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James Brown

James Brown

Born: May 14, 1919 in Scotland County, NC

Bats: L

Throws: R

Ht: 6'0"

Wt: 180

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Notes:

• Buried: Calverton National Cemetery (Calverton, NY)

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1939	NE	NN2	20	SP	4	2	.667	11	7		3	2	0	45.0	22	16	35	2	23	22	0	0	2	199	3.20	156
1941	NE	NN2	22	RF	2	1	.667	6	4		3	0	0	39.0	39	35	53	1	16	18	0	0	2	191	8.08	55
1942	NE	NN2	23	LF	0	0		2	0		0	0	0	6.2	5	3	8	0	5	1	0	0	1	34	4.05	102
1943	NE	NN2	24	RF	0	1	.000	2	1		0	0	0	5.0	4	2	3	0	3	2	0	0	0	20	3.60	146
1947	CIC	NAL	28	RP	0	1	.000	2	0		0	0	0	9.2	11	7	9	1	4	5	0	0	0	43	6.52	78
5	2			RF	6	5	.545	23	12		6	2	0	105.1	81	63	108	4	51	48	0	0	5	487	5.38	87
162 Game Average					12	10	.545	45	23		12	4	0	204.2	157	122	210	8	99	93	0	0	10	946	5.38	87

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
4	Newark Eagles			RF	6	4	.600	21	12		6	2	0	95.2	70	56	99	3	47	43	0	0	5	444	5.27	88
1	Indianapolis Clowns			-	0	1	.000	2	0		0	0	0	9.2	11	7	9	1	4	5	0	0	0	43	6.52	78

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1939	NE	NN2	20	SP	45.0		1.29	1.47		11.1%	11.5%		11.6%	8.7%		0.96	1.32		1.0%	1.6%
1941	NE	NN2	22	RF	39.0		1.77	1.43		9.4%	11.8%		8.4%	8.3%		1.13	1.43		0.5%	1.2%
1942	NE	NN2	23	LF	6.2		1.95	1.38		2.9%	12.1%		14.7%	8.9%		0.20	1.35		0.0%	1.0%
1943	NE	NN2	24	RF	5.0		1.20	1.59		10.0%	11.1%		15.0%	9.5%		0.67	1.17		0.0%	0.7%
1947	CIC	NAL	28	RP	9.2		1.34	1.61		11.6%	11.8%		9.3%	9.6%		1.25	1.23		2.3%	0.9%
5	2			RF	105.1		1.51	1.47		9.9%	11.7%		10.5%	8.7%		0.94	1.35		0.8%	1.3%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
4	Newark Eagles			RF	95.2		1.53	1.45		9.7%	11.7%		10.6%	8.6%		0.91	1.36		0.7%	1.3%
1	Indianapolis Clowns			-	9.2		1.34	1.61		11.6%	11.8%		9.3%	9.6%		1.25	1.23		2.3%	0.9%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1939	NE	NN2	20	SP	11	199	172	22	35	3	3	2	2		23	22		2	2		3	.203	.305	.291	.595
1941	NE	NN2	22	RF	6	191	171	39	53	14	2	1	4		16	18		2	2		3	.310	.376	.433	.808
1942	NE	NN2	23	LF	2	34	28	5	8	1	0	0	1		5	1		1	0		0	.286	.412	.321	.733
1943	NE	NN2	24	RF	2	20	17	4	3	0	1	0	0		3	2		0	0		0	.176	.300	.294	.594
1947	CIC	NAL	28	RP	2	43	39	11	9	3	0	1	0		4	5		0	0		1	.231	.302	.385	.687
5	2			RF	23	487	427	81	108	21	6	4	7		51	48		5	4		7	.253	.340	.358	.698

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
4	Newark Eagles			RF	21	444	388	70	99	18	6	3	7		47	43		5	4		6	.255	.343	.356	.699
1	Indianapolis Clowns			-	2	43	39	11	9	3	0	1	0		4	5		0	0		1	.231	.302	.385	.687

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