#4 Willard "Home run" Brown, Centerfield, 35 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers
Monday, 10/23/1946
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Willard Brown
Home run
6/26/1911
35
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
6"0
210

Centerfield
R
R
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4 / 6 (Popular)
4 / 6 (Popular)
Good
Normal
Prone
1.5 Stars
 

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Big League Contract
$ 9,050,500
1947
10 Year(s), 67 Days (1787 total Days)
172 Day(s)
11 Year(s), 0 Days (1892 total Days)
11 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall54436
Versus LHP54436
Versus RHP54436
Talent54346
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7
2
2
3
1
Normal
Fielding Ratings
CF : 3 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 5

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  
9/23PHIL 3-4302100000#5  
9/24PHIL 5-7412000100#5  
9/26@CINL 14-15511000101#5  
9/27@CINL 3-9401000000#5  
9/28PITL 7-8500000001#5  
9/29@BSNW 4-2400000012#5  
9/30CHCW 6-4411000002#5  
10/1@PITL 2-6401000000#5  
10/2@STLL 3-6200000000#7  
10/4NYNL 5-10401010100#6  

Batting Stats 1946

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall1423791091391272683650.288.342.464.806.726.177
Projected1423791091391272683650.288.342.464.806.726.177
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall7642407017091763405.060.35.4
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP83232231418810200.277.333.458.791
vs. RHP29686117958502840700.291.344.466.811
Close/Late70242421711811200.343.400.571.971
Scoring Position124385235501718900.306.367.452.818
Pinch Hitting441203110766200.273.346.477.823
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home731965394239321530.270.312.388.700
Road6918356451033362120.306.374.546.920
March/April1928101138543.357.412.7861.197
May2136162017961.444.524.5831.107
June2571172121115810.239.316.380.697
July2150100101010510.200.259.240.499
August2781234221711512.284.318.457.775
Sept/Oct29113334441918814.292.333.504.838

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
194515762419544133613511536065316.313.347.598.945BRO
194614237910913912726836095005.288.342.464.806BRO
Total1588595518083387631512081111587073535846.304.362.545.907 

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 1946

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
Third Base21100101.00011.00.82    
Leftfield6512001201.00046.02.35    
Centerfield11262191721991.995649.12.76    
Rightfield881900201.95070.02.57    

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...
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...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1946, hitting .435 with 1 HR, 6 RBI...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
AVG
1941 - .330 - 8th
SLG
1941 - .621 - 7th
1942 - .618 - 5th
1944 - .592 - 8th
1945 - .598 - 7th
OPS
1941 - 1.026 - 7th
1942 - .994 - 10th
Hits
1937 - 187 - 7th
1940 - 198 - 6th
1942 - 198 - 4th
1944 - 194 - 4th
1945 - 195 - 3rd
Doubles
1942 - 43 - 9th
1944 - 41 - 10th
1945 - 44 - 3rd
Triples
1939 - 8 - 4th
1940 - 8 - 8th
1941 - 7 - 10th
1942 - 8 - 9th
1944 - 8 - 6th
1945 - 13 - 1st
Homeruns
1941 - 39 - 8th
1942 - 40 - 6th
1943 - 38 - 9th
RBI
1937 - 126 - 5th
1942 - 145 - 4th
1943 - 127 - 9th
1944 - 144 - 6th
1945 - 135 - 6th
Runs
1942 - 127 - 8th
1944 - 125 - 7th
 

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