#4 Willard "Home run" Brown, Centerfield, 33 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers
Thursday, 10/26/1944
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Willard Brown
Home run
6/26/1911
33
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
6"0
210

Centerfield
R
R
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5 / 6 (Very Popular)
4 / 6 (Popular)
Good
Normal
Prone
3.5 Stars
 

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Big League Contract
$ 9,050,500
1947
8 Year(s), 67 Days (1443 total Days)
172 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall78749
Versus LHP78749
Versus RHP78749
Talent78848
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7
2
2
3
1
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Fielding Ratings
CF : 3 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 5

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  
10/1@CHCL 7-11411001102#6  
10/2NYNL 3-11400000001#6  
10/4@STLW 7-5302000100#4  
10/8@CINL 2-17401000000#4  
10/9@CINW 10-7522000211#4  
10/11CINW 8-5511001301#4  
10/12CINL 10-12500000000#4  
10/13CINL 9-10511000000#4  
10/15@CINW 12-5612100201#4  
10/16@CINL 4-6300000112#4  

Batting Stats 1944

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall158606194418361441256668.320.381.592.974.979.272
Projected158606194418361441256668.320.381.592.974.979.272
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall151682070170103598505.0140.18.5
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP188531121037372323200.282.357.521.878
vs. RHP41814130626107884345800.337.392.6241.017
Close/Late6020325191065000.333.394.7001.094
Scoring Position1686214210105023211000.369.423.6551.078
Pinch Hitting610001012000.167.286.167.452
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home793001022341981683123.340.393.6331.027
Road79306921841763573545.301.369.552.921
Last Week1300001012.000.250.000.250
March/April26103358162125139.340.410.6121.022
May251003510172024135.350.421.6801.101
June271002841416151112.280.351.460.811
July251003151733231113.310.375.590.965
August27943261625201215.340.396.6171.013
Sept/Oct28109338362918614.303.333.596.930
Postseason73371018525.212.257.333.590

Career Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBHPSFKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSTeams
19365518147924342631052201.260.359.398.757PHA
193715860718737322126103650125316.308.368.488.856PHA
1938148582161313288810245065414.277.325.485.810PHA
19391576261792882910511651045003.286.338.495.833PHA
19401576231983783112211161064946.318.375.552.928PHA
19411465431792773911011471034215.330.405.6211.026PHA
19421596101984384014512754064502.325.376.618.994PHA
19431515741612873812710471064903.280.356.552.909 BRO
194415860619441836144125660106805.320.381.592.974BRO,NL
Total128949521504281542671001928515058432735.304.365.544.909 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
1935, AAA78313115192256674406577.367.437.6811.117
1936, AAA8219666120144450433164.337.449.6121.061

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
19374133000112100.231.333.231.564
193814561420481361101.250.323.500.823
19395194101524100.211.348.421.769
194314612150519103001.344.375.6721.047
19447337101852500.212.257.333.590
Total441824990114131171802.269.332.500.832

Fielding Stats 1944

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
Centerfield1541513545135901.0001350.02.39    

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1935...
Injured on 6/28/1935 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for full season...
Had first career hit on 7/31/1936, off Lewis Wolfolk (CHA)...
Hit first career homerun on 8/18/1936, off Syd Cohen (WAS)...
Hit 3 homeruns against Boston (A), driving in 4 runs on 6/15/1937...
Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 8/5/1938...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1939, hitting .455 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
1/31/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1940, hitting .560 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
1/31/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,464,286 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 5/18/1941 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1941, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
1/31/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,928,571 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1942, hitting .474 with 3 HR, 3 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against New York (A), driving in 4 runs on 9/12/1942...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1942, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/9/1943 to a 5-year deal worth $9,050,500 per year...
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 6/8/1944...
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
AVG
1941 - .330 - 8th
SLG
1941 - .621 - 7th
1942 - .618 - 5th
OPS
1941 - 1.026 - 7th
1942 - .994 - 10th
Hits
1937 - 187 - 7th
1940 - 198 - 6th
1942 - 198 - 4th
Doubles
1942 - 43 - 9th
Triples
1939 - 8 - 4th
1940 - 8 - 8th
1941 - 7 - 10th
1942 - 8 - 9th
Homeruns
1941 - 39 - 8th
1942 - 40 - 6th
1943 - 38 - 9th
RBI
1937 - 126 - 5th
1942 - 145 - 4th
1943 - 127 - 9th
Runs
1942 - 127 - 8th
 

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