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Willard Brown



Willard Jessie Brown
(Sonny)

Born: June 26, 1915 in Shreveport, LA
Died: August 4, 1996 in Houston, TX
          (81 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'11"
Wt: 200
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Notes:


• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006
• Buried: Houston National Cemetery (Houston, TX)
• Played in the Major Leagues
• Played in the Minor Leagues


Wins Above Replacement

Multi-Stint Seasons:



Glossary
Team Lg Pos
KCM
IND
20
SS
57
0.6
0.8
-0.3
0.0
0.1
21
SS
50
1.2
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.1
MULT
22
LF
281
4.2
3.5
0.9
0.0
-0.1
KCM
NAL
23
CF
204
3.3
2.8
0.5
0.0
-0.1
KCM
24
LF
198
2.4
2.4
0.2
0.0
-0.2
25
CF
316
1.8
2.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
KCM
26
CF
185
2.2
2.7
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
MULT
27
CF
231
4.1
3.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
MULT
MULT
28
CF
229
4.6
3.1
1.6
0.0
0.0
KCM
NAL
29
RF
10
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
KCM
31
CF
186
2.9
1.9
1.0
0.0
0.0
KCM
NAL
32
CF
216
3.0
2.8
0.3
0.0
0.0
MULT
33
CF
233
3.1
3.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
13
4
CF
2396
33.4
29.5
4.5
0.0
-0.6
162 Game Average
682
9.5
8.4
1.3
0.0
-0.2
 
Team Lg Pos
1
vs Latin Leagues
305
2.0
2.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
13
Negro Leagues
2061
30.7
26.9
4.2
0.0
-0.4
3
vs Major Leagues
30
0.7
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.0
 
Team Lg Pos
1
CF
305
2.0
2.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
13
CF
2064
30.8
26.9
4.3
0.0
-0.4
1
CF
4
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
5
CF
23
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0

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