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Dick Brown
Richard Ernest Brown

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 190 lb.

MLB Debut June 20, 1957
Final Game October 3, 1965
Born January 17, 1935 in Shinnston, WV
Died April 17, 1970 (age 35)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1957 22 KCA AL   46  125   12   36   8   0   5   18   1   0    4   24  .288  .315  .472  .787   111    59   0   0   3   1   7  
 1958 23 KCA AL   62  165   10   36   6   0   5   19   0   1    9   36  .218  .266  .345  .611    80    57   0   1   0   2   2  
 1959 24 KCA AL   64  141   17   35   9   0   7   22   0   0   22   42  .248  .359  .461  .820   112    65   0   1   0   3   3  
 1960 25 BOA AL   14   37    4    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    8  .108  .175  .189  .364    47     7   0   0   0   0   1  
 1961 26 BAA AL   91  289   37   78  13   2   9   42   0   0   16   53  .270  .304  .422  .726    96   122   1   4   0   0  11  
 1962 27 NYN NL  130  457   34  103  15   0   9   53   0   0   22   82  .225  .259  .317  .576    79   145   3   7   1   1  12  
 1963 28 BAA AL   17   11    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .091  .167  .182  .348    50     2   0   0   0   0   0  
 1964 29 BAA AL   82  243   21   67   9   0  11   36   2   1   18   46  .276  .326  .449  .774   109   109   1   0   8   0  12  
 1965 30 BAA AL   64  178   13   38   5   3   1   11   0   1    6   26  .213  .237  .292  .529    75    52   1   2   3   0   7  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      570 1646  148  398  66   5  48  207   3   3  101  318  .242  .286  .375  .661         618   6  15  15   7  55
 Per 600 PA           556   50  135  22   2  16   70   1   1   34  107                                 209   2   5   5   2  19
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BAA      254  721   71  184  28   5  21   91   2   2   41  126  .255  .293  .395  .688         285   3   6  11   0  30
   With KCA      172  431   39  107  23   0  17   59   1   1   35  102  .248  .312  .420  .732         181   0   2   3   6  12
   With NYN      130  457   34  103  15   0   9   53   0   0   22   82  .225  .259  .317  .576         145   3   7   1   1  12
   With BOA       14   37    4    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    8  .108  .175  .189  .364           7   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      636 1866  175  455  62   3  62  223   7   6  119  356  .244  .291  .380  .671         709  18  16  30  11  46
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1957 22 KCA AL  62   15   4.4  14   5   1  .357   1   10    9  .900   19    7  .731  C    3(0)e7    103   
 1958 23 KCA AL  68   15   3.0   8   3   0  .375   4   20   15  .750   34   18  .654  C    3(0)e5    -80   
 1959 24 KCA AL  79   24   6.0   4   1   0  .250   0   27   25  .926   11    7  .611  C    4(0)e2    156   
 1960 25 BOA AL  40    1    .9   2   1   0  .500   0    8    7  .875    5    2  .714  C    3(0)e5   -225   
 1961 26 BAA AL  17   34   4.1  14   6   1  .429   4   39   25  .641    8    6  .571  C    3(-2)e3   -60   
 1962 27 NYN NL  28   36   2.6   0   0   0  .000   4   65   51  .785   18    7  .720  C    3(-2)e3   -55   
 1963 28 BAA AL  50    0   1.0   2   1   0  .500   0    0    0  .000    4    1  .800  C    2(-1)e6  -283   
 1964 29 BAA AL  15   31   4.4   3   2   1  .667   0   31   28  .903    8    6  .571  C    2(-1)e5    93   
 1965 30 BAA AL  73   10   1.9   6   1   0  .167   5   19   16  .842   14    8  .636  C    2(0)e8    -83   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          169   3.4  53  20   3  .377  18  219  176  .804  121   62  .661                 -13   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1957 22 KCA AL  C     39   178    12    1    2   .995    26   273.1   6.26
 1958 23 KCA AL  C     58   245    24    4    0   .985    41   388.1   6.23
 1959 24 KCA AL  C     59   206    21    0    2  1.000    37   354.2   5.76
 1960 25 BOA AL  C     12    70     6    0    0  1.000    11    95.0   7.20
 1961 26 BAA AL  C     78   346    25    4    3   .989    72   629.2   5.30
 1962 27 NYN NL  C    130   685    34    4    4   .994   127  1120.2   5.77
 1963 28 BAA AL  C     16    29     2    0    1  1.000     2    36.0   7.75
 1964 29 BAA AL  C     79   405    22    0    4  1.000    62   601.2   6.39
 1965 30 BAA AL  C     59   323    16    5    1   .985    48   420.2   7.25
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    530  2487   162   18   17   .993   426  3920.0   6.08
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1957  KCA   59-95   Drew Kennedy
 1958  KCA   71-83   Drew Kennedy
 1959  KCA   75-79   Drew Kennedy
 1960  BOA   59-95   Mike Tomeo, Mike Petersen
 1961  BAA   76-78   Rob Tomlinson
 1962  NYN   67-95   Jon Fellows
 1963  BAA   83-79   Gary Dewing, Rob Tomlinson
 1964  BAA   70-92   Gary Dewing
 1965  BAA   72-90   Gary Dewing

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