Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown
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Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown was an early 20th-century American Major League Baseball pitcher, nicknamed "Three Finger" for a childhood injury, who became a Hall of Famer known for his exceptional control and curveball.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball pitcher
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human ⓘ |
| causeOfNickname | childhood hand injury that left him with three functional fingers ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | early 20th-century baseball ⓘ |
| fameReason | Hall of Fame career despite physical disability ⓘ |
| familyName | Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | professional sports ⓘ |
| givenName | Mordecai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⓘ |
| hallOfFameStatus | inducted ⓘ |
| handedness | right-handed pitcher ⓘ |
| hasInjury | deformed right hand from childhood accident ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
considered one of the greatest pitchers of the Deadball Era
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symbol of overcoming physical adversity in sports ⓘ |
| hasRole |
relief pitcher
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starting pitcher ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of pitchers with unconventional grips ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Deadball Era of Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
Baseball Hall of Fame exhibits
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baseball biographies ⓘ historical accounts of the Chicago Cubs ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Brooklyn Tip-Tops
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Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED ⓘ Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Peter Centennial ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname |
Three Finger
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Three-Finger Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | key pitcher for the Chicago Cubs dynasty of the 1900s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exceptional control as a pitcher
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exceptional curveball ⓘ low earned run averages ⓘ success in World Series play ⓘ unusual pitching grip due to hand injury ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball player ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
control pitcher
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curveball specialist ⓘ |
| usedInjuryToAdvantage | developed unique grip that enhanced his curveball ⓘ |
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