Lew Brown
[edit] Biography
Lew Brown (Lewis J. Brown) was born on February 1, 1858 in Leominster, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on June 17, 1876 for the Boston Red Caps. In 1876, his rookie year, he hit .210 with 2 home runs and 21 RBI. Brown played for the Boston Red Caps, Providence Grays, Chicago White Stockings, Detroit Wolverines, Louisville Colonels, Boston Beaneaters and Boston Reds over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Lew Brown's best season was 1878, when he hit for a .305 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1876
| BOS
| N
| 45
| 195
| 23
| 41
| 2
| 21
| .210
| .222
| .333
| 6
| 6
| 3
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1877
| BOS
| N
| 58
| 221
| 27
| 56
| 1
| 31
| .253
| .273
| .394
| 12
| 8
| 6
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1878
| PRO
| N
| 58
| 243
| 44
| 74
| 1
| 43
| .305
| .324
| .453
| 21
| 6
| 7
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1879
| PRO
| N
| 53
| 229
| 23
| 59
| 2
| 38
| .258
| .270
| .376
| 13
| 4
| 4
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1879
| CHI
| N
| 6
| 21
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .286
| .318
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1879
| TOT
| N
| 59
| 250
| 25
| 65
| 2
| 41
| .260
| .275
| .372
| 14
| 4
| 5
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| PRO
| N
| 18
| 75
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 10
| .240
| .278
| .307
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| DET
| N
| 27
| 108
| 16
| 26
| 3
| 14
| .241
| .261
| .370
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| TOT
| N
| 45
| 183
| 25
| 44
| 3
| 24
| .240
| .268
| .344
| 6
| 2
| 7
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| LOU
| a
| 14
| 60
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
| .183
| .197
| .250
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| BOS
| N
| 14
| 54
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 9
| .241
| .281
| .352
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| Total
|
| 28
| 114
| 11
| 24
| 0
| 9
| .211
| .237
| .298
| 6
| 2
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| BOS
| U
| 85
| 325
| 50
| 75
| 1
| 0
| .231
| .260
| .314
| 18
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 85
| 325
| 50
| 75
| 1
| 0
| .231
| .260
| .314
| 18
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 279
| 1146
| 149
| 293
| 9
| 169
| .256
| .275
| .381
| 63
| 27
| 31
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 14
| 60
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
| .183
| .197
| .250
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 378
| 1531
| 205
| 379
| 10
| 169
| .248
| .269
| .362
| 83
| 31
| 45
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1876
| BOS
| N
| C
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 192
| 45
| 40
| 4
| 0
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .856
|
| 1876
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1877
| BOS
| N
| C
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 360
| 67
| 49
| 5
| 0
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| 1877
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1878
| PRO
| N
| 1B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 178
| 3
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1878
| PRO
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1878
| PRO
| N
| C
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 232
| 84
| 43
| 11
| 0
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .880
|
| 1878
| PRO
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1879
| PRO
| N
| C
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 286
| 63
| 63
| 5
| 0
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .847
|
| 1879
| PRO
| N
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .625
|
| 1879
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 72
| 2
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1881
| PRO
| N
| OF
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1881
| PRO
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 52
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1881
| DET
| N
| 1B
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 252
| 8
| 11
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1881
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 304
| 9
| 13
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1883
| LOU
| a
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1883
| LOU
| a
| 1B
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 134
| 5
| 17
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .891
|
| 1883
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 146
| 2
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1883
| Total
|
| 1B
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 280
| 7
| 26
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1884
| BOS
| U
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1884
| BOS
| U
| C
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 414
| 117
| 50
| 6
| 0
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1884
| BOS
| U
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1884
| BOS
| U
| 1B
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 322
| 11
| 21
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 248
| 0
| 0
| 1485
| 376
| 245
| 31
| 0
| 236
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .884
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .739
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 1183
| 32
| 73
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1878
| PRO
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.00
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1884
| BOS
| U
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 36.00
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 36.00
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.00
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.00
| 0
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
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