Hal Brown
[edit] Biography
Born on December 11, 1924 in Greensboro, North Carolina, Hal Brown (Hector Harold Brown) played for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and Houston Colt .45s over the course of his 14 year career. Brown broke into the bigs on April 19, 1951 with the Chicago White Sox, and put up a 4.23 ERA in 72.1 innings pitched in 1952, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Hal Brown's best season was 1960, when he posted a 3.06 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 66 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1951
| CHI
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.35
| 4
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8.2
| 15
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| 24
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 4.23
| 31
| 39
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 72.1
| 82
| 8
| 21
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1953
| BOS
| A
| 30
| 25
| 11
| 6
| 4.65
| 62
| 94
| 86
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 166.1
| 177
| 16
| 57
| 0
| 7
| 0
|
| 1954
| BOS
| A
| 40
| 5
| 1
| 8
| 4.12
| 66
| 64
| 54
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 118
| 126
| 6
| 41
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1955
| BOS
| A
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2.25
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 4.11
| 26
| 30
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 57
| 51
| 5
| 26
| 1
| 3
| 0
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| 17
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 3.98
| 28
| 31
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 61
| 53
| 5
| 28
| 1
| 3
| 0
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| 35
| 14
| 9
| 7
| 4.04
| 57
| 72
| 68
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 151.2
| 142
| 18
| 37
| 3
| 5
| 1
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| 25
| 20
| 7
| 8
| 3.90
| 62
| 68
| 65
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 150
| 132
| 17
| 37
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| 19
| 17
| 7
| 5
| 3.07
| 44
| 35
| 33
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 96.2
| 96
| 9
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| 31
| 21
| 11
| 9
| 3.79
| 81
| 73
| 69
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 164
| 158
| 16
| 32
| 5
| 2
| 1
|
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| 30
| 20
| 12
| 5
| 3.06
| 66
| 61
| 54
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 159
| 155
| 14
| 22
| 3
| 3
| 1
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| 27
| 23
| 10
| 6
| 3.19
| 61
| 62
| 59
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 166.2
| 153
| 14
| 33
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1962
| NY
| A
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6.75
| 2
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.2
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| 22
| 11
| 6
| 4
| 4.10
| 25
| 41
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 85.2
| 88
| 12
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| 1962
| TOT
| A
| 24
| 12
| 6
| 5
| 4.29
| 27
| 51
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 92.1
| 97
| 15
| 23
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| 1963
| HOU
| N
| 26
| 20
| 5
| 11
| 3.31
| 68
| 54
| 52
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 141.1
| 137
| 14
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| HOU
| N
| 27
| 21
| 3
| 15
| 3.95
| 53
| 68
| 58
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 132
| 154
| 18
| 26
| 10
| 3
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 53
| 41
| 8
| 26
| 3.62
| 121
| 122
| 110
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 273.1
| 291
| 32
| 34
| 10
| 3
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 305
| 170
| 77
| 66
| 3.85
| 589
| 659
| 602
| 38
| 10
| 10
| 1406.2
| 1386
| 141
| 355
| 17
| 34
| 12
|
| Total
|
|
| 358
| 211
| 85
| 92
| 3.81
| 710
| 781
| 712
| 47
| 13
| 11
| 1680
| 1677
| 173
| 389
| 27
| 37
| 14
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1951
| CHI
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| P
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| BOS
| A
| P
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 27
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1954
| BOS
| A
| P
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 23
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1955
| BOS
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| P
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 25
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| P
| 25
| 20
| 150
| 12
| 19
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| P
| 19
| 17
| 96.2
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| P
| 31
| 21
| 164
| 9
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| .971
|
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| P
| 30
| 20
| 159
| 9
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 3
| 0
| .967
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| P
| 27
| 23
| 166.2
| 16
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| NY
| A
| P
| 2
| 1
| 6.2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| P
| 22
| 11
| 85.2
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| TOT
| A
| P
| 24
| 12
| 92.1
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| HOU
| N
| P
| 26
| 20
| 141.1
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| HOU
| N
| P
| 27
| 21
| 132.1
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 5
| 1
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 358
| 154
| 1102.1
| 93
| 243
| 8
| 23
| 0
| 24
| 43
| 28
| 3
| .977
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1951
| CHI
| A
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| 51
| 19
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 3
| .158
| .200
| .368
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| BOS
| A
| 30
| 58
| 5
| 17
| 1
| 10
| .293
| .328
| .431
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| BOS
| A
| 40
| 24
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .125
| .222
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| BOS
| A
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| 25
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .111
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| 27
| 17
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .059
| .158
| .059
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| 42
| 42
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| .190
| .292
| .238
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| 30
| 48
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 3
| .208
| .235
| .292
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| 21
| 27
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .148
| .207
| .185
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| 31
| 42
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .048
| .130
| .095
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| 30
| 44
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .182
| .321
| .227
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 8
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| 27
| 50
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .140
| .185
| .180
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1962
| NY
| A
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| 22
| 28
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .286
| .286
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1962
| TOT
| A
| 24
| 29
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .276
| .276
| .276
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| HOU
| N
| 26
| 43
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .093
| .114
| .093
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1964
| HOU
| N
| 27
| 39
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .128
| .150
| .128
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 53
| 82
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .110
| .131
| .110
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 20
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 357
| 402
| 39
| 73
| 2
| 28
| .182
| .248
| .246
| 16
| 2
| 32
| 88
| 4
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 410
| 484
| 43
| 82
| 2
| 30
| .169
| .229
| .223
| 16
| 2
| 34
| 108
| 4
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1946).
- Selected by Chicago White Sox from Seattle (PCL) in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 16, 1950).
- Returned to Seattle (PCL) (@May 20, 1951).
- Traded by Seattle (PCL) with Marv Grissom to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Marv Rotblatt, Jerry Dahlke, Dick Duffy and Bill Fischer (October 10, 1951).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Bill Kennedy and Marv Grissom to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Vern Stephens (February 9, 1953).
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to Oakland (PCL) (May 11, 1955).
- Sold by Oakland (PCL) to Baltimore Orioles (July 14, 1955).
- Sold by Baltimore Orioles to New York Yankees (September 7, 1962).
- Sold by New York Yankees to Houston Colt .45s (April 21, 1963).
- Released by Houston Colt .45s (September 29, 1964).
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