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Ben Brown

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 210lb (198cm, 95kg)

Team: Chicago Cubs (majors)

Born: September 9, 1999 in East Setauket, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 33rd round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ward Melville HS (East Setauket, NY).

High School: Ward Melville HS (East Setauket, NY)

Debut: March 30, 2024 (Age 24-203d, 23,132nd in major league history)

Rookie Status: Still Intact through 2024

2024 Contract Status: Not Updated

Full Name: Benjamin Brown

Twitter: @benbrown5499

Instagram: @benbrown24

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

1.2

ERA

3.33

51.1

WHIP

1.091

Summary of 3 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 1 go ahead

1 Tm
CHC	3

Platoon
vs RHB	2
vs LHB	1

Home/Road
Away	2
Home	1

Outs
2	2
1	1

3 Opps
TEX	1
CIN	1
BOS	1

3 Batters
TJ Friedl	1
Tyler O'Neill	1
Josh Jung	1

3 Parks
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
GlbLifeField (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	1
9	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	2
4	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
-2-	2
12-	1

7 Runs
RISP	3
1 on	2
2 on	1
Any on	3

Inning
1	1
2	1
8	1

1-3	2
7-end	1

RelScore
+4..	1
+1	1
Tied	1

Ahead	2
Tied	1

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-2	2
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	1
LF	1
3B	1

OrderPos
1st	1
5th	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	1
Low Lev	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2024-03-30	Josh Jung	TEX		CHC	ahead 9-2	b 8	2	-2-	3,(0-2) SS.X	2	5	5	0%	100%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Seager Scores
2	2	2	1	2024-04-27	Tyler O'Neill	BOS		CHC	tied 0-0	b 1	1	-2-	4,(3-0) BBBX	2	3	7	15%	71%	Home Run (Fly Ball); J. Duran Scores
3	3	3	1	2024-06-02	TJ Friedl	CIN	@	CHC	ahead 1-0	t 2	2	12-	3,(0-2) S.CX	3	1	8	22%	81%	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); T. Stephenson Scores; J. Hurtubise Scores