Mordecai Brown
Chronology
1876 | Born October 19 in Nyesville, Indiana |
late 1890s | Plays semi-professional baseball for Coxville, Indiana |
1901 | Pitches for Terre Haute (Three-I League) |
1902 | Pitches for Omaha (Western League) |
1903 | Signs with the St. Louis Cardinals (National League); marries Sallie Burgham |
1904-12 | Plays with the Chicago Cubs (National League); wins the pennant in 1906, 1907, 1908, and 1910 |
1906 | Pitches a shutout in the World Series against Chicago White Sox |
1907 | Pitches a shutout in the World Series against Detroit Tigers |
1908 | Cubs win the pennant after famous makeup game with the Giants; Brown pitches a shutout in the World Series against Detroit Tigers |
1913 | Plays with the Cincinnati Reds (National League) |
1914-15 | Plays with the Federal League |
1916 | Plays with the Chicago Cubs (National League) |
1917-18 | Pitches for Columbus (International League) |
1919-20 | Player-manager for Terre Haute (Three-I League) |
1920-45 | Manages a filling station until retirement |
1948 | Dies in Terre Haute, Indiana |
1949 | Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Cooperstown) |
Additional topics
Famous Sports StarsBaseballMordecai Brown Biography - Pitched In As A Pitcher, Chronology, Later Career, Career Statistics, Awards And Accomplishments