1924
Born December 11, 1924
Greensboro, NC, USA
Hal Brown Notable
b. December 11, 1924 · Chicago White Sox 1951–1952, Boston Red Sox 1953–1955, Baltimore Orioles 1955–1962, New York Yankees 1962, Houston Colt .45's 1963–1964
Hal Brown played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1951 and closing with the Houston Colt .45's in 1964. His longest stay was with the Baltimore Orioles, from 1955 to 1962.
He went 85 and 92 with a 3.81 earned run average, pitching 1,680 innings in 358 games. He struck out 710, completed 47 of his 211 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 410 games he batted .169, with 82 hits and 43 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 16 doubles.
He was born in Greensboro, NC, USA on December 11, 1924, and died on December 17, 2015. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CHW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1952 | CHW | 51 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .158 |
| 1953 | BOS | 30 | 58 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .293 |
| 1954 | BOS | 40 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .125 |
| 1955 | BAL/BOS | 27 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .059 |
| 1956 | BAL | 42 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .190 |
| 1957 | BAL | 30 | 48 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .208 |
| 1958 | BAL | 21 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .148 |
| 1959 | BAL | 31 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .048 |
| 1960 | BAL | 30 | 44 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .182 |
| 1961 | BAL | 27 | 50 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .140 |
| 1962 | BAL/NYY | 24 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .276 |
| 1963 | HOU | 26 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .093 |
| 1964 | HOU | 27 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .128 |
| Career | — | 410 | 484 | 43 | 82 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 34 | 108 | 0 | .169 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9.35 |
| 1952 | CHW | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 72.1 | 82 | 34 | 21 | 31 | 4.23 |
| 1953 | BOS | 11 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 166.1 | 177 | 86 | 57 | 62 | 4.65 |
| 1954 | BOS | 1 | 8 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 118.0 | 126 | 54 | 41 | 66 | 4.12 |
| 1955 | BAL/BOS | 1 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 61.0 | 53 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 3.98 |
| 1956 | BAL | 9 | 7 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 151.2 | 142 | 68 | 37 | 57 | 4.04 |
| 1957 | BAL | 7 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 150.0 | 132 | 65 | 37 | 62 | 3.90 |
| 1958 | BAL | 7 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 96.2 | 96 | 33 | 20 | 44 | 3.07 |
| 1959 | BAL | 11 | 9 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 164.0 | 158 | 69 | 32 | 81 | 3.79 |
| 1960 | BAL | 12 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 159.0 | 155 | 54 | 22 | 66 | 3.06 |
| 1961 | BAL | 10 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 166.2 | 153 | 59 | 33 | 61 | 3.19 |
| 1962 | BAL/NYY | 6 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 92.1 | 97 | 44 | 23 | 27 | 4.29 |
| 1963 | HOU | 5 | 11 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 141.1 | 137 | 52 | 8 | 68 | 3.31 |
| 1964 | HOU | 3 | 15 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 132.0 | 154 | 58 | 26 | 53 | 3.95 |
| Career | — | 85 | 92 | 358 | 211 | 11 | 1680.0 | 1677 | 712 | 389 | 710 | 3.81 |
On this day & linked events
2015
Died December 17, 2015
1951
Major-league debut: Hal Brown
Hal Brown made a major-league debut on April 19, 1951.
1964
Final major-league game: Hal Brown
Hal Brown played a final major-league game on September 16, 1964.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain