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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instanceOf Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
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
excellent control
sharp-breaking curveball
languageOfWorkOrName English
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Brooklyn Tip-Tops NERFINISHED
Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED
Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED
St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED
nickname Three Finger Brown NERFINISHED
notableAchievement key pitcher on Chicago Cubs championship teams
multiple 20-win seasons
notableFor exceptional curveball
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
over 200 Major League wins
throws right
worldSeriesChampionWith Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED

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