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

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Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Johnie Scott	4	1944	1948	0.9
Leandy Young	1	1940	1940	0.4
Ziggy Marcell	1	1939	1939	0.1
Elston Howard	1	1948	1948	0.1
Fred McDaniel	1	1940	1940	0.0

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Willard Brown	13	1935	1948	33.4
Turkey Stearnes	4	1937	1940	2.8
Eddie Dwight	3	1935	1937	1.7
Mance Smith	1	1944	1944	0.2
Bobby Vandever	1	1944	1944	0.2

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ted Strong	8	1937	1947	13.4
Hank Thompson	4	1943	1948	6.9
Henry Milton	6	1935	1940	5.8
LeRoy Taylor	2	1935	1936	1.7
Dave Harper	1	1944	1944	1.1

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Jesse Williams	6	1939	1944	10.5
Chico Renfroe	2	1946	1947	1.8
Mex Johnson	2	1937	1938	0.8
Jim Hamilton	1	1946	1946	0.8
Bus Clarkson	1	1940	1940	0.6

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Newt Allen	10	1935	1944	7.9
Bonnie Serrell	3	1942	1944	7.7
Rainey Bibbs	5	1937	1941	1.5
Stanley Pintarell	1	1940	1940	0.6
Jesse Douglas	1	1940	1940	0.5

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Herb Souell	8	1940	1948	4.7
Jess Brooks	1	1937	1937	1.4
Pat Patterson	2	1936	1937	1.3
Alex Radcliff	3	1936	1943	0.3
Newt Joseph	1	1935	1935	0.2

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Buck O'Neil	9	1938	1948	4.5
Ed Mayweather	3	1935	1938	1.7
Zenón Ochoa	1	1940	1940	0.1
Heriberto Ramírez	1	1940	1940	0.1
Bob Boyd	1	1948	1948	0.0

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Joe Greene	7	1939	1947	7.1
Frank Duncan	7	1937	1944	2.3
Earl Taborn	3	1946	1948	1.7
Harry Else	3	1936	1938	1.2
Quincy Trouppe	3	1935	1948	0.5

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Hilton Smith	12	1936	1948	26.8
Satchel Paige	8	1935	1947	13.9
Andy Porter	1	1940	1940	7.5
Jim LaMarque	5	1942	1948	7.1
George Walker	4	1939	1943	6.7
Booker McDaniel	4	1941	1944	6.7
Ford Smith	4	1941	1948	6.0
Frank Bradley	6	1937	1942	5.3
Andy Cooper	5	1935	1939	4.2
Vet Barnes	2	1937	1938	3.3
Jack Matchett	4	1940	1944	3.3
Ted Alexander	4	1943	1947	2.1
Gene Richardson	2	1947	1948	2.1
Chet Brewer	2	1935	1941	1.3
Henry McHenry	1	1937	1937	1.1
Manny Pérez	1	1940	1940	1.0
Connie Johnson	5	1941	1948	0.9
Guadalupe Ortegón	1	1940	1940	0.9
Barney Morris	1	1936	1936	0.8
Robert Keys	1	1940	1940	0.8

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Willie Cornelius	2	1936	1937	0.4
Porter Moss	3	1937	1943	0.3
Gentry Jessup	1	1948	1948	0.3
Eugene Bremer	2	1938	1942	0.3
Johnny Markham	2	1937	1938	0.3
Bill Powell	1	1948	1948	0.2
Dan Webster	1	1936	1936	0.2
Garcia Massingale	1	1944	1944	0.2
Elbert Treadway	1	1939	1939	0.1
Willie Hudson	1	1939	1939	0.1
Roberto Vargas	1	1948	1948	0.1
Larry Napoleon	1	1947	1947	0.1
John Wofford	1	1940	1940	0.1
McLemore	1	1938	1938	0.1
Johnson	1	1937	1937	0.1
Spoon Carter	1	1948	1948	0.1
Larry Grant	1	1940	1940	0.0
Norris Phillips	2	1942	1943	0.0
Jim Cohen	1	1948	1948	-0.1
Cannonball Berry	1	1947	1947	-0.1

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