#4 Willard "Home run" Brown, Centerfield, 34 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers Monday, 10/23/1945 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willard Brown Home run 6/26/1911 34 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 6"0 210
Centerfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 5 / 6 (Very Popular) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good Normal Prone 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 9,050,500 1947 9 Year(s), 67 Days (1615 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days) 10 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 2 2 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings CF : 3 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @BSN | L 3-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/24 | @BSN | W 8-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/26 | PHI | L 4-8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/27 | PHI | L 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/28 | CIN | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/29 | @PIT | L 7-11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/30 | PIT | W 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/1 | @STL | W 3-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/2 | NYN | W 6-4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #4 | PoG | |
10/4 | @CHC | W 8-7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 157 | 624 | 195 | 44 | 13 | 36 | 135 | 115 | 36 | 53 | .313 | .347 | .598 | .945 | .893 | .285 |
Projected | 157 | 624 | 195 | 44 | 13 | 36 | 135 | 115 | 36 | 53 | .313 | .347 | .598 | .945 | .893 | .285 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 149 | 666 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 373 | 93 | 1 | 6 | 14.3 | 124.2 | 7.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 188 | 57 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 35 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .350 | .569 | .919 |
vs. RHP | 436 | 138 | 33 | 10 | 25 | 93 | 80 | 22 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .346 | .610 | .956 |
Close/Late | 54 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .426 | .484 | .796 | 1.280 |
Scoring Position | 188 | 61 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 94 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .364 | .622 | .986 |
Pinch Hitting | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 77 | 306 | 89 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 68 | 51 | 18 | 31 | .291 | .328 | .582 | .910 |
Road | 80 | 318 | 106 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 67 | 64 | 18 | 22 | .333 | .365 | .613 | .978 |
March/April | 26 | 108 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 7 | .315 | .333 | .574 | .907 |
May | 25 | 93 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 8 | .215 | .284 | .376 | .661 |
June | 26 | 109 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 11 | .321 | .348 | .541 | .889 |
July | 25 | 100 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 5 | .350 | .389 | .790 | 1.179 |
August | 26 | 103 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 10 | .311 | .336 | .592 | .929 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 111 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 12 | .351 | .385 | .694 | 1.078 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1936 | 55 | 181 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .359 | .398 | .757 | PHA |
1937 | 158 | 607 | 187 | 37 | 3 | 22 | 126 | 103 | 65 | 0 | 12 | 53 | 1 | 6 | .308 | .368 | .488 | .856 | PHA |
1938 | 148 | 582 | 161 | 31 | 3 | 28 | 88 | 102 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 4 | .277 | .325 | .485 | .810 | PHA |
1939 | 157 | 626 | 179 | 28 | 8 | 29 | 105 | 116 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .338 | .495 | .833 | PHA |
1940 | 157 | 623 | 198 | 37 | 8 | 31 | 122 | 111 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 4 | 6 | .318 | .375 | .552 | .928 | PHA |
1941 | 146 | 543 | 179 | 27 | 7 | 39 | 110 | 114 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 5 | .330 | .405 | .621 | 1.026 | PHA |
1942 | 159 | 610 | 198 | 43 | 8 | 40 | 145 | 127 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 2 | .325 | .376 | .618 | .994 | PHA |
1943 | 151 | 574 | 161 | 28 | 7 | 38 | 127 | 104 | 71 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 3 | .280 | .356 | .552 | .909 | BRO |
1944 | 158 | 606 | 194 | 41 | 8 | 36 | 144 | 125 | 66 | 0 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 5 | .320 | .381 | .592 | .974 | BRO,NL |
1945 | 157 | 624 | 195 | 44 | 13 | 36 | 135 | 115 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 6 | .313 | .347 | .598 | .945 | BRO |
Total | 1446 | 5576 | 1699 | 325 | 67 | 303 | 1136 | 1043 | 551 | 0 | 64 | 485 | 8 | 41 | .305 | .363 | .550 | .913 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1935, AAA | 78 | 313 | 115 | 19 | 2 | 25 | 66 | 74 | 40 | 65 | 7 | 7 | .367 | .437 | .681 | 1.117 |
1936, AAA | 82 | 196 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 50 | 43 | 31 | 6 | 4 | .337 | .449 | .612 | 1.061 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1937 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .333 | .231 | .564 |
1938 | 14 | 56 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .323 | .500 | .823 |
1939 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .348 | .421 | .769 |
1943 | 14 | 61 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .344 | .375 | .672 | 1.047 |
1944 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .257 | .333 | .590 |
Total | 44 | 182 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .332 | .500 | .832 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Centerfield | 152 | 149 | 363 | 6 | 0 | 372 | 3 | .992 | 1301.2 | 2.57 | | | | |
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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... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1945, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 7/11/1945... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1945, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 13 RBI...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1941 - .330 - 8th
| SLG 1941 - .621 - 7th 1942 - .618 - 5th 1944 - .592 - 8th
| OPS 1941 - 1.026 - 7th 1942 - .994 - 10th
| Hits 1937 - 187 - 7th 1940 - 198 - 6th 1942 - 198 - 4th 1944 - 194 - 4th
| Doubles 1942 - 43 - 9th 1944 - 41 - 10th
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Triples 1939 - 8 - 4th 1940 - 8 - 8th 1941 - 7 - 10th 1942 - 8 - 9th 1944 - 8 - 6th
| Homeruns 1941 - 39 - 8th 1942 - 40 - 6th 1943 - 38 - 9th
| RBI 1937 - 126 - 5th 1942 - 145 - 4th 1943 - 127 - 9th 1944 - 144 - 6th
| Runs 1942 - 127 - 8th 1944 - 125 - 7th
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