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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


Teams
Year
Team Lg
Age
Pos
Rank
W
L
T
W%
LG
WS
Ballpark
IND
20
SS
1
11
7
2
.611
Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
IND
21
SS
1
13
7
0
.650
Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
EWA
21
SS
2
0
1
0
.000
Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
NAL
22
LF
1
55
22
1
.714
✔
Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
EWA
22
LF
2
0
1
0
.000
Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
ALC
22
LF
1
4
1
1
.800
Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
NVM
22
LF
2
1
3
0
.250
Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
NAL
23
CF
1
50
36
1
.581
Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
NAL
24
LF
1
60
35
0
.632
✔
Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
ALC
24
LF
1
4
1
0
.800
Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
NAL
25
LF
1
43
21
3
.672
✔
Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
MEX
25
CF
6
30
48
0
.385
Parque del Béisbol La Junta (Nuevo Laredo, TM, Mexico)
NAL
26
CF
1
57
22
2
.722
✔
Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
NVM
26
CF
2
0
1
0
.000
Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
NAL
27
CF
1
59
27
0
.686
✔
✔
Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
NVM
27
CF
1
1
0
0
1.000
Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
EWA
27
LF
2
0
2
0
.000
Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL), Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland, OH)
WS
27
CF
1
4
0
0
1.000
Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
NAL
28
CF
1
52
39
1
.571
Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
EWA
28
CF
1
1
0
0
1.000
Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
NSA
28
CF
1
1
0
0
1.000
Pelican Stadium (New Orleans, LA)
NAL
29
RF
5
49
74
0
.398
Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
NAL
31
CF
1
66
29
2
.695
✔
Blues Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
WS
31
CF
2
3
4
0
.429
Blues Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
NAL
32
CF
2
66
47
1
.584
Blues Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
NAL
33
CF
1
69
37
3
.651
Blues Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
EWA
33
CF
2
1
1
0
.500
Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
ALC
33
CF
2
3
4
1
.429
Blues Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
13
4
CF
703
470
18
.599
6
1
 
Year
Team Lg
Age
Pos
Rank
W
L
T
W%
LG
WS
Ballpark
13
Kansas City Monarchs
CF
670
417
18
.616
6
1
5
West All Stars
CF
2
5
0
.286
0
0
1
La Junta de Nuevo Laredo I
CF
30
48
0
.385
0
0
1
South All Stars
CF
1
0
0
1.000
0
0

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