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Jim Brown

Jim Brown Notable

b. December 12, 1860 · Altoona Mountain City 1884, New York Gothams 1884, St. Paul White Caps 1884, Philadelphia Athletics 1886

Jim Brown played for four clubs across three seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Altoona Mountain City in 1884 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1886.

He went 2 and 15 with a 4.74 earned run average, pitching 127.3 innings in 19 games. He struck out 65 and threw 1 shutout. Across 29 games he batted .245, with 27 hits and 17 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 6 doubles.

He was born in Clinton County, PA, USA on December 12, 1860, and died on April 6, 1908.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1884 ALT/NYG/STP 281071727 621 0210 .252
1886 PHA 1300 000 0000 .000
Career 291101727 621 0210 .245

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1884 ALT/NYG/STP 2141818 0119.0152 6458614.84
1886 PHA 0111 08.19 3343.24
Career 2151919 0127.1161 676165 4.74

On this day & linked events

1860

Born December 12, 1860

Clinton County, PA, USA

1908

Died April 6, 1908

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