1915
Born August 18, 1915
Des Moines, IA, USA
T. J. Brown Notable
b. August 18, 1915 · Memphis Red Sox 1939–1945, 1947, Chicago American Giants 1944, Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 1947, New York Black Yankees 1948
T. J. Brown played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Memphis Red Sox in 1939 and closing with the New York Black Yankees in 1948.
Across 169 games he batted .244, with 135 hits and 64 runs. He finished with 28 doubles and 12 stolen bases.
He led the league in doubles once, in 1940, with 11. He played 163 games at shortstop, with 402 assists and 73 errors. He turned 45 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 1942.
He was born in Des Moines, IA, USA on August 18, 1915, and died on November 22, 1973. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1942 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | MRS | 30 | 86 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .186 |
| 1940 | MRS | 49 | 157 | 20 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 4 | .261 |
| 1941 | MRS | 20 | 64 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| 1942 | MRS | 26 | 95 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .305 |
| 1943 | MRS | 7 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| 1944 | CAG/MRS | 22 | 89 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .225 |
| 1945 | MRS | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1947 | CIC/MRS | 11 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| 1948 | NBY | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 169 | 553 | 64 | 135 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 34 | 0 | 12 | .244 |
On this day & linked events
1973