Mordecai Brown

Mordecai Peter Centennial "Three Finger " Brown (* October 19, 1876 in Nyesville, Indiana, † February 14, 1948 in Terre Haute, Indiana) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball. He played the position of the pitcher and was considered one of the greatest pitcher of his generation: he won six consecutive years of at least 20 games, led the league in saves four times to and had 55 shutouts. With the Chicago Cubs, he won in 1908 and 1909 and with the Chicago Whales 1915 World Series. He achieved this, although two fingers of the throwing hand him were crushed in an accident. "Three Finger " Brown was elected in 1949 in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Throwing hand

Brown was his life for his mangled throwing hand known. As a child he wanted to throw on the domestic farm animal feed in a shredder, but then his right hand caught in the blades. His index finger was collected and the other fingers crushed multiple times. The middle finger grew up just wrong, which is why Brown could throw practically only with the thumb, ring finger and little finger. He made his disability has a unique advantage: Because his hand is now a "hole" had, he could throw with more topspin than with a healthy hand. That's why he was able to develop one of the most feared curveballs of his generation.

Clubs

  • St. Louis Cardinals (1903 )
  • Chicago Cubs ( 1904-1912.1916 )
  • Cincinnati Reds (1913 )
  • St. Louis Terriers (1914 )
  • Brooklyn Tip- Tops (1914 )
  • Chicago Whales (1915 )

As a coach

  • St. Louis Terriers (1914 )
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