1914
Born June 6, 1914
Cleveland, OH, USA
Jesse Brown Notable
b. June 6, 1914 · Newark Eagles 1938, New York Black Yankees 1939–1940, 1944, Baltimore Elite Giants 1940–1942
Jesse Brown played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Newark Eagles in 1938 and closing with the New York Black Yankees in 1944.
He went 6 and 11 with a 4.48 earned run average, pitching 142 innings in 34 games. He struck out 58 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 50 games he batted .282, with 20 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 4 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was an All-Star in 1940.
He was born in Cleveland, OH, USA on June 6, 1914, and died on May 25, 1980. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1940 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NE | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1939 | NBY | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1940 | BEG/NBY | 14 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1941 | BEG | 14 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .379 |
| 1942 | BEG | 13 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1944 | NBY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 50 | 71 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .282 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NE | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 28.2 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 2.51 |
| 1939 | NBY | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 1940 | BEG/NBY | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 41.0 | 60 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 6.59 |
| 1941 | BEG | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 35.0 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 4.37 |
| 1942 | BEG | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 26.1 | 25 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 5.13 |
| 1944 | NBY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.08 |
| Career | — | 6 | 11 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 142.2 | 142 | 71 | 72 | 58 | 4.48 |
On this day & linked events
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