Born February 23, 1908
McDonald Township, OH, USA
Only Warren Spahn, with eight, has more wins titles than his six, won in 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1942 and 1944. He also led in saves four times, in shutouts three and in strikeouts three. Across fourteen seasons from 1931 he went 122-45 in 218 recorded games with 711 strikeouts, working roughly 1,486 innings.
The .733 winning percentage came pitching for the Homestead Grays through the years they dominated the Negro National League. He batted .267 with 341 hits and played 213 games in the outfield on the days he was not pitching. He was chosen for two East-West All-Star games.
He married Cum Posey's daughter; Posey owned the Grays. He finished his career in Mexico and Canada and died in Dayton at fifty-six. The Hall of Fame elected him in 2006 through the special Negro Leagues committee. The figures are partial because these statistics were not kept with the resources the white major leagues had.
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 2 | 1935, 1940 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | AB2/KCM | 31 | 71 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .239 |
| 1932 | DW/HG | 44 | 150 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| 1933 | HG | 20 | 81 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| 1934* | HG | 20 | 71 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .296 |
| 1935 | HG | 36 | 118 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 4 | .280 |
| 1936 | HG | 27 | 80 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| 1937 | HG | 35 | 87 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .322 |
| 1938 | HG | 33 | 93 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .290 |
| 1939 | HG | 19 | 71 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .254 |
| 1940 | HG | 32 | 80 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .325 |
| 1941 | HG | 33 | 78 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .205 |
| 1942 | HG | 36 | 112 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .223 |
| 1943 | HG | 41 | 111 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .288 |
| 1944 | HG | 31 | 81 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .321 |
| 1945 | HG | 27 | 76 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .211 |
| Major leagues | — | 445 | 1289 | 199 | 345 | 74 | 22 | 28 | 207 | 127 | 19 | 10 | .268 |
| All seasons | — | 465 | 1360 | 212 | 366 | 79 | 24 | 33 | 224 | 132 | 20 | 10 | .269 |
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | AB2/KCM | 7 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 114.0 | 90 | 32 | 33 | 70 | 2.53 |
| 1932 | DW/HG | 7 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 115.1 | 119 | 47 | 38 | 51 | 3.67 |
| 1933 | HG | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 72.2 | 74 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 2.97 |
| 1934* | HG | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21.2 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 6.23 |
| 1935 | HG | 8 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 105.0 | 99 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 3.26 |
| 1936 | HG | 6 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 86.2 | 77 | 38 | 26 | 39 | 3.95 |
| 1937 | HG | 11 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 126.0 | 109 | 45 | 37 | 74 | 3.21 |
| 1938 | HG | 14 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 129.0 | 106 | 28 | 26 | 70 | 1.95 |
| 1939 | HG | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 59.1 | 69 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 4.55 |
| 1940 | HG | 17 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 165.1 | 137 | 38 | 45 | 75 | 2.07 |
| 1941 | HG | 8 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 129.1 | 137 | 49 | 38 | 70 | 3.41 |
| 1942 | HG | 13 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 141.2 | 141 | 55 | 49 | 60 | 3.49 |
| 1943 | HG | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 77.0 | 78 | 35 | 26 | 30 | 4.09 |
| 1944 | HG | 10 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 127.1 | 130 | 46 | 23 | 50 | 3.25 |
| 1945 | HG | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 41.1 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 4.35 |
| Major leagues | — | 122 | 45 | 221 | 160 | 15 | 1490.0 | 1408 | 525 | 424 | 713 | 3.17 |
| All seasons | — | 123 | 47 | 224 | 163 | 15 | 1511.2 | 1437 | 540 | 430 | 726 | 3.21 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Ray Brown, that is 1934–1934. Why totals can differ.
McDonald Township, OH, USA
Ray Brown played a final major-league game on September 26, 1945.