1918
Born October 23, 1918
Hamburg, AR, USA
John Brown Notable
b. October 23, 1918 · Cleveland Buckeyes 1944–1948
John Brown played 1944 to 1948 for the Cleveland Buckeyes as a pitcher.
He went 2 and 2 with a 2.29 earned run average, pitching 55 innings in 11 games. He struck out 28. Across 12 games he batted .278, with 5 hits and 3 runs.
He was an All-Star in 1946.
He was born in Hamburg, AR, USA on October 23, 1918, and died on March 3, 1999. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1946 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | CBE | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| 1945 | CBE | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1946 | CBE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1947 | CBE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | CBE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 12 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | CBE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6.52 |
| 1945 | CBE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26.0 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 1.73 |
| 1946 | CBE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.25 |
| 1947 | CBE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1948 | CBE | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0.73 |
| Career | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 55.0 | 39 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 2.29 |
On this day & linked events
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