1909
Born May 21, 1909
North English, IA, USA
Mace Brown Notable
b. May 21, 1909 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1935–1941, Brooklyn Dodgers 1941, Boston Red Sox 1942–1943, 1946
Mace Brown played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1935 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1946.
He went 76 and 57 with a 3.46 earned run average, pitching 1,075.3 innings in 387 games. He struck out 435 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 387 games he batted .137, with 43 hits and 24 runs. He finished with 7 doubles.
He led the league in saves two times between 1937 and 1940, topping out at 7.
He was an All-Star in 1938.
He was born in North English, IA, USA on May 21, 1909, and died on March 24, 2002. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1938 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | PIT | 18 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .167 |
| 1936 | PIT | 47 | 60 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 |
| 1937 | PIT | 50 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .300 |
| 1938 | PIT | 51 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .132 |
| 1939 | PIT | 47 | 64 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .109 |
| 1940 | PIT | 48 | 52 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .115 |
| 1941 | BRO/PIT | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1942 | BOS | 34 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .067 |
| 1943 | BOS | 49 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .059 |
| 1946 | BOS | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 387 | 313 | 24 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 64 | 0 | .137 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | PIT | 4 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 72.2 | 84 | 29 | 22 | 28 | 3.59 |
| 1936 | PIT | 10 | 11 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 165.0 | 178 | 71 | 55 | 56 | 3.87 |
| 1937 | PIT | 7 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 7 | 107.2 | 109 | 50 | 45 | 60 | 4.18 |
| 1938 | PIT | 15 | 9 | 51 | 2 | 5 | 132.2 | 155 | 56 | 44 | 55 | 3.80 |
| 1939 | PIT | 9 | 13 | 47 | 19 | 7 | 200.1 | 232 | 75 | 52 | 71 | 3.37 |
| 1940 | PIT | 10 | 9 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 173.0 | 181 | 67 | 49 | 73 | 3.49 |
| 1941 | BRO/PIT | 3 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 44.0 | 33 | 15 | 26 | 22 | 3.07 |
| 1942 | BOS | 9 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 60.1 | 56 | 23 | 28 | 20 | 3.43 |
| 1943 | BOS | 6 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 9 | 93.1 | 71 | 22 | 51 | 40 | 2.12 |
| 1946 | BOS | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 26.1 | 26 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 2.05 |
| Career | — | 76 | 57 | 387 | 55 | 48 | 1075.1 | 1125 | 414 | 388 | 435 | 3.46 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Died March 24, 2002
1935
Major-league debut: Mace Brown
Mace Brown made a major-league debut on May 21, 1935.
1946
Final major-league game: Mace Brown
Mace Brown played a final major-league game on September 10, 1946.