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Mordecai three finger brown. Mordecai Brown was only 7 when he lost part of his right hand to a. It was a great ball that downward curve of his said Ty Cobb owner of the games best career batting average of the curveball that evolved from Browns misshapen fingers. Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown best known today for his unusual name and his more or less descriptive nickname of Three Finger was the ace right-hander of the great Chicago Cub teams of the first decade or so of the twentieth century.

SGC AUTHENTICATED MORDECAI THREE FINGERS BROWN CHICAGO CUBS HALL OF FAMER. So with it being a proverbial slow news day in the offseason lets take a little time to discuss Brown. Born in Nyesville Indiana he was nicknamed Three.

Not long after he fell while chasing a rabbit and broke his other fingers. Due to a farm-machinery accident in his youth Brown lost parts of two fingers on his right hand and eventually acquired his nickname as a result. It was Nyesville where Brown was born and raised a childhood that included a corn grinder a machine designed to.

This is a really nice card with moderate creasing in the upper left hand corner. Born in Indiana in 1876 Brown was given the middle name Centennial to honor the 100th birthday of the United States. 10-19-1876 Libra Born.

Brown was a switch hitter. 1909 T206 Mordecai Three Finger Brown Cubs on shirt of the Chicago Cubs. Hall of Fame hurler Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown he was born in 1876 you see wasnt Three Finger Brown until his minor-league days.

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Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown October 19 1876 February 14 1948 nicknamed Three Finger or Miner was an American Major League Baseball pitcher at the turn of the 20th century. For any other pitcher a right-hand mangled in a childhood accident might have derailed a career before it started. 5 rows Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player.

Mordecai Three Finger Brown October 19 1876 February 14 1948 While all of us get uber-excited for 100mph fastballs if the pitch is straight as string all that velocity just makes the ball leave the park faster. Three Finger or Miner. After overcoming a serious childhood injury Mordecai Three Finger Brown went on to become one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history.

Because of childhood curiosity Mordecai lost most of his right index finger in a piece of farming equipment. Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown Nicknames. Mordecai Brown was tagged with the nickname Three Fingers because he lost part of his index finger in a farm-machinery accident in his youth.

Mordecai Browndubbed Three Finger because of a childhood farm injurywas the dominant pitcher for the great Chicago Cubs team of the early twentieth century a team that from 1906 through 1910 was arguably the best in baseball history. The ace of our pitching staff is the legendary Mordecai Three Finger Brown. Browns handicap enabled him to throw pitches with an unconventional movement that left batters bewilderedthe curve ball that Ty Cobb once called the most devastating he had ever faced.

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen. BEAUTIFUL COLORS IN HARD TO FIND PORTRAIT. Mordecais most familiar nickname was Three Finger although he actually had four and a half fingers on his pitching hand.

But for Mordecai Three-Fingered Brown the incident on a local farm became the genesis of a Hall of Fame career. He won 239 games over 14 seasons in the majors and his career ERA 206 is sixth-best all-time. 10 rows Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown.

KNOWN FOR HIS UNIQUE SINKING CURVE BALL. Mordecai Three-Finger Brown Chicago Cubs Not a reprint but a 2008 hand-made creation by MWC Deadball Exhibits are exclusive productions of Mike Wheat Cards MWC. View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject.

Mordecai Three Finger Brown is the professional baseball player who gained fame for pitching with a mangled hand. Mordecai Browndubbed Three Finger because of a childhood farm injurywas the dominant pitcher for the great Chicago Cubs team of the early twentieth century.