Edward William Brown
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In the Majors from 1920 to 1928
Born: July 17, 1892, Milligan NE
Died: September 10, 1956, Vallejo, CA
Nickname: Glass Arm Eddie


Outfielder 1920- 1928
New York (N) 1920-1921
Brooklyn (N) 1924-1925
Boston (N) 1926-1928

Edward William Brown
Born: July 17, 1892, Milligan, NE Died: September 10, 1956, Vallejo, CA
Nickname: Glass Arm Eddie
Ht-6'3" 190 lbs Debut: 9-26-1920 Bats: Right Throws: Right Position: Outfield

Year Club League Pos G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Avg
1913 Superior NE State SS/OF 18 68 29 .427
1914 Superior NE State OF 113 439 59 131 .298
1915 Fairbury NE State OF N/A
1915 Mason City Central OF 78 293 44 86 19 .294
1916 Mason City Central OF 129 495 63 145 24 .293
1917 Mason City Central OF 81 308 31 83 14 .293
1918 IN ARMY
1919 San Antonio TX OF 155 547 57 153 10 .280
1920 San Antonio TX OF 153 615 77 200 24 .325
1920 New York a. N OF- 3 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .125
1921 New York N OF 70 128 16 36 6 2 0 12 1 .281
1922 Indianapolis b. AA OF 161 633 110 214 4 .338
1923 Indianapolis AA OF 156 620 96 224 6 .361
1924 Indianapolis AA OF 40 171 23 56 2 .328
1924 Brooklyn N OF 114 455 56 140 30 4 5 78 3 .308
1925 Brooklyn c. N OF 153 618 88 189 39 11 5 99 3 .306
1926 Boston N OF 153 612 71 201 31 8 2 84 5 .328
1927 Boston N OF 155 558 64 171 35 6 2 75 11 .306
1928 Boston N OF 142 523 45 140 28 2 2 59 6 .268
Major League Totals 790 2902 341 878 170 33 16 407 29 .303

a. Sold to Giants for $10,000
b. Sold for $17,500 and two players
c. Traded to Boston