1908CUBS
PITCHER
THREE FINGER BROWN1908
Three Finger Brownpitcher · 1908 cubs
Ht 5'10"Wt 175Bats BThrows RBorn 1876 · Nyesville, IN
Twenty-nine wins against nine losses — a 1.47 ERA, a WHIP under eighty-five hundredths, nine shutouts. The record said workhorse; the arm said lock. The cartoons vacuum the runs off the board and tip the Cub cap.
29 WINS
In 1908 he won 29 games — workhorse summer, locked down.
1.47 E.R.A.
In 1908 his E.R.A. was 1.47 — WHIP ice under eighty-five hundredths.
THREE FINGER
They called him Three Finger Brown — and the National League felt the grip.
Major League Pitching — Year vs Life
| W | L | G | GF | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 29 | 9 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 312.1 | 123 | 49 | 1.47 |
| Life | 239 | 130 | 481 | 138 | 49 | 3172.1 | 1,375 | 673 | 2.06 |
SkillScore
120.561908 · CHN
ComponentsERA 1.47WHIP 0.84K/9 3.5
Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown, Chicago NL. Bain Collection / Library of Congress (LCCN2001704362) via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (US).