Willard Brown

Positions: Outfielder and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 200lb (180cm, 90kg)

Born: June 26, 1915 in Shreveport, LA us

Died: August 4, 1996 in Houston, TX

Buried: Houston National Cemetery, Houston, TX

Debut: 1937 (8,069th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: July 19, 1947 (Age 32-023d)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 17, 1947 (Age 32-052d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2006. (Voted by Negro League Committee)
View Willard Brown's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: Willard Jessie Brown

Nicknames: Ese Hombre or Home Run

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.2

1652

580

.351

332

RBI

391

OBP

.398

SLG

.579

OPS

.977

OPS+

178

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-12 / in Starts: 8-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 67 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	40 (23-12-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 67 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (22-14-6)

Most Driven In
V Stephens	1
B Hitchcock	1
J Heath	1

Most Driven In By
W Judnich	1
E Kinder	1
J Early	0

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	317	81 (80)	Jul 19	SLB		BOS	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.64	-0.229	.00	0.00%	-2.14	CF
2	318	82	Jul 20 (1)	SLB		BOS	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	6	.63	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.15	RF
3	319	83	Jul 20 (2)	SLB		BOS	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	6	1.48	-0.142	.00	0.00%	-1.27	RF
4	320	84	Jul 22	SLB	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	6	.66	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.46	RF
5	321	85	Jul 23	SLB	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	5	5	1	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.263	.263	.263	.526	6	.73	0.142	.00	0.00%	2.88	RF
6	322	86	Jul 24	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-14	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.217	.217	.217	.435	6	.24	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.16	RF
7	323	87	Jul 25	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.259	.259	.333	.593	6						RF
8	324	88	Jul 26	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-12	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.233	.300	.533	6	.39	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.76	RF
9	325	89	Jul 27 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.235	.235	.294	.529	6	1.32	-0.125	.00	0.00%	-1.27	RF
10	326	90	Jul 27 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-11	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.237	.237	.316	.553	6						RF
11	327	91	Jul 29	SLB	@	WSH	W,8-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.209	.209	.279	.488	6	.83	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.82	RF
12	328	92	Jul 30	SLB	@	WSH	W,2-1	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	1	.196	.196	.261	.457	7	2.04	-0.163	.00	0.00%	-0.99	RF
13	329	93	Jul 31	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.204	.265	.469	7	1.04	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.26	RF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	330	94	Aug 1	SLB	@	PHA	W,4-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.192	.192	.250	.442	7	.94	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.07	RF
15	331	98 (3)	Aug 5	SLB		CHW	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.182	.182	.236	.418	6						RF
16	332	99	Aug 6	SLB		CHW	L,3-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.179	.179	.232	.411	9						PH
17	333	107 (7)	Aug 11 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,8-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.217	.383	6	.81	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.78	RF
18	334	108	Aug 12	SLB	@	CHW	W,5-3	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.177	.177	.226	.403	6						RF
19	335	110 (1)	Aug 13 (2)	SLB		DET	W,6-5	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.190	.190	.286	.476	9						PH
20	336	111	Aug 14	SLB		DET	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	6	1.92	-0.115	.00	0.00%	-0.88	RF
21	337	115 (3)	Aug 17 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,3-4	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.269	.448	9	.66	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
							9-12		67	67	4	12	3	0	1	6	0	0	7	0	0		4	2	2	2	.179	.179	.269	.448		1.02	-0.720	.00	0.00%	-6.47

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