Boardwalk Brown

American baseball player (1889-1977)
Baseball player
Boardwalk Brown
Pitcher
Born: (1889-02-20)February 20, 1889
Woodbury, New Jersey
Died: February 8, 1977(1977-02-08) (aged 87)
Burlington, New Jersey
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 27, 1911, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
October 7, 1915, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Win–loss record38–40
Earned run average3.47
Strikeouts251
Teams
  • Philadelphia Athletics (1911–1914)
  • New York Yankees (1914–1915)
Career highlights and awards
  • World Series champion (1913)

Carroll William "Boardwalk" Brown (February 20, 1889 – February 8, 1977) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was born on February 20, 1889, in Woodbury, New Jersey, and attended Woodbury Junior-Senior High School.[1] He batted and threw right-handed, and was 178 pounds. Boardwalk played three seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1911–1913. In 1914 he played for both the A's and the New York Yankees and again in 1915 with the Yankees. In his career, Brown had a 38–40 record in 133 games with an ERA of 3.47 and 251 strikeouts.

References

  1. ^ Boardwalk Brown, Baseball Reference. Accessed September 6, 2019. "High School: Woodbury HS (Woodbury, NJ)"

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • Boardwalk Brown at Find a Grave Edit this at Wikidata
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Philadelphia Athletics 1913 World Series champions
Manager
Connie Mack
Regular season
Athletics–Giants rivalry


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