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Mordecai Brown
Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown (Three Finger or Miner)

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.

Debut April 19, 1903
Final Game September 4, 1916
Born October 19, 1876 in Nyesville, IN
Died February 14, 1948 in Terre Haute, IN

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1949.

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Mordecai Peter Centennial "Three-Finger" Brown. One of the longest names in MLB history, and one heckuva pitcher, to boot. Must have taken forever for his mom to yell at him when he was a kid.

Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1903 26 STL NL   9  13  26  24  19   1   2  0  201.0  231  105   58   7   59   83   6   6   880       0  2.60  3.26  126 1.443
 1904 27 CHC NL  15  10  26  23  21   4   3  1  212.3  155   74   44   1   50   81   6   5   848       0  1.86  2.67  143 0.965
 1905 28 CHC NL  18  12  30  24  24   4   6  0  249.0  219   89   60   3   44   89   1   2   997       1  2.17  2.96  137 1.056
 1906 29 CHC NL  26   6  36  32  27   9   4  3  277.3  198   56   32   1   61  144   4   2  1062       1  1.04  2.62  253 0.934
 1907 30 CHC NL  20   6  34  27  20   6   7  3  233.0  180   51   36   2   40  107   6   4   881       0  1.39  2.49  179 0.944
 1908 31 CHC NL  29   9  44  31  27   9  12  5  312.3  214   64   51   1   49  123   5   6  1180       0  1.47  2.35  160 0.842
 1909 32 CHC NL  27   9  50  34  32   8  15  7  342.7  246   78   50   1   53  172   7   9  1302       0  1.31  2.54  193 0.873
 1910 33 CHC NL  25  14  46  31  27   6  14  7  295.3  256   95   61   3   64  143   4   6  1188       0  1.86  2.87  155 1.084
 1911 34 CHC NL  21  11  53  27  21   0  24 13  270.0  267  110   84   5   55  129   6   5  1108       0  2.80  3.29  117 1.193 MVP-17
 1912 35 CHC NL   5   6  15   8   5   2   6  0   88.7   92   35   26   2   20   34   1   0   366       0  2.64  3.30  125 1.263
 1913 36 CIN NL  11  12  39  16  11   1  21  6  173.3  174   79   56   7   44   41   1   1   702       1  2.91  3.23  111 1.258 MVP-27
 1914 37 TOT FL  14  11  35  26  18   2   8  0  232.7  235  106   91   8   61  113   5   5   973       1  3.52  3.33   94 1.272
         SLM FL  12   6  26  18  13   2   7  0  175.0  172   73   64   7   43   81   5   4   724       1  3.29  3.37  102 1.229
         BTT FL   2   5   9   8   5   0   1  0   57.7   63   33   27   1   18   32   0   1   249       0  4.21  3.20   76 1.405
 1915 38 CHI FL  17   8  35  25  17   3   9  4  236.3  189   75   55   2   64   95   7   6   952       0  2.09  2.79  133 1.071
 1916 39 CHC NL   2   3  12   4   2   0   7  0   48.3   52   27   21   0    9   21   4   2   203       0  3.91  2.90   74 1.262
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 14 Yr WL% .648 239 130 481 332 271  55 138 49 3172.3 2708 1044  725  43  673 1375  63  59 12642       4  2.06  2.85  138 1.066
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    19  10  40  27  22   4  11  4  265.3  226   87   60   3   56  115   5   4  1057   0   0  2.06  2.85  138 1.066
 Career High     29  14  53  34  32   9  24 13  342.7  267  110   91   8   64  172   7   9  1302   0   1  1.04  3.33  253 0.842
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1903 26 STL NL  26   77    4   15   2  1   0    6   2      1      .195  .215  .247   33   19   2           1    
 1904 27 CHC NL  31   89    8   19   3  1   0    8   0      2      .213  .231  .270   54   24   1           0    
 1905 28 CHC NL  31   93    6   13   1  1   1    3   1      4      .140  .175  .204   11   19   7           0    
 1906 29 CHC NL  36   98   11   20   1  0   0    4   0      6      .204  .250  .214   41   21   5           0    
 1907 30 CHC NL  36   85    6   13   0  2   1    7   0      1      .153  .163  .235   22   20   5           0    
 1908 31 CHC NL  46  121    5   25   0  0   0    4   2      2      .207  .220  .207   34   25   5           0    
 1909 32 CHC NL  50  125   13   22   3  1   0    9   0      5      .176  .208  .216   30   27   5           0    
 1910 33 CHC NL  46  103    9   18   1  2   0    6   1      6  17  .175  .220  .223   30   23   6           0    
 1911 34 CHC NL  53   91    8   23   4  1   0    6   0      6  12  .253  .299  .319   73   29   3           0     MVP-17
 1912 35 CHC NL  16   31    3    9   1  0   0    5   1      2   6  .290  .333  .323   80   10   1           0    
 1913 36 CIN NL  39   54    2   11   0  1   0    3   0      1  10  .204  .218  .241   31   13   3           0     MVP-27
 1914 37 TOT FL  35   78    6   19   2  0   0    7   1      4  12  .244  .280  .269   54   21   2           0    
         SLM FL  26   59    4   15   2  0   0    6   1      4   9  .254  .302  .288   65   17   2           0    
         BTT FL   9   19    2    4   0  0   0    1   0      0   3  .211  .211  .211   20    4   0           0    
 1915 38 CHI FL  36   82   10   24   2  1   0    6   0      3  14  .293  .318  .341   99   28   4           0    
 1916 39 CHC NL  12   16    2    4   0  0   0    0   0      1   4  .250  .294  .250   61    4   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     493 1143   93  235  20 11   2   74   8  0  44  75  .206  .236  .248   43  283  49   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        376   31   77   7  4   1   24   3  0  14  25  .206  .236  .248   43   93  16   0   0   0   0
 Career High     53  125   13   25   4  2   1    9   2  0   6  17                          29   7   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1903 26 STL NL   81   64    4   1.6    90| .195  .274| .215  .337| .247  .357| .462  .693|  33  .168  -7.0  -0.8     
 1904 27 CHC NL   92   71    6   2.2    78| .213  .258| .231  .316| .270  .333| .501  .649|  54  .329  -5.1  -0.6     
 1905 28 CHC NL  104   87    3   0.9    87| .140  .269| .175  .332| .204  .351| .379  .683|  11  .079 -10.8  -1.2     
 1906 29 CHC NL  109   83    5   1.6    80| .204  .259| .250  .327| .214  .330| .464  .657|  41  .223  -7.0  -0.8     
 1907 30 CHC NL   91   77    3   1.0    79| .153  .259| .163  .326| .235  .329| .398  .654|  22  .120  -8.6  -1.1     
 1908 31 CHC NL  128  101    5   1.3    74| .207  .251| .220  .313| .207  .324| .427  .637|  34  .185  -9.5  -1.2     
 1909 32 CHC NL  135  108    6   1.5    79| .176  .255| .208  .324| .216  .329| .424  .653|  30  .196 -10.8  -1.3     
 1910 33 CHC NL  115   91    5   1.5    87| .175  .262| .220  .336| .223  .347| .443  .683|  30  .159  -9.7  -1.1     
 1911 34 CHC NL  100   71    9   3.4    96| .253  .268| .299  .346| .319  .369| .618  .715|  73  .427  -3.6  -0.4     
 1912 35 CHC NL   34   23    3   3.5   100| .290  .280| .333  .350| .323  .381| .656  .732|  80  .409  -0.9  -0.1     
 1913 36 CIN NL   58   46    3   1.8    91| .204  .270| .218  .334| .241  .367| .459  .701|  31  .191  -5.2  -0.6     
 1914 37 TOT FL   84   61    6   2.6    95| .244  .275| .280  .342| .269  .373| .549  .714|  54  .327  -4.3  -0.5     
         SLM FL   65   46    5   2.9    96| .254  .277| .302  .344| .288  .375| .590  .718|  65  .367  -2.4  -0.3     
         BTT FL   19   15    1   1.8    92| .211  .270| .211  .336| .211  .365| .422  .701|  20  .193  -1.9  -0.2     
 1915 38 CHI FL   89   62    9   3.9    81| .293  .255| .318  .321| .341  .342| .659  .663|  99  .533   0.1   0.0     
 1916 39 CHC NL   17   12    1   2.3    85| .250  .265| .294  .325| .250  .354| .544  .679|  61  .330  -0.8  -0.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     1237  957   68   1.9    84| .206  .262| .236  .329| .248  .345| .484  .674|  43  .246 -83.1  -9.8     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1903 26 STL NL   P   26      5   60    3    7  .956  .925  2.50  2.43  2.91  2.87   24  201.0
 1904 27 CHC NL   P   26     20   50    5    2  .933  .940  2.69  2.62  2.97  3.03   23  212.3
                 2B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.30                        
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90                            1    0    0
 1905 28 CHC NL   P   30     18   66    4    3  .955  .943  2.80  2.42  3.04  2.97   24  249.0
 1906 29 CHC NL   P   36     18   81    2    4  .980  .948  2.75  2.40  3.21  3.05   32  277.3
 1907 30 CHC NL   P   34     20   75    1    5  .990  .950  2.79  2.27  3.67  2.97   27  233.0
                 OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.90                            0    0    1
 1908 31 CHC NL   P   44     35   73    0    3 1.000  .953  2.45  2.13  3.11  2.99   31  312.3
 1909 32 CHC NL   P   50     18   83    3    6  .971  .940  2.02  1.95  2.65  2.84   34  342.7
 1910 33 CHC NL   P   46     10   92    4    3  .962  .945  2.22  1.77  3.11  2.82   31  295.3
 1911 34 CHC NL   P   53      8   53    1    0  .984  .943  1.15  1.72  2.03  2.77   27  270.0
 1912 35 CHC NL   P   15      1   15    1    1  .941  .947  1.07  1.55  1.62  2.54    8   88.7
 1913 36 CIN NL   P   39      5   40    4    3  .918  .955  1.15  1.57  2.34  2.61   16  173.3
 1914 37 TOT FL   P   35      6   56    3    1  .954  .947  1.77  1.95  2.40  3.04   26  232.7
         SLM FL   P   26      6   40    3    1  .939  .947  1.77  1.95  2.37  3.04   18  175.0
         BTT FL   P    9      0   16    0    0 1.000  .947  1.78  1.96  2.50  3.04    8   57.7
 1915 38 CHI FL   P   35      6   87    5    5  .949  .956  2.66  1.97  3.54  3.08   25  236.3
                 OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  2.00                            0    0    1
 1916 39 CHC NL   P   12      1   12    0    0 1.000  .956  1.08  1.63  2.42  2.66    4   48.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1904 27 CHC NL  2B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.30                        

 1904 27 CHC NL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90                            1    0    0
 1907 30 CHC NL  OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.90                            0    0    1
 1915 38 CHI FL  OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  2.00                            0    0    1

 1903 26 STL NL   P   26      5   60    3    7  .956  .925  2.50  2.43  2.91  2.87   24  201.0
 1904 27 CHC NL   P   26     20   50    5    2  .933  .940  2.69  2.62  2.97  3.03   23  212.3
 1905 28 CHC NL   P   30     18   66    4    3  .955  .943  2.80  2.42  3.04  2.97   24  249.0
 1906 29 CHC NL   P   36     18   81    2    4  .980  .948  2.75  2.40  3.21  3.05   32  277.3
 1907 30 CHC NL   P   34     20   75    1    5  .990  .950  2.79  2.27  3.67  2.97   27  233.0
 1908 31 CHC NL   P   44     35   73    0    3 1.000  .953  2.45  2.13  3.11  2.99   31  312.3
 1909 32 CHC NL   P   50     18   83    3    6  .971  .940  2.02  1.95  2.65  2.84   34  342.7
 1910 33 CHC NL   P   46     10   92    4    3  .962  .945  2.22  1.77  3.11  2.82   31  295.3
 1911 34 CHC NL   P   53      8   53    1    0  .984  .943  1.15  1.72  2.03  2.77   27  270.0
 1912 35 CHC NL   P   15      1   15    1    1  .941  .947  1.07  1.55  1.62  2.54    8   88.7
 1913 36 CIN NL   P   39      5   40    4    3  .918  .955  1.15  1.57  2.34  2.61   16  173.3
 1914 37 TOT FL   P   35      6   56    3    1  .954  .947  1.77  1.95  2.40  3.04   26  232.7
         SLM FL   P   26      6   40    3    1  .939  .947  1.77  1.95  2.37  3.04   18  175.0
         BTT FL   P    9      0   16    0    0 1.000  .947  1.78  1.96  2.50  3.04    8   57.7
 1915 38 CHI FL   P   35      6   87    5    5  .949  .956  2.66  1.97  3.54  3.08   25  236.3
 1916 39 CHC NL   P   12      1   12    0    0 1.000  .956  1.08  1.63  2.42  2.66    4   48.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 481    171  843   36   43  .966  .946  2.11  2.02              332 3172.3
                 OF    3      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.67  1.93                            1    0    2
                 2B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.30                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       485    173  843   36   43  .966  .946  2.09  2.03

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1906   WS    CHC CHW     L   3   3   3.66  1  2  0  2  19.2  14   8   4  12 
 1907   WS    CHC DET     W   1   1   0.00  1  0  0  1   9     7   0   1   4 
 1908   WS    CHC DET     W   2   1   0.00  2  0  0  1  11     6   0   1   5 
 1910   WS    CHC PHA     L   3   2   5.50  1  2  0  1  18    23  11   7  14 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  4 World Series        2-2   9   7   2.97  5  4  0  5  57.2  50  19  13  35 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1906   WS    CHC CHW     L   3   6   0   2  0  0  0   0   0   4  .333  .333  .333   0  0   1   0   0 
 1907   WS    CHC DET     W   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0  .000  .250  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1908   WS    CHC DET     W   2   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
 1910   WS    CHC PHA     L   3   7   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 World Series        2-2   9  20   0   2  0  0  0   0   1   7  .100  .143  .100   0  0   2   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1911-NL-17-0.06
1913-NL-27-0.02
Car-949-0.08 shares

ERA
1903 NL-2.60-8
1904 NL-1.86-3
1905 NL-2.17-5
1906 NL-1.04-1
1907 NL-1.39-3
1908 NL-1.47-2
1909 NL-1.31-2
1910 NL-1.86-2
1915 FL-2.09-3
Car-2.06-6

Wins
1905 NL-18-9
1906 NL-26-2
1907 NL-20-5
1908 NL-29-2
1909 NL-27-1
1910 NL-25-2
1911 NL-21-7
Car-239-56

Won-Loss %
1906 NL-.813-2
1907 NL-.769-2
1908 NL-.763-3
1909 NL-.750-4
1910 NL-.641-7
1911 NL-.656-6
1915 FL-.680-2
Car-.648-29

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1904 NL-.965-2
1905 NL-1.056-5
1906 NL-.934-1
1907 NL-.944-1
1908 NL-.842-2
1909 NL-.873-2
1910 NL-1.084-1
1911 NL-1.193-10
1915 FL-1.071-3
Car-1.066-8

Hits Allowed/9IP
1904 NL-6.57-1
1906 NL-6.43-3
1907 NL-6.95-6
1908 NL-6.17-1
1909 NL-6.46-4
1910 NL-7.80-8
1915 FL-7.20-4
Car-7.68-47

Bases on Balls/9IP
1905 NL-1.59-2
1906 NL-1.98-6
1907 NL-1.55-3
1908 NL-1.41-2
1909 NL-1.39-2
1910 NL-1.95-4
1911 NL-1.83-4
1914 FL-2.36-9
Car-1.91-69

Strikeouts/9IP
1906 NL-4.67-7
1907 NL-4.13-10
1909 NL-4.52-7
1910 NL-4.36-6

Games
1908 NL-44-5
1909 NL-50-1
1910 NL-46-3
1911 NL-53-1

Saves
1904 NL-1-7
1906 NL-3-4
1907 NL-3-2
1908 NL-5-1
1909 NL-7-1
1910 NL-7-1
1911 NL-13-1
1913 NL-6-2
1915 FL-4-5

Innings
1908 NL-312.3-7
1909 NL-342.7-1
1910 NL-295.3-5
1911 NL-270.0-10

Strikeouts
1906 NL-144-8
1908 NL-123-6
1909 NL-172-4
1910 NL-143-6
1911 NL-129-9

Games Started
1909 NL-34-2
1910 NL-31-9

Comp. Games
1908 NL-27-6
1909 NL-32-1
1910 NL-27-1
1911 NL-21-9
Car-271-60

Shutouts
1904 NL-4-7
1905 NL-4-6
1906 NL-9-1
1907 NL-6-4
1908 NL-9-2
1909 NL-8-2
1910 NL-6-1
Car-55-14

Home Runs Allow.
1903 NL-7-4
1914 FL-8-5

Hits Allowed
1909 NL-246-3
1910 NL-256-7
1911 NL-267-7

SO to Walk
1905 NL-2.02-6
1906 NL-2.36-4
1907 NL-2.68-2
1908 NL-2.51-2
1909 NL-3.25-2
1910 NL-2.23-2
1911 NL-2.35-4
1914 FL-1.85-8

Wild Pitches
1908 NL-6-8
1909 NL-9-6

Batters Faced
1908 NL-1180-9
1909 NL-1302-2
1910 NL-1188-5
1911 NL-1108-10

Games Finished
1905 NL-6-10
1908 NL-12-5
1909 NL-15-4
1910 NL-14-6
1911 NL-24-2
1913 NL-21-2

Adjusted ERA+
1903 NL-126-10
1904 NL-143-3
1905 NL-137-5
1906 NL-253-1
1907 NL-179-3
1908 NL-160-2
1909 NL-193-2
1910 NL-155-3
1915 FL-133-4
Car-138-17

Oldest Player
1912 NL-35-8
1913 NL-36-9
1914 FL-37-5
1915 FL-38-7
1916 NL-39-2

Black Ink: Pitching - 35 (43) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 195 (44) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 56.0 (24) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 169.0 (35) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
Before 1903 Season: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Omaha (Western).
December 12, 1903: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Jack O'Neill to the Chicago Cubs for Jack Taylor and Larry McLean.
October 12, 1912: Released by the Chicago Cubs.
January 3, 1913: Traded by the Louisville (American Association) to the Cincinnati Reds for Grover Lowdermilk.
December 27, 1913: Jumped from the Cincinnati Reds to the St. Louis Terriers.
February 10, 1916: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Chicago Whales.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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Mordecai Peter Centennial "Three-Finger" Brown. One of the longest names in MLB history, and one heckuva pitcher, to boot. Must have taken forever for his mom to yell at him when he was a kid.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1911-NL-17-0.06 1913-NL-27-0.02 Car-949-0.08 shares	ERA 1903 NL-2.60-8 1904 NL-1.86-3 1905 NL-2.17-5 1906 NL-1.04-1 1907 NL-1.39-3 1908 NL-1.47-2 1909 NL-1.31-2 1910 NL-1.86-2 1915 FL-2.09-3 Car-2.06-6	Wins 1905 NL-18-9 1906 NL-26-2 1907 NL-20-5 1908 NL-29-2 1909 NL-27-1 1910 NL-25-2 1911 NL-21-7 Car-239-56	Won-Loss % 1906 NL-.813-2 1907 NL-.769-2 1908 NL-.763-3 1909 NL-.750-4 1910 NL-.641-7 1911 NL-.656-6 1915 FL-.680-2 Car-.648-29	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1904 NL-.965-2 1905 NL-1.056-5 1906 NL-.934-1 1907 NL-.944-1 1908 NL-.842-2 1909 NL-.873-2 1910 NL-1.084-1 1911 NL-1.193-10 1915 FL-1.071-3 Car-1.066-8	Hits Allowed/9IP 1904 NL-6.57-1 1906 NL-6.43-3 1907 NL-6.95-6 1908 NL-6.17-1 1909 NL-6.46-4 1910 NL-7.80-8 1915 FL-7.20-4 Car-7.68-47
Bases on Balls/9IP 1905 NL-1.59-2 1906 NL-1.98-6 1907 NL-1.55-3 1908 NL-1.41-2 1909 NL-1.39-2 1910 NL-1.95-4 1911 NL-1.83-4 1914 FL-2.36-9 Car-1.91-69	Strikeouts/9IP 1906 NL-4.67-7 1907 NL-4.13-10 1909 NL-4.52-7 1910 NL-4.36-6	Games 1908 NL-44-5 1909 NL-50-1 1910 NL-46-3 1911 NL-53-1	Saves 1904 NL-1-7 1906 NL-3-4 1907 NL-3-2 1908 NL-5-1 1909 NL-7-1 1910 NL-7-1 1911 NL-13-1 1913 NL-6-2 1915 FL-4-5	Innings 1908 NL-312.3-7 1909 NL-342.7-1 1910 NL-295.3-5 1911 NL-270.0-10	Strikeouts 1906 NL-144-8 1908 NL-123-6 1909 NL-172-4 1910 NL-143-6 1911 NL-129-9
Games Started 1909 NL-34-2 1910 NL-31-9	Comp. Games 1908 NL-27-6 1909 NL-32-1 1910 NL-27-1 1911 NL-21-9 Car-271-60	Shutouts 1904 NL-4-7 1905 NL-4-6 1906 NL-9-1 1907 NL-6-4 1908 NL-9-2 1909 NL-8-2 1910 NL-6-1 Car-55-14	Home Runs Allow. 1903 NL-7-4 1914 FL-8-5	Hits Allowed 1909 NL-246-3 1910 NL-256-7 1911 NL-267-7	SO to Walk 1905 NL-2.02-6 1906 NL-2.36-4 1907 NL-2.68-2 1908 NL-2.51-2 1909 NL-3.25-2 1910 NL-2.23-2 1911 NL-2.35-4 1914 FL-1.85-8
Wild Pitches 1908 NL-6-8 1909 NL-9-6	Batters Faced 1908 NL-1180-9 1909 NL-1302-2 1910 NL-1188-5 1911 NL-1108-10	Games Finished 1905 NL-6-10 1908 NL-12-5 1909 NL-15-4 1910 NL-14-6 1911 NL-24-2 1913 NL-21-2	Adjusted ERA+ 1903 NL-126-10 1904 NL-143-3 1905 NL-137-5 1906 NL-253-1 1907 NL-179-3 1908 NL-160-2 1909 NL-193-2 1910 NL-155-3 1915 FL-133-4 Car-138-17	Oldest Player 1912 NL-35-8 1913 NL-36-9 1914 FL-37-5 1915 FL-38-7 1916 NL-39-2