Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown
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Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher renowned for his exceptional curveball and success in the early 20th century despite a childhood hand injury that left him with only three functional fingers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
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Major League Baseball pitcher ⓘ human ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Roselawn Memorial Park, Terre Haute, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfPhysicalTrait | childhood farming accident that damaged his right hand ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1876-10-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1948-02-14 ⓘ |
| effectOfInjury | enhanced grip on the baseball ⓘ |
| era | dead-ball era ⓘ |
| eraOfActivity | early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Mordecai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⓘ |
| handedness | right-handed pitcher ⓘ |
| hasInjury | deformed right hand ⓘ |
| inductedIntoHallOfFameInYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
durability as a starting pitcher
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excellent control ⓘ sharp-breaking curveball ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Brooklyn Tip-Tops
NERFINISHED
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Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED ⓘ Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Three Finger Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
key pitcher on Chicago Cubs championship teams
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multiple 20-win seasons ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exceptional curveball
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overcoming a childhood hand injury ⓘ pitching success in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| notableRivalryWith | Christy Mathewson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfFunctionalFingers | three GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nyesville, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForMinorLeagueTeam | Terre Haute Hottentots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedIn | World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statisticalAchievement |
career earned run average under 3.00
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over 200 Major League wins ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| worldSeriesChampionWith | Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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