Jack Brewer

Jack Herndon Brewer
(Buddy)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 170 lb.
• School University of Southern California
• Debut July 15, 1944
• Final Game April 18, 1946
• Born April 21, 1918 in Los Angeles, CA USA
• Died November 30, 2003 in Sun City, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Right-hander Jack Brewer signed as an amateur free agent with the New York Giants on May 9, 1940, after pitching for USC. Jack spent two years (1940-1941) in the minor leagues, going 10-12, appearing in 45 games and pitching 233 innings over a two-year period. He left until the middle of the 1944 season to join the United States Navy during World War II.

Brewer returned from the military and made his major league debut with the New York Giants on July 15, 1944, going 1-4 in 14 appearances with a 5.56 ERA while pitching 55 innings. Jack spent the 1945 season with the Giants, finishing 8-6 with a 3.83 ERA in 28 games. Jack started the 1946 season with the Giants, pitched two innings with no decisions, and never returned to a big league mound. He had a career mark of 9-10 and a 4.36 ERA in 43 innings to cap his big league time.

Brewer spent the balance of the 1946 season with the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association and went 14-9 with a 3.46 ERA in 26 appearances. He spent the next three years (1947-1949) with the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League after being one of the two players reportedly traded for Larry Jansen, and had two double-digit win seasons (16-14 in 1947 and 15-11 in #948). Arm trouble put Jack down in 1949 to a 5-11 record; he wound up with the Sacramento Solons of the same league in 1950 and lost both games he appeared in. In his final season, 1951, he went down to the Tri-City Braves of the Western International League and fell to a 4-13 and a 5.79 ERA. In the minors, he appeared in 206 games, going 64-72 while pitching 1,206 2/3 innings.

After baseball, Jack remained on the California coast where he worked and lived until his death on November 30, 2003 in Sun City. He was 85.