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Hal
Brown		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 187
 
Born: December 11, 1924 in Usa, NC, GREENSBORO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1951 26 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 3 4 3 8 8 8 7 7 7
1952 27 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 3 4 3 8 8 8 7 7 7
1953 28 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6
1954 29 BSN NL $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6
1955 30 BSN NL $ 517,143 8 3 4 3 7 7 7 6 6 6
1956 31 BSN NL $ 517,143 8 3 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5
1957 32 BSN NL $ 517,143 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 3 4 3 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 517,143 9 4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1951 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1952 27 BSN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1953 28 BSN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1954 29 BSN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1955 30 BSN NL $ 517,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1956 31 BSN NL $ 517,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1957 32 BSN NL $ 517,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 517,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1951 26 BSN NL 13 19 .406 36 36 14 0 0 270.3 325 163 39 90 86 5.43 .302 .354 .479 .833 9.3
1952 27 BSN NL 8 13 .381 37 23 11 0 0 185.7 227 125 28 53 54 6.06 .301 .347 .474 .821 1.1
1953 28 BSN NL 0 2 .000 21 2 0 0 2 36.3 39 30 3 30 16 7.43 .295 .421 .462 .883 0.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 16 0 0 0 3 11.3 18 3 0 5 3 2.38 .360 .418 .440 .858  
1954 29 BSN NL 2 1 .667 29 0 0 0 1 39.0 47 18 4 10 14 4.15 .301 .343 .429 .773 2.5
    AAA   6 2 .750 58 0 0 0 10 49.7 44 18 3 23 35 3.26 .237 .321 .333 .654  
1955 30 BSN NL 2 9 .182 39 2 0 0 2 48.0 58 38 8 28 12 7.13 .310 .401 .503 .904 0.0
1957 32 AAA   4 2 .667 31 0 0 0 0 51.0 47 18 5 22 41 3.18 .242 .319 .371 .691  
1958 33 AAA   2 0 1.000 8 0 0 0 0 14.7 16 8 3 9 12 4.91 .276 .373 .431 .804  
    AA   5 0 1.000 24 0 0 0 3 25.3 15 4 2 7 26 1.42 .170 .232 .250 .482  
5 Years Sim 25 44 .362 162 63 25 0 5 579.3 696 374 82 211 182 5.81 .302 .360 .475 .835 12.9
4 Years AAA 12 4 .750 113 0 0 0 13 126.7 125 47 11 59 91 3.34 .256 .336 .371 .707  
1 Years AA 5 0 1.000 24 0 0 0 3 25.3 15 4 2 7 26 1.42 .170 .232 .250 .482  
5 Years Minors 17 4 .810 137 0 0 0 16 152.0 140 51 13 66 117 3.02 .243 .321 .352 .673  
Season Average 5 8 .385 32 12 5 0 1 115.9 139 74 16 42 36 5.81 .302 .360 .475 .835  
Career Highs 13 19 .667 39 36 14 0 2 270.3 325 163 39 90 86 7.43 .310 .421 .503 .904  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   364 189 44 109 99   .300 .357 .474 .831
vs LH   332 185 38 102 83   .305 .365 .476 .841
Home 16 15 .516 76 31 12 0 0 295.0 342 168 45 93 99 5.13 .294 .346 .463 .810
Away 9 29 .237 86 32 13 0 5 284.3 354 206 37 118 83 6.52 .311 .375 .487 .862
Mar/Apr 2 7 .222 34 6 3 0 0 78.3 86 53 9 34 27 6.09 .286 .358 .445 .803
May 4 8 .333 26 13 7 0 0 115.3 152 74 16 37 31 5.77 .324 .374 .493 .866
June 6 6 .500 24 12 5 0 1 105.3 109 50 9 50 30 4.27 .273 .353 .398 .751
July 6 8 .429 24 12 5 0 3 101.7 119 68 14 31 30 6.02 .295 .345 .458 .803
August 4 9 .308 27 13 5 0 1 115.7 141 75 17 28 36 5.84 .301 .341 .472 .813
Sep/Oct 3 6 .333 27 7 0 0 0 63.0 89 54 17 31 28 7.72 .341 .411 .628 1.039
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1951 26 BSN NL 36 89 3 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 17 .112 .160 .135 .294 0.3 0.0
1952 27 BSN NL 37 57 4 8 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 12 .140 .155 .158 .313 -0.1 0.0
1953 28 BSN NL 21 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.0 0.0
1954 29 BSN NL 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1955 30 BSN NL 39 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
5 Years Sim 162 162 8 19 3 0 0 7 0 1 5 31 .117 .148 .136 .284 -0.3 0.0
162 Game Average 162 8 19 3 0 0 7 0 1 5 31 .117 .148 .136 .284 -0.3  
Career Highs 39 89 4 10 2 0 0 4 0 1 4 17 .143 .160 .158 .313 0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   86 6 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 14 .070 .101 .070 .171 -4.0
vs LH   76 2 13 3 0 0 5 0 1 3 17 .171 .200 .211 .411 1.8
Home 69 78 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 15 .064 .108 .090 .198 -3.0
Away 71 84 5 14 1 0 0 5 0 1 2 16 .167 .186 .179 .365 0.9
RISP   48 0 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 13 .125 .122 .125 .247 -1.0
Close/Late   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
Mar/Apr 26 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .059 .059 .059 .118 -1.0
May 21 38 2 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 .184 .184 .184 .368 0.5
June 24 31 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 .129 .176 .129 .306 -0.2
July 12 29 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .069 .100 .103 .203 -1.0
August 13 34 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .147 .194 .206 .400 0.5
Sep/Oct 21 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .071 .000 .071 -0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1951 26 BSN NL P 36 36 270.3 14 55 2 6 .972 2.30    
1952 27 BSN NL P 37 23 185.7 15 38 2 3 .964 2.57    
1953 28 BSN NL P 21 2 36.3 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.73    
1954 29 BSN NL P 29 0 39.0 2 10 0 2 1.000 2.77    
1955 30 BSN NL P 39 2 48.0 4 11 0 0 1.000 2.81    
Career Totals   162 63 579.3 36 120 4 11 .975 2.42    
Career Highs   39 36 270.3 15 55 2 6 1.000 2.81    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1951-7-19
 Complete Games
1951-7-14
 Hits Allowed
1951-9-325
 Homeruns Allowed
1951-5-39
 Walks per 9IP
1951-8-3.0
1952-6-2.6
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Ben Wade (958)
  7. Russ Christopher (958)
  8. Jim Wilson (955)
  9. Charlie Sullivan (952)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1951
Earned first career win on 4/4/1951
Had first career hit on 4/8/1951, off Lou Brissie (NYG)
Injured on 6/9/1951 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $517,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/26/1955 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 6 weeks
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $517,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $517,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $517,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from Boston (N) to Detroit on 4/2/1958 (Going to BSN: P Al Cicotte, P Howie Judson. Going to DET: P Cuddles Marshall, P Buddy Lively, P Don Carlsen, P Hal Brown, P Bob Grim)
Traded from Detroit to New York (N) on 7/31/1958 (Going to NYG: P Bob Grim, P Buddy Lively, P Hal Brown. Going to DET: P Ted Abernathy, P Curt Simmons)
Released by New York (N) on 10/22/1958
 
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