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Mordecai Brown

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Major League Baseball player (1876-1948)

United StatesLived 1876 to 1948 · aged 71
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Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown, nicknamed "Three Finger Brown" or "Miner", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and manager during the first two decades of the 20th century.

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Brown's pitching (or "twirling") handBrown's pitching (or "twirling") handBrown with the Chicago Cubs in 1909 (left) and 1916 (right)Brown with the Chicago Cubs in 1909 (left) and 1916 (right)Brown in 1911Brown in 1911A promotional poster advertising the Sept. 4, 1916 matchup between Mordecai Brown and Christy MathewsonA promotional poster advertising the Sept. 4, 1916 matchup between Mordecai Brown and Christy Mathewson

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Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown, nicknamed "Three Finger Brown" or "Miner", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and manager during the first two decades of the 20th century. Due to a farm-machinery accident in his youth, Brown lost parts of two fingers on his right hand, and in the process gained a colorful nickname. He turned this handicap into an advantage by learning how to grip a baseball in a way that resulted in an exceptional curveball, which broke radically before reaching the plate. With this technique he became one of the elite pitchers of his era.

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United States
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1876 to 1948 · aged 71
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9 languages

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