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 Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown

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Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown Berühmte Gedenkstätte

Geburt
Nyesville, Parke County, Indiana, USA
Tod
14 Feb 1948 (im Alter von 71)
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA
Bestattung
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA GPS-Breitengrad: 39.5551834, Längengrad: -87.3712387
Grabstelle
Section J, Lot 218, Grave 1
Gedenkstätten-ID
1713 Quelle ansehen

Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown was born in Nyesville, Indiana. He was nicknamed "Three Finger" due to an accident in his youth resulting in the loss of most of the index finger on his right hand. Once it healed, he found that the grip he had to use on a baseball imparted an unusual spin on it. This made him a very effective pitcher. At age 26, he made his debut as a right handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals on April 19, 1903. He played for 14 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals 1903, Chicago Cubs 1904 to 1912, 1916, Cincinnati Reds 1913, St Louis Terriers 1914, Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1914 and Chicago Whales 1915. In his career, he won 20 or more games six times, was in two World Series and led the league in saves 1908 to 1911. He finished with a 239-130 win loss record, 1375 strikeouts and a 2.06 earned run average. He was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949. He passed away from the effects of Diabetes Mellitus on Valentine's Day, 1948 at age 71.

Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown was born in Nyesville, Indiana. He was nicknamed "Three Finger" due to an accident in his youth resulting in the loss of most of the index finger on his right hand. Once it healed, he found that the grip he had to use on a baseball imparted an unusual spin on it. This made him a very effective pitcher. At age 26, he made his debut as a right handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals on April 19, 1903. He played for 14 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals 1903, Chicago Cubs 1904 to 1912, 1916, Cincinnati Reds 1913, St Louis Terriers 1914, Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1914 and Chicago Whales 1915. In his career, he won 20 or more games six times, was in two World Series and led the league in saves 1908 to 1911. He finished with a 239-130 win loss record, 1375 strikeouts and a 2.06 earned run average. He was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949. He passed away from the effects of Diabetes Mellitus on Valentine's Day, 1948 at age 71.

Biografie von: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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  • Hinzugefügt: 25 Apr 1998
  • ID der Find-a-Grave-Gedenkstätte: 1713
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