 3.217 | 2.750 |
| 1907 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 34 | 27 | 233.0 | 20 | 75 | 1 | 5 | .990 | 3.670 | 2.794 |
| 1907 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 1908 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 44 | 31 | 312.0 | 35 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.115 | 2.455 |
| 1909 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 50 | 34 | 343.0 | 18 | 83 | 3 | 6 | .971 | 2.650 | 2.020 |
| 1910 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 46 | 31 | 295.0 | 10 | 92 | 4 | 3 | .962 | 3.112 | 2.217 |
| 1911 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 53 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 0 | .984 | 1.151 | |
| 1912 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .941 | 1.067 | |
| 1913 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 3 | .918 | 1.154 | |
| 1914 | FL | St. Louis Terriers | P | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 40 | 3 | 1 | .939 | 1.769 | |
| 1914 | FL | Brooklyn Tip-Tops | P | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.778 | |
| 1915 | FL | Chicago Whales | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1915 | FL | Chicago Whales | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 87 | 5 | 5 | .949 | 2.657 | |
| 1916 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.083 | |
| Totals | 485 | 202 | 2131.0 | 173 | 843 | 36 | 43 | .966 | 4.291 | 2.095 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.66 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19.7 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 76 |
| 1907 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 1908 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 1910 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.50 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 86 |
| Totals | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.97 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 57.7 | 50 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 236 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .100 | .143 | .100 | .243 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | P | 3 | 3 | 19.7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 5.492 | 4.000 |
| 1907 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| 1908 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | P | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.909 | 3.000 |
| 1910 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | P | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 5.000 | 3.333 |
| Totals | 9 | 7 | 57.7 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 1 | .938 | 4.682 | 3.333 |
Awards
1908 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1909 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
