| Mordecai Brown | |
|---|---|
 Brown in 1904 | |
| Pitcher / Manager | |
| Born: October 19, 1876 Nyesville, Indiana, U.S. | |
| Died: February 14, 1948 (aged 71) Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 19, 1903, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 4, 1916, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 239–130 |
| Earned run average | 2.06 |
| Strikeouts | 1,375 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Managerial record at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
As player
As manager | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the National | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1949 |
| Election method | Old-Timers Committee |
Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown (October 19, 1876 – February 14, 1948), nicknamed "Three Finger Brown" or "Miner", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and manager during the first two decades of the 20th century (known as the "dead-ball era"). Due to a farm-machinery accident in his youth (April 17, 1888), Brown lost parts of two fingers on his right hand,[1] and in the process gained a colorful nickname. He turned this handicap into an advantage by learning how to grip a baseball in a way that resulted in an exceptional curveball (or knuckle curve), which broke radically before reaching the plate. With this technique he became one of the elite pitchers of his era.
Brown was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949.
- ^ "Brown, Mordecai". baseballhall.org. Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 4, 2010.