Mordecai Brown
MLB debut April 19, 1903 for the St. Louis Cardinals Last MLB appearance September 4, 1916 for the Chicago Cubs Career statistics Win–loss record 239–130 Earned run average 2.06 Strikeouts 1,375 Shutouts 55 Teams As Player St. Louis Cardinals (1903) Chicago Cubs (1904–1912) Cincinnati Reds (1913) St. Louis Terriers (1914) Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914) Chicago Whales (1915) Chicago Cubs (1916) As Manager St. Louis Terriers (1914) Career highlights and awards World Series Champion: 1907, 1908 National League pennant: 1906, 1910 20+ Wins in a season (1906–1911) Led league in Saves (1908–1911) 55 Career Shutouts Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1949 Election Method Veteran's Committee 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. 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. Overcoming this handicap and turning it to his advantage, he became one of the elite pitchers of his era. He was known primarily for his exceptional curveball, which broke radically before reaching the plate. Brown was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949.