Willard Brown - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Willard Brown



Willard Jessie Brown
(Sonny)

Born: June 26, 1915 in Shreveport, LA
Died: August 4, 1996 in Houston, TX
          (81 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'11"
Wt: 200

Notes:


• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006
• Buried: Houston National Cemetery (Houston, TX)
• Played in the Major Leagues
• Played in the Minor Leagues


Teammates


# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
12
1936
1948
MULT
25.7
3.6
-0.7
22.9
-0.1
2
SP
8
1935
1947
MULT
13.9
-0.5
0.0
14.4
0.0
3
RF
8
1937
1947
MULT
13.2
12.8
0.7
0.0
-0.2
4
SS
6
1939
1944
KCM/WES
10.6
4.8
4.3
0.0
1.4
5
2B
10
1935
1944
MULT
7.9
3.4
4.1
0.0
0.4
6
2B
3
1942
1944
KCM/SAS
7.6
6.7
0.3
0.0
0.7
7
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
7.5
0.0
0.0
7.5
0.0
8
C
7
1939
1947
KCM/WES
7.1
6.6
0.1
-0.1
0.5
9
SP
5
1942
1948
KCM/WES
7.0
0.8
-0.2
6.4
0.0
10
RF
4
1943
1948
KCM
6.9
5.8
1.1
0.0
0.0
11
SP
4
1941
1944
KCM/SAS
6.7
0.3
0.0
6.4
0.0
12
SP
4
1939
1943
KCM
6.6
-0.3
0.0
6.9
0.0
13
SP
4
1941
1948
KCM
5.9
0.1
-0.5
6.4
-0.1
14
RF
6
1935
1940
KCM/WES
5.7
5.6
0.9
0.0
-0.8
15
SP
6
1937
1942
KCM
5.1
0.2
0.0
4.9
0.0
16
3B
8
1940
1948
MULT
5.0
5.3
-0.4
0.0
0.1
17
1B
9
1938
1948
KCM/WES
4.4
5.2
1.0
0.0
-1.8
18
SP
5
1935
1939
KCM/WES
4.2
-0.3
0.0
4.4
0.0
19
SP
4
1940
1944
KCM
3.2
0.6
-0.1
2.8
0.0
20
SP
2
1937
1938
KCM
3.2
0.4
0.0
2.8
0.0
21
CF
4
1937
1940
KCM/WES
2.7
4.1
-1.3
0.0
-0.1
22
SP
4
1943
1947
KCM
2.1
-0.2
0.0
2.3
0.0
23
SP
2
1947
1948
KCM
2.0
-0.3
0.0
2.3
0.0
24
C
7
1937
1944
MULT
2.0
0.0
1.7
0.0
0.3
25
SS
2
1946
1947
KCM
1.9
1.6
0.0
0.0
0.4
26
CF
3
1935
1937
KCM/WES
1.8
1.6
0.2
0.0
-0.1
27
C
3
1946
1948
KCM
1.7
0.6
0.7
0.0
0.3
28
3B
1
1937
1937
KCM
1.7
1.0
0.6
0.0
0.1
29
2B
5
1937
1941
KCM/WES
1.3
1.7
-0.8
0.0
0.3
30
SP
2
1935
1941
KCM
1.3
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
31
1B
3
1935
1938
KCM/WES
1.3
1.2
0.4
0.0
-0.4
32
3B
2
1936
1937
KCM/WES
1.2
1.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
33
RF
2
1935
1936
KCM/WES
1.2
0.9
0.4
0.0
-0.1
34
SP
1
1937
1937
KCM
1.1
-0.1
0.0
1.2
0.0
35
RF
1
1944
1944
KCM
1.1
1.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
36
SP
5
1941
1948
KCM
1.1
-0.3
0.0
1.3
0.0
37
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
38
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
39
LF
4
1944
1948
KCM
0.8
1.4
0.0
0.0
-0.5
40
C
3
1936
1938
KCM/WES
0.8
0.8
-0.1
0.0
0.1
41
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
42
SS
1
1946
1946
KCM
0.8
-0.2
0.9
0.0
0.1
43
SP
1
1936
1936
KCM
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
44
C
3
1935
1948
KCM/WES
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
45
SS
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.1
46
2B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.6
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
47
RF
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.6
0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.1
48
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
49
SP
6
1935
1940
KCM/WES
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
50
SP
1
1943
1943
KCM
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
51
SS
2
1937
1938
KCM
0.5
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.5
52
SP
1
1938
1938
KCM
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
53
2B
1
1940
1940
KCM
0.5
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.1
54
RF
1
1941
1941
KCM
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
55
RP
2
1936
1937
KCM/WES
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
56
SP
2
1942
1943
KCM/WES
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
57
LF
1
1940
1940
KCM
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
58
SS
1
1948
1948
WES
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
59
3B
3
1936
1943
WES
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
60
2B
3
1944
1947
KCM
0.3
0.7
-0.4
0.0
0.0
61
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
62
2B
2
1947
1948
KCM
0.3
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.2
63
RP
3
1937
1943
KCM/WES
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
64
3B
1
1935
1935
KCM
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
65
C
1
1943
1943
KCM
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
66
RP
1
1948
1948
WES
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
67
C
2
1935
1941
KCM
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
68
RP
2
1938
1942
KCM/WES
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
69
CF
1
1944
1944
KCM
0.2
-0.3
0.6
0.0
-0.1
70
-
2
1936
1937
WES
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
71
RP
2
1937
1938
KCM
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.4
0.0
72
CF
1
1944
1944
KCM
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
73
-
1
1948
1948
WES
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
74
RP
1
1948
1948
WES
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
75
RP
1
1936
1936
KCM
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
76
RP
1
1944
1944
KCM
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
77
C
1
1939
1939
KCM
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
78
CF
1
1937
1937
KCM
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
79
-
1
1942
1942
WES
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
80
1B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
81
RP
1
1939
1939
KCM
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
82
SS
1
1948
1948
KCM
0.1
0.5
-0.6
0.0
0.3
83
RP
1
1939
1939
KCM
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
84
2B
1
1948
1948
WES
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
85
SP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
86
-
1
1948
1948
WES
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
87
-
1
1942
1942
WES
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
88
1B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
89
-
1
1936
1936
WES
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
90
-
1
1948
1948
WES
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
91
RF
2
1946
1947
KCM
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
92
LF
1
1939
1939
KCM
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
93
RP
1
1948
1948
WES
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
94
RP
1
1947
1947
KCM
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
95
3B
1
1938
1938
KCM
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
96
C
2
1938
1944
KCM
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
97
2B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
98
C
2
1940
1942
KCM
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
99
-
1
1942
1942
WES
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
100
LF
1
1948
1948
KCM
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
101
C
1
1944
1944
KCM
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
102
RF
1
1944
1944
KCM
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
103
RF
3
1937
1943
MULT
0.1
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
104
RP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
105
-
1
1942
1942
WES
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
106
RP
1
1938
1938
KCM
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
107
RP
1
1937
1937
KCM
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
108
RP
1
1948
1948
WES
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
109
RF
2
1947
1948
KCM
0.1
0.7
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
110
1B
1
1948
1948
WES
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
111
C
1
1944
1944
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
112
3B
1
1940
1940
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
113
LF
1
1940
1940
KCM
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
114
LF
2
1943
1948
WES
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
115
3B
1
1938
1938
KCM
0.0
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
116
RP
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
LF
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
SP
2
1936
1937
KCM
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
119
1B
1
1944
1944
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
120
RF
1
1938
1938
KCM
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
121
CF
1
1937
1937
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
RP
2
1942
1943
KCM
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
123
SP
3
1938
1940
KCM
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
124
LF
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
125
-
1
1946
1946
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
3B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
-
1
1942
1942
WES
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
128
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
-
1
1944
1944
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
-
1
1943
1943
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
-
1
1943
1943
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
3B
1
1940
1940
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
1B
1
1944
1944
KCM
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
138
-
1
1948
1948
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
LF
1
1948
1948
WES
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
140
-
1
1946
1946
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
RF
1
1948
1948
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
C
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
-
1
1935
1935
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
C
1
1944
1944
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
2B
2
1942
1943
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
-
1
1942
1942
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
147
-
1
1939
1939
KCM
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
148
-
2
1936
1937
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
149
SS
1
1946
1946
KCM
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
150
LF
1
1943
1943
KCM
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
151
-
1
1943
1943
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
-
1
1942
1942
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
153
LF
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
-
1
1937
1937
WES
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
155
-
3
1937
1943
KCM/WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
156
-
2
1936
1937
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
157
-
1
1942
1942
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
158
2B
1
1940
1940
JNL
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
159
-
1
1942
1942
WES
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
160
-
1
1936
1936
WES
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
161
1B
1
1943
1943
KCM
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
162
1B
1
1941
1941
KCM
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
163
-
1
1938
1938
KCM
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
164
-
1
1938
1938
KCM
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
165
LF
1
1938
1938
KCM
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
166
-
1
1943
1943
SAS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
167
RP
1
1948
1948
WES
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
168
-
1
1946
1946
KCM
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
169
SS
1
1944
1944
KCM
-0.1
0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.1
170
SP
2
1935
1939
KCM
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
171
1B
1
1943
1943
KCM/SAS
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
172
-
1
1948
1948
KCM
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
173
-
1
1935
1935
KCM
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
174
RF
1
1947
1947
KCM
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
175
RP
1
1947
1947
KCM
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
176
RP
1
1939
1939
KCM
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
177
1B
1
1936
1936
KCM/WES
-0.2
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
178
SP
2
1943
1944
KCM
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.1
0.0
179
C
3
1938
1942
KCM
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
180
SS
1
1943
1943
KCM
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
181
RF
1
1943
1943
KCM
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
182
-
1
1936
1936
KCM
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
183
-
1
1942
1942
WES
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
184
2B
1
1939
1939
KCM
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
185
RF
1
1937
1937
KCM
-0.3
0.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
186
-
1
1947
1947
KCM
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
187
-
1
1943
1943
WES
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
188
-
1
1948
1948
WES
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
189
-
1
1941
1941
KCM
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
190
C
2
1939
1940
KCM
-0.3
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.1
191
LF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
192
CF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
193
-
1
1944
1944
KCM
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
194
SS
1
1947
1947
KCM
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
195
RF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
196
SP
2
1947
1948
KCM
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
197
LF
2
1935
1936
KCM
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
198
C
2
1943
1944
KCM
-0.4
-0.7
0.2
0.0
0.1
199
1B
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
200
-
1
1944
1944
KCM
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
201
-
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
202
LF
4
1935
1938
KCM/WES
-0.5
0.1
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
203
1B
1
1944
1944
KCM
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
204
1B
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.6
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.1
205
C
2
1940
1948
JNL/WES
-0.6
-0.7
-0.2
0.0
0.3
206
CF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
207
RP
3
1940
1946
KCM
-0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
208
RF
1
1944
1944
KCM
-0.8
-0.1
-0.1
-0.5
-0.1
209
RF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.9
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.2
210
-
1
1948
1948
KCM
-0.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
0.0
211
LF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-0.9
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.1
212
-
2
1938
1939
KCM
-1.2
-0.1
0.0
-1.1
0.0
213
CF
1
1940
1940
JNL
-1.2
-1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
214
3B
1
1940
1940
JNL
-1.2
-1.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
215
SP
3
1944
1947
KCM
-1.2
-0.2
0.0
-1.1
0.0
216
LF
5
1937
1943
KCM/SAS
-2.4
0.3
-2.2
0.0
-0.6

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