#4 Willard "Home run" Brown, Centerfield, 29 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Sunday, 10/22/1940 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willard Brown Home run 6/26/1911 29 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 6"0 200
Centerfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Prone 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,257,143 1940 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 67 Days (755 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 5 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 2 2 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings CF : 3 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @DET | W 9-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/24 | @DET | L 7-10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/26 | SLA | W 7-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/27 | SLA | W 6-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
9/28 | @CHA | L 6-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/29 | @CHA | L 6-7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/30 | BOS | W 13-5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/1 | @NYY | L 1-9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/2 | WAS | W 9-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/4 | @CLE | L 4-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 157 | 623 | 198 | 37 | 8 | 31 | 122 | 111 | 61 | 49 | .318 | .375 | .552 | .928 | .934 | .234 |
Projected | 157 | 623 | 198 | 37 | 8 | 31 | 122 | 111 | 61 | 49 | .318 | .375 | .552 | .928 | .934 | .234 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 148 | 691 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 344 | 76 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 136.3 | 8.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 122 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .370 | .598 | .969 |
vs. RHP | 501 | 159 | 26 | 7 | 24 | 98 | 87 | 50 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .377 | .541 | .917 |
Close/Late | 62 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .387 | .443 | .677 | 1.120 |
Scoring Position | 161 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 92 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .373 | .410 | .602 | 1.012 |
Pinch Hitting | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 77 | 297 | 95 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 56 | 50 | 24 | 28 | .320 | .365 | .545 | .910 |
Road | 80 | 326 | 103 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 66 | 61 | 37 | 21 | .316 | .384 | .558 | .942 |
March/April | 26 | 99 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 6 | .323 | .355 | .444 | .800 |
May | 26 | 99 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 16 | .232 | .294 | .384 | .677 |
June | 25 | 99 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 5 | .303 | .339 | .576 | .915 |
July | 25 | 101 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 6 | .337 | .402 | .604 | 1.006 |
August | 27 | 103 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 6 | .359 | .432 | .631 | 1.063 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 122 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 10 | .344 | .412 | .648 | 1.059 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1936 | 55 | 181 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .359 | .398 | .757 | PHA |
1937 | 158 | 607 | 187 | 37 | 3 | 22 | 126 | 103 | 65 | 0 | 12 | 53 | 1 | 6 | .308 | .368 | .488 | .856 | PHA |
1938 | 148 | 582 | 161 | 31 | 3 | 28 | 88 | 102 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 4 | .277 | .325 | .485 | .810 | PHA |
1939 | 157 | 626 | 179 | 28 | 8 | 29 | 105 | 116 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .338 | .495 | .833 | PHA |
1940 | 157 | 623 | 198 | 37 | 8 | 31 | 122 | 111 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 4 | 6 | .318 | .375 | .552 | .928 | PHA |
Total | 675 | 2619 | 772 | 142 | 24 | 114 | 475 | 458 | 253 | 0 | 33 | 228 | 6 | 20 | .295 | .353 | .498 | .851 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1935, AAA | 78 | 313 | 115 | 19 | 2 | 25 | 66 | 74 | 40 | 65 | 7 | 7 | .367 | .437 | .681 | 1.117 |
1936, AAA | 82 | 196 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 50 | 43 | 31 | 6 | 4 | .337 | .449 | .612 | 1.061 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1937 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .333 | .231 | .564 |
1938 | 14 | 56 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .323 | .500 | .823 |
1939 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .348 | .421 | .769 |
Total | 23 | 88 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .330 | .443 | .773 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Centerfield | 154 | 148 | 336 | 6 | 2 | 345 | 3 | .991 | 1302.0 | 2.38 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1935... Injured on 6/28/1935 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for full season... Had first career hit on 7/31/1936, off Lewis Wolfolk (CHA)... Hit first career homerun on 8/18/1936, off Syd Cohen (WAS)... Hit 3 homeruns against Boston (A), driving in 4 runs on 6/15/1937... Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 8/5/1938... Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1939, hitting .455 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... 1/31/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1940, hitting .560 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Hits 1937 - 187 - 7th
| Triples 1939 - 8 - 4th
| RBI 1937 - 126 - 5th
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