Asa Brainard Notable

b. January 1, 1841 · Washington Olympics 1871–1872, Middletown Mansfields 1872, Baltimore Canaries 1873–1874

Asa Brainard played for three clubs across four seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Olympics in 1871 and closing with the Baltimore Canaries in 1874.

He went 24 and 53 with a 4.40 earned run average, pitching 699.7 innings in 85 games. He struck out 25 and completed 77 of his 82 starts. Across 108 games he batted .248, with 116 hits and 71 runs. He finished with 11 doubles and 4 stolen bases.

He was born in Albany, NY, USA on January 1, 1841, and died on December 29, 1888.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1871*	OLY	30	134	24	30	4	21	7	2	4	.224
1872*	MAN/OLY	15	68	10	21	3	7	1	0	0	.309
1873*	BAL	16	69	18	18	1	9	0	2	0	.261
1874*	BAL	47	196	19	47	3	8	2	3	0	.240
Major leagues	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
All seasons	—	108	467	71	116	11	45	10	7	4	.248

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1871*	OLY	12	15	30	30	264.0	361	132	37	13	4.50
1872*	MAN/OLY	2	9	11	11	87.0	161	61	5	1	6.31
1873*	BAL	5	7	14	14	108.2	182	50	9	3	4.14
1874*	BAL	5	22	30	27	240.0	405	99	27	8	3.71
Major leagues	—	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—
All seasons	—	24	53	85	82	699.2	1109	342	78	25	4.40

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Asa Brainard, that is 1871–1874. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1841

Born January 1, 1841

Albany, NY, USA

1888

Died December 29, 1888

Image: Tuchfarber, Walkley & Moellmann, Cincinnati, Ohio, public domain