1881
Born August 31, 1881
Boone, IA, USA
Buster Brown Notable
b. August 31, 1881 · St. Louis Cardinals 1905–1907, Philadelphia Phillies 1907–1909, Boston Doves 1909–1910, Boston Rustlers 1911, Boston Braves 1912–1913
Buster Brown played for five clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1905 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1913.
He went 51 and 103 with a 3.21 earned run average, pitching 1,451 innings in 234 games. He struck out 501, completed 106 of his 165 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 235 games he batted .182, with 95 hits and 38 runs. He finished with 3 home runs and 23 doubles.
He was born in Boone, IA, USA on August 31, 1881, and died on February 9, 1914. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | STL | 23 | 65 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .092 |
| 1906 | STL | 32 | 85 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | .165 |
| 1907 | PHI/STL | 30 | 79 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .215 |
| 1908 | PHI | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 1909 | BSN/PHI | 25 | 57 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .123 |
| 1910 | BSN | 46 | 81 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .198 |
| 1911 | BSN | 42 | 84 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 0 | .250 |
| 1912 | BSN | 31 | 61 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .213 |
| 1913 | BSN | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 235 | 522 | 38 | 95 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 139 | 0 | .182 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | STL | 8 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 178.2 | 172 | 59 | 62 | 57 | 2.97 |
| 1906 | STL | 8 | 16 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 238.1 | 208 | 70 | 112 | 109 | 2.64 |
| 1907 | PHI/STL | 10 | 12 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 193.2 | 175 | 59 | 101 | 55 | 2.74 |
| 1908 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2.57 |
| 1909 | BSN/PHI | 4 | 8 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 148.1 | 130 | 52 | 72 | 42 | 3.16 |
| 1910 | BSN | 9 | 23 | 46 | 29 | 2 | 263.0 | 251 | 78 | 94 | 88 | 2.67 |
| 1911 | BSN | 8 | 18 | 42 | 25 | 2 | 241.0 | 258 | 115 | 116 | 76 | 4.29 |
| 1912 | BSN | 4 | 15 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 168.1 | 146 | 75 | 66 | 68 | 4.01 |
| 1913 | BSN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4.72 |
| Career | — | 51 | 103 | 234 | 165 | 4 | 1451.2 | 1368 | 517 | 631 | 501 | 3.21 |
On this day & linked events
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