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Tommy Brown
Thomas Michael Brown (Buckshot)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 170 lb.

Debut August 3, 1944
Final Game September 25, 1953
Born December 6, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY

Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1944 16 BRO NL  46  146   17   24   4  0   0    8   0      8  17  .164  .208  .192   14   28   6           0   3
 1945 17 BRO NL  57  196   13   48   3  4   2   19   3      6  16  .245  .267  .332   67   65   2           0   3
 1947 19 BRO NL  15   34    3    8   1  0   0    2   0      1   6  .235  .257  .265   37    9   0           0   1
 1948 20 BRO NL  54  145   18   35   4  0   2   20   1      7  17  .241  .281  .310   58   45   3           1   5
 1949 21 BRO NL  41   89   14   27   2  0   3   18   0      6   8  .303  .347  .427  103   38   0           0   1
 1950 22 BRO NL  48   86   15   25   2  1   8   20   0     11   9  .291  .378  .616  154   53   0           1   4
 1951 23 TOT NL  89  221   26   47   4  1  10   33   1  2  17  25  .213  .272  .376   73   83   1           1   8
         BRO NL  11   25    2    4   2  0   0    1   0  0   2   4  .160  .222  .240   23    6   0           0   0
         PHI NL  78  196   24   43   2  1  10   32   1  2  15  21  .219  .278  .393   79   77   1           1   8
 1952 24 TOT NL  79  225   26   68  12  0   4   26   1  2  16  27  .302  .349  .409  109   92   1           0   5
         PHI NL  18   25    2    4   1  0   1    2   0  0   4   3  .160  .276  .320   65    8   0           0   0
         CHC NL  61  200   24   64  11  0   3   24   1  2  12  24  .320  .358  .420  114   84   1           0   5
 1953 25 CHC NL  65  138   19   27   7  1   2   13   1  0  13  17  .196  .279  .304   51   42   0           3   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      494 1280  151  309  39  7  31  159   7  4  85 142  .241  .292  .355   75  455  13   0   0   6  39
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        420   50  101  13  2  10   52   2  1  28  47  .241  .292  .355   75  149   4   0   0   2  13
 Career High     89  225   26   68  12  4  10   33   3  2  17  27  .302  .349  .409  109   92   6   0   0   3   9
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1944 16 BRO NL  160  131    6   1.2    93| .164  .266| .208  .332| .192  .373| .400  .706|  14  .096 -16.8  -1.8     
 1945 17 BRO NL  204  153   17   3.0    96| .245  .272| .267  .342| .332  .375| .599  .717|  67  .340 -10.4  -1.1     
 1947 19 BRO NL   35   27    2   2.0   109| .235  .279| .257  .355| .265  .413| .522  .768|  37  .173  -3.2  -0.3     
 1948 20 BRO NL  156  118   12   2.7   104| .241  .272| .281  .347| .310  .403| .591  .750|  58  .286  -9.1  -0.9     
 1949 21 BRO NL   95   63   13   5.5   107| .303  .275| .347  .349| .427  .412| .774  .761| 103  .585   0.1   0.0     
 1950 22 BRO NL   98   65   20   8.2   110| .291  .272| .378  .349| .616  .422| .994  .771| 154  .733   6.3   0.6     
 1951 23 TOT NL  240  185   22   3.2   103| .213  .267| .272  .340| .376  .404| .648  .744|  73  .347  -9.8  -1.0  33%
         BRO NL   27   21    1   1.3   105| .160  .270| .222  .344| .240  .409| .462  .753|  23  .090  -2.7  -0.3   0%
         PHI NL  213  164   21   3.4   102| .219  .266| .278  .340| .393  .403| .671  .743|  79  .378  -7.0  -0.7  33%
 1952 24 TOT NL  242  165   32   5.2    98| .302  .262| .349  .335| .409  .391| .758  .726| 109  .601   2.6   0.3  33%
         PHI NL   29   21    2   2.6    96| .160  .260| .276  .333| .320  .387| .596  .721|  65  .291  -1.2  -0.1   0%
         CHC NL  213  144   30   5.6    98| .320  .263| .358  .336| .420  .391| .778  .727| 114  .631   3.8   0.4  33%
 1953 25 CHC NL  154  120   11   2.4   112| .196  .276| .279  .348| .304  .431| .583  .779|  51  .220 -10.2  -1.0 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1384 1027  135   3.5   102| .241  .270| .292  .342| .355  .398| .647  .741|  75  .395 -50.4  -5.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1944 16 BRO NL SS 46 89 109 16 24 .925 .954 4.30 4.85 1945 17 BRO NL SS 55 93 164 23 27 .918 .947 4.67 4.75 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0 0 1 1947 19 BRO NL 3B 6 5 8 0 0 1.000 .949 2.17 2.80 OF 3 4 0 1 0 .800 .976 1.33 2.20 3 0 0 SS 1 3 7 1 2 .909 .962 10.00 4.70 1948 20 BRO NL 3B 43 43 60 7 7 .936 .941 2.40 2.81 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.90 1949 21 BRO NL OF 27 53 1 4 0 .931 .976 2.00 2.25 27 0 0 1950 22 BRO NL OF 16 31 2 3 0 .917 .979 2.06 2.14 16 0 0 1951 23 TOT NL OF 37 65 1 3 0 .957 .981 1.78 2.23 37 0 0 BRO NL OF 5 9 1 1 0 .909 .980 2.00 2.24 5 0 0 PHI NL OF 32 56 0 2 0 .966 .981 1.75 2.23 32 0 0 2B 14 33 26 3 7 .952 .975 4.21 5.05 1B 12 83 9 2 7 .979 .989 7.67 9.29 3B 1 2 1 1 0 .750 .968 3.00 3.10 1952 24 TOT NL 1B 8 58 4 1 3 .984 .990 7.75 9.16 PHI NL 1B 3 21 3 0 0 1.000 .992 8.00 9.17 OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.10 3 0 0 CHC NL SS 39 58 85 14 17 .911 .960 3.67 4.70 2B 10 27 23 2 4 .962 .975 5.00 4.96 1B 5 37 1 1 3 .974 .990 7.60 9.16 1953 25 CHC NL SS 25 44 68 12 13 .903 .958 4.48 4.63 OF 6 4 2 1 0 .857 .984 1.00 2.12 1 0 5
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1948 20 BRO NL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.90 1951 23 PHI NL 1B 12 83 9 2 7 .979 .989 7.67 9.29 1952 24 TOT NL 1B 8 58 4 1 3 .984 .990 7.75 9.16 PHI NL 1B 3 21 3 0 0 1.000 .992 8.00 9.17 CHC NL 1B 5 37 1 1 3 .974 .990 7.60 9.16 1951 23 PHI NL 2B 14 33 26 3 7 .952 .975 4.21 5.05 1952 24 CHC NL 2B 10 27 23 2 4 .962 .975 5.00 4.96 1947 19 BRO NL 3B 6 5 8 0 0 1.000 .949 2.17 2.80 1948 20 BRO NL 3B 43 43 60 7 7 .936 .941 2.40 2.81 1951 23 PHI NL 3B 1 2 1 1 0 .750 .968 3.00 3.10 1945 17 BRO NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0 0 1 1947 19 BRO NL OF 3 4 0 1 0 .800 .976 1.33 2.20 3 0 0 1949 21 BRO NL OF 27 53 1 4 0 .931 .976 2.00 2.25 27 0 0 1950 22 BRO NL OF 16 31 2 3 0 .917 .979 2.06 2.14 16 0 0 1951 23 TOT NL OF 37 65 1 3 0 .957 .981 1.78 2.23 37 0 0 BRO NL OF 5 9 1 1 0 .909 .980 2.00 2.24 5 0 0 PHI NL OF 32 56 0 2 0 .966 .981 1.75 2.23 32 0 0 1952 24 PHI NL OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.10 3 0 0 1953 25 CHC NL OF 6 4 2 1 0 .857 .984 1.00 2.12 1 0 5 1944 16 BRO NL SS 46 89 109 16 24 .925 .954 4.30 4.85 1945 17 BRO NL SS 55 93 164 23 27 .918 .947 4.67 4.75 1947 19 BRO NL SS 1 3 7 1 2 .909 .962 10.00 4.70 1952 24 CHC NL SS 39 58 85 14 17 .911 .960 3.67 4.70 1953 25 CHC NL SS 25 44 68 12 13 .903 .958 4.48 4.63
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total SS 166 287 433 66 83 .916 .953 4.34 4.75 OF 93 158 6 12 0 .932 .979 1.76 2.21 87 0 6 3B 50 50 69 8 7 .937 .942 2.38 2.81 2B 24 60 49 5 11 .956 .975 4.54 5.01 1B 21 142 13 3 10 .981 .990 7.38 9.22 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 354 697 570 94 111 .931 .962 3.58 4.09
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1949   WS    BRO NYY     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Youngest Player
1944 NL-16-2
1945 NL-17-2
1947 NL-19-3
1948 NL-20-7
1949 NL-21-8

HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3105) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1944 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

June 8, 1951: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Whitman and cash.

June 15, 1952: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Philadelphia Phillies.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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