1909CUBS
PITCHER
THREE FINGER BROWN1909
Three Finger Brownpitcher · 1909 cubs
Ht 5'10"Wt 175Bats BThrows RBorn 1876 · Nyesville, IN
Peak SkillScore summer — twenty-seven wins, a 1.31 ERA, and one hundred seventy-two punchouts in a Cub cloth. Thirty-two complete games, eight shutouts, seven saves when the book asked. The curve did not argue; it simply left the zone after promising to stay. The cartoons chase the grip and the cool glass.
1.31 E.R.A.
In 1909 his E.R.A. was 1.31 — cool glass on a peak SkillScore summer.
27 WINS
In 1909 he won 27 games — thirty-two complete games in the Cub book.
172 STRIKEOUTS
In 1909 he struck out 172 batters — the smoke still forms a K.
Major League Pitching — Year vs Life
| W | L | G | GF | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 27 | 9 | 50 | 15 | 7 | 342.2 | 172 | 53 | 1.31 |
| Life | 239 | 130 | 481 | 138 | 49 | 3172.1 | 1,375 | 673 | 2.06 |
SkillScore
130.811909 · CHN
ComponentsERA 1.31WHIP 0.87K/9 4.5
Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown, Chicago NL. Bain Collection / Library of Congress (LCCN2001704362) via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (US).