1906CUBS
PITCHER
THREE FINGER BROWN1906
Three Finger Brownpitcher · 1906 cubs
Ht 5'10"Wt 175Bats BThrows RBorn 1876 · Nyesville, IN
Twenty-six and six — and a 1.04 ERA that still reads like a misprint. Nine shutouts. Chicago’s right arm on the coolest thermometer in the dead-ball book. The frames hang frost on the glass and leave the W stack loud.
1.04 E.R.A.
In 1906 his E.R.A. was 1.04 — the coolest thermometer in the dead-ball book.
26 WINS
In 1906 he won 26 games — Chicago’s right arm on a 26-6 ledger.
9 SHUTOUTS
In 1906 he hurled 9 shutouts — zeros hung on the clothesline.
Major League Pitching — Year vs Life
| W | L | G | GF | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 26 | 6 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 277.1 | 144 | 61 | 1.04 |
| Life | 239 | 130 | 481 | 138 | 49 | 3172.1 | 1,375 | 673 | 2.06 |
SkillScore
127.131906 · CHN
ComponentsERA 1.04WHIP 0.93K/9 4.7
Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown, Chicago NL. Bain Collection / Library of Congress (LCCN2001704362) via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (US).