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1948 Mordecai Brown's death...
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February 15, 1948
NEW YORK TIMES, NY, February 15, 1948
* Mordecai Brown death (Three finger)
* American League baseball pitcher
This 64 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 61:
"MORDECAI BROWN, PITCHER, DIES AT 71"
"Star of Chance's Cubs Despite Loss of Finger in Boyhood--Dueled With Mathewson"
Other news, sports, and advertisements of the day are included. This rag edition is in great condition.
wikipedia notes: 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.
Brown was born in Nyesville, Indiana. He was also known as "Miner", having worked in western Indiana coal mines for a while before beginning his professional baseball career. Nicknames like "Miner" and "Three Finger" (or sometimes "Three-Fingered") were headline writers' inventions. To fans and friends he was probably best known as "Brownie". To his relatives and close friends, he was also known as "Mort". His three-part given name came from the names of his uncle, his father, and the United States Centennial year of his birth, respectively.
Category: The 20th Century
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