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Elmer Brown

Elmer Brown Notable

b. August 25, 1883 · St. Louis Browns 1911–1912, Brooklyn Superbas 1913, Brooklyn Robins 1914–1915

Elmer Brown played for three clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1911 and closing with the Brooklyn Robins in 1915.

He went 7 and 11 with a 3.48 earned run average, pitching 188.7 innings in 43 games. He struck out 79 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 43 games he batted .133, with 8 hits and 3 runs. He finished with 1 double.

He was born in Southport, IN, USA on August 25, 1883, and died on January 23, 1955. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1911 SLB 5811 000 0030 .125
1912 SLB 233616 110 41170 .167
1913 BRO 3400 000 0020 .000
1914 BRO 111211 000 0070 .083
1915 BRO 1000 000 0000
Career 436038 110 41290 .133

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1911 SLB 1153 016.216 121456.48
1912 SLB 582313 0120.1122 4042452.99
1913 BRO 0031 013.06 31062.08
1914 BRO 12114 036.233 1623223.93
1915 BRO 0010 02.04 2319.00
Career 7114321 0188.2181 739279 3.48

On this day & linked events

1883

Born August 25, 1883

Southport, IN, USA

1955

Died January 23, 1955

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