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Mace
Brown		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: May 21, 1909 in Usa, IA, NORTH ENGLISH
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1938   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1935 26 OAK AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 8
1936 27 OAK AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 5 6 5 8 9 9
1937 28 OAK AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 5 6 5 8 9 8
1938 29 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 5 6 5 8 9 8
1939 30 DET AL $ 350,000 6 4 5 5 5 6 5 8 9 8
1940 31 NYA AL $ 1,500,000 6 4 5 5 5 7 6 8 9 9
1941 32 NYA AL $ 1,500,000 6 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 7 7
1942 33 TAM AL $ 1,500,000 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 7 7 7
1943 34 TAM AL $ 1,500,000 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5
1944 35 NYG NL $ 1,500,000 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,500,000 7 5 6 5 5 7 6 8 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1935 26 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1936 27 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1937 28 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1938 29 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1939 30 DET AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1940 31 NYA AL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1941 32 NYA AL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1942 33 TAM AL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1943 34 TAM AL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1944 35 NYG NL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 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
1935 26 OAK AL 3 5 .375 28 1 0 0 7 37.7 52 30 1 19 10 7.17 .329 .399 .424 .823 0.4
    AAA   1 2 .333 23 0 0 0 17 27.3 20 11 1 10 21 3.62 .196 .268 .284 .552  
1936 27 OAK AL 3 4 .429 44 0 0 0 20 51.7 63 28 2 20 15 4.88 .309 .366 .412 .777 5.4
1937 28 OAK AL 4 9 .308 50 0 0 0 25 40.7 47 27 1 20 10 5.98 .288 .364 .387 .751 3.4
1938 29 OAK AL 6 10 .375 44 0 0 0 14 53.3 66 34 3 32 14 5.74 .320 .407 .432 .839 1.9
1939 30 DET AL 11 9 .550 36 25 3 0 2 192.7 185 73 7 61 55 3.41 .253 .311 .336 .647 16.4
1940 31 DET AL 1 5 .167 22 12 0 0 3 21.3 41 20 2 12 7 8.43 .406 .469 .564 1.033 0.0
  NYA AL 7 9 .438 25 13 1 1 0 171.0 183 77 7 67 59 4.05 .274 .339 .376 .715 6.9
  TOT   8 14 .364 47 25 1 1 3 192.3 224 97 9 79 66 4.54 .291 .356 .401 .757 6.9
1941 32 NYA AL 11 13 .458 30 30 3 1 0 200.3 201 97 9 78 78 4.36 .261 .329 .378 .707 11.7
1942 33 TAM AL 2 1 .667 21 0 0 0 1 22.3 30 14 1 11 4 5.64 .330 .398 .527 .926 0.4
    AAA   0 2 .000 33 0 0 0 3 26.7 21 11 3 9 29 3.71 .231 .300 .385 .685  
1943 34 TAM AL 0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 0 14.0 19 10 2 4 8 6.43 .339 .377 .500 .877 0.0
    AAA   1 2 .333 16 6 0 0 2 44.0 50 15 5 18 35 3.07 .286 .352 .417 .769  
1944 35 AAA   7 9 .438 22 19 2 0 0 128.3 152 65 9 47 79 4.56 .288 .347 .404 .751  
9 Years Sim 48 65 .425 312 81 7 2 72 805.0 887 410 35 324 260 4.58 .282 .347 .389 .736 46.5
4 Years AAA 9 15 .375 94 25 2 0 22 226.3 243 102 18 84 164 4.06 .272 .334 .391 .725  
Season Average 5 7 .417 34 9 0 0 8 89.4 98 45 3 36 28 4.58 .282 .347 .389 .736  
Career Highs 11 14 .667 50 30 3 1 25 200.3 224 97 9 79 78 7.17 .339 .407 .527 .926  
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   437 202 14 152 151   .279 .343 .374 .717
vs LH   450 208 21 172 109   .284 .355 .403 .758
Home 23 34 .404 160 40 5 1 27 408.6 454 223 19 177 123 4.91 .283 .354 .397 .751
Away 25 31 .446 152 41 2 1 45 396.3 433 187 16 147 137 4.25 .281 .343 .380 .723
Mar/Apr 8 10 .444 78 10 2 1 18 135.3 179 86 8 54 44 5.72 .319 .379 .451 .830
May 10 16 .385 78 14 1 0 19 165.6 176 85 6 72 41 4.62 .274 .347 .361 .708
June 13 6 .684 42 12 2 0 9 122.3 127 47 4 37 45 3.46 .269 .322 .356 .678
July 6 7 .462 29 16 0 0 5 123.0 124 62 4 51 47 4.54 .265 .337 .350 .688
August 4 18 .182 43 17 1 0 8 143.3 169 76 8 60 43 4.77 .296 .363 .428 .792
Sep/Oct 7 8 .467 42 12 1 1 13 115.3 112 54 5 50 40 4.21 .257 .334 .375 .709
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
1935 26 OAK AL 28 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1 0.0
1936 27 OAK AL 44 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1937 28 OAK AL 50 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1938 29 OAK AL 44 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1939 30 DET AL 36 57 3 14 3 0 0 6 0 0 1 9 .246 .259 .298 .557 4.5 0.0
1940 31 DET AL 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  NYA AL 25 59 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 16 .102 .117 .102 .218 -2.0 0.0
  TOT   47 60 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 16 .100 .115 .100 .215 -2.1 0.0
1941 32 NYA AL 30 67 2 12 1 0 1 6 0 0 1 13 .179 .191 .239 .430 2.4 0.0
7 Years Sim 279 202 9 33 4 0 1 18 0 0 3 43 .163 .175 .198 .373 4.2 0.0
162 Game Average 117 5 19 2 0 0 10 0 0 1 24 .163 .175 .198 .373 2.4  
Career Highs 50 67 3 14 3 0 1 6 0 0 1 16 .246 .259 .298 .557 4.5  
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   135 6 26 3 0 1 15 0 0 3 29 .193 .210 .237 .447 5.2
vs LH   67 3 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 .104 .103 .119 .222 -2.0
Home 143 93 4 13 2 0 1 8 0 0 1 19 .140 .147 .194 .341 0.5
Away 136 109 5 20 2 0 0 10 0 0 2 24 .183 .198 .202 .400 2.6
RISP   58 0 11 1 0 0 17 0 0 2 15 .190 .213 .207 .420 1.9
Close/Late   9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3
Mar/Apr 10 25 2 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .240 .240 .360 .600 2.1
May 35 35 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .171 .194 .171 .366 0.6
June 20 29 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 .172 .226 .241 .467 1.3
July 22 39 1 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 .179 .179 .205 .385 0.6
August 40 39 2 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 13 .103 .100 .103 .203 -1.4
Sep/Oct 29 35 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .143 .143 .171 .314 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1935 26 OAK AL P 28 1 37.7 1 12 1 0 .929 3.11    
1936 27 OAK AL P 44 0 51.7 9 12 0 1 1.000 3.66    
1937 28 OAK AL P 50 0 40.7 6 10 0 1 1.000 3.54    
1938 29 OAK AL P 44 0 53.3 2 14 0 3 1.000 2.70    
1939 30 DET AL P 36 25 192.7 14 37 2 3 .962 2.38    
1940 31 DET AL P 22 12 21.3 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.53    
  NYA AL P 25 13 171.0 11 36 4 2 .922 2.47    
  TOT   P 47 25 192.3 12 41 4 2 .930 2.48    
1941 32 NYA AL P 30 30 200.3 12 46 0 5 1.000 2.61    
1942 33 TAM AL P 21 0 22.3 1 8 0 0 1.000 3.63    
1943 34 TAM AL P 12 0 14.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.93    
Career Totals   312 81 805.0 59 181 7 15 .972 2.68    
Career Highs   50 30 200.3 14 46 4 5 1.000 3.66    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1939-4-3.41
 Saves
1936-2-20
1937-1-25
1938-3-14
 Games Pitched
1937-7-50
 Shutouts
1941-8-1
 Hits per 9IP
1939-4-8.6
1941-9-9.0
 WHiP
1939-5-1.28
OAVG
1939-5-.253
1941-9-.261
 OOBP
1939-6-.311
 OSLG
1939-1-.336
 OOPS
1939-1-.647
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 19    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Si Johnson (952)
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  8. Billy Muffett (948)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Oakland in 1935
Earned first career win on 4/6/1935
Had first career hit on 5/14/1935, off Bobo Newsom (ATL)
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game
2/1/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Oakland to Detroit on 4/2/1939 (Going to OAK: 3B Steve Mesner, P Tony Kaufmann. Going to DET: P Mace Brown)
9/22/1939: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $1,500,000 per year, for 7 years
Traded from Detroit to New York (A) on 6/1/1940 (Going to NYA: P Roy Mahaffey, P Mace Brown. Going to DET: P Carl Hubbell, 3B Marty Hopkins)
Hit first career homerun on 4/5/1941, off Claude Passeau (NYG)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1941, winning 2 games with a 3.60 ERA
Injured on 5/24/1941 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks
Traded from New York (A) to Tampa Bay on 2/1/1942 (Going to NYA: CF Dom Dimaggio. Going to TAM: P Mace Brown)
Injured on 8/22/1942 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
3/3/1944: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Injured on 6/6/1944 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days
Traded from Tampa Bay to New York (N) on 7/1/1944 (Going to NYG: P Bob Muncrief, P Mace Brown, C Willard Hershberger, RF Ben Chapman, P Lefty Mills. Going to TAM: P Ralph Birkofer, P Claude Passeau, C Buddy Rosar)
 
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