Willard Brown

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 200lb (180cm, 90kg)

Born: June 26, 1915 in Shreveport, LA us

Died: August 4, 1996 in Houston, TX

Buried: Houston National Cemetery, Houston, TX

Debut: July 19, 1947 (Age 32-023d, 8,004th in MLB history)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 17, 1947 (Age 32-052d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2006. (Voted by Negro League Committee)
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Full Name: Willard Jessie Brown

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

AB

H

HR

BA

.179

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.179

SLG

.269

OPS

.448

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1935	20		Kansas City	INDP	Non			27	25	5	13	3	0	3	3	1		2		.520	.556	1.000	1.556	25			0
1936	21		Kansas City	INDP	Non			1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	0			0
1937	22		Kansas City	NAL	NgM			178	174	36	58	2	7	6	17	6		3		.333	.345	.529	.873	92			1
1938	23		Kansas City	NAL	NgM			78	78	14	27	5	1	3	7	9		0		.346	.346	.551	.897	43			0
1939	24		Kansas City	NAL	NgM			72	70	10	22	5	2	1	8	5		2		.314	.333	.486	.819	34			0
1940	25		Kansas City	NAL	NgM			4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	0			0
1940	25		Nuevo Laredo	MEX	Ind
1941	26		Kansas City	NAL	NgM			92	87	19	30	3	3	2	19	4		5		.345	.380	.517	.898	45			0
1941	26	2.0	Veracruz Aguila	MEX	Ind
1942	27		Kansas City	NAL	NgM			133	127	28	47	7	2	5	25	3		6		.370	.398	.575	.973	73			0
1943	28		Kansas City	NAL	NgM			79	79	15	27	3	0	3	6	2		0		.342	.342	.494	.835	39			0
1944	29		Kansas City	NAL	NgM			4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	1			0

1946	31		Kansas City	NAL	NgM			109	106	15	27	6	4	2	21	8		3		.255	.275	.443	.719	47			0
1947	32	2.7	SLB	AL	MLB	SLB	21	67	67	4	12	3	0	1	6	2	2	0	7	.179	.179	.269	.448	18	2	0	0		0
1947	32		Kansas City	NAL	NgM			61	57	12	21	3	5	2	18	0		4		.368	.410	.702	1.112	40			0
1948	33		Kansas City	NAL	NgM			92	86	18	31	5	1	3	15	4		6		.360	.402	.547	.949	47			0
1949	34		Kansas City	NAL	NgM			3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	0			0
1950	35	9.7	Ottawa	BORD	C		30		128		45	7	1	1						.352		.445		57
1951	36		2 Teams	MEX	Ind
1951	36	9.9	Jalisco	MEX	Ind
1951	36	9.9	Nuevo Laredo	MEX	Ind

1953	38	10.2	Dallas	TL	AA		138	561	522	91	162	36	2	23	108	3	2	35	52	.310	.357	.519	.876	271		3	1
1954	39		2 Teams	TL	AA	STL	144	628	583	92	183	36	4	35	120	2	0	35	56					332		0	5	5
1954	39	12.1	Dallas	TL	AA		108
1954	39	12.1	Houston	TL	AA	STL	36
1955	40	13.3	Houston	TL	AA	STL	149	589	544	73	164	34	4	19	104	3	2	39	42	.301	.345	.483	.829	263		0	1	5
1956	41		4 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A	MLN-BAL-CHC	127	482	436	61	130	19	0	17	87	2	0	41	49					200	3	1	1	3
1956	41	15.0	Austin	TL	AA	MLN	22
1956	41	15.0	San Antonio	TL	AA	BAL	54
1956	41	15.0	Tulsa	TL	AA	CHC	28
1956	41	16.2	Topeka	WL	A	MLN	23	90	85	11	25	2	0	3	14	0		5	13	.294	.333	.424	.757	36	3	0	0	0
1957	42		Minot	MDAK	Inde
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
(1 season)
MLB (1 season)					MLB		21	67	67	4	12	3	0	1	6	2	2	0	7	.179	.179	.269	.448	18	2	0	0		0
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		588	1368	1279	175	396	79	7	46	226	6	4	79	107					627		3	2	5
NLB (14 seasons)					NLB			933	901	172	304	42	25	30	139	42		31		.337	.359	.539	.899	486			1
Foreign (3 seasons)					Foreign
All Levels (21 Seasons)							609	2368	2247	351	712	124	32	77	371	50	6	110	114					1131		3	3	5	0

AA (4 seasons)					Minors		535	1150	1066	164	326	70	6	42	212	6	4	74	94					534		3	2	5
A (1 season)					Minors		23	90	85	11	25	2	0	3	14	0		5	13	.294	.333	.424	.757	36	3	0	0	0
C (1 season)					Minors		30	128	128		45	7	1	1						.352		.445		57