Tommy Brown
1944–1953 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies
494G
.241AVG
.292OBP
.355SLG
More career statistics
309H
31HR
159RBI
7SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 4 | 8 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,384 | 1,387 |
| Batting · RBI | 159 | 160 |
| Batting · Walks | 85 | 86 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494 | 1,384 | 1,280 | 151 | 309 | 39 | 7 | 31 | 159 | 85 | 142 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 455 | .241 | .292 | .355 | .647 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1952-07-26 to 1952-08-11
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1950-09-18 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1945-09-21 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1949-06-26 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 252 | 726 | 159 | 20 | 85 | 55 | 65 | .240 | .295 | .377 |
| Away | 242 | 661 | 150 | 11 | 75 | 31 | 77 | .243 | .274 | .332 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .062 | .062 | .062 |
| May | 48 | 86 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | .205 | .267 | .321 |
| June | 68 | 154 | 32 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 14 | .224 | .273 | .385 |
| July | 103 | 306 | 71 | 11 | 47 | 28 | 33 | .261 | .324 | .423 |
| August | 134 | 391 | 86 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 41 | .233 | .263 | .304 |
| September | 127 | 430 | 102 | 10 | 51 | 24 | 41 | .256 | .293 | .367 |
| October | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 83 | 222 | 47 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 26 | .228 | .279 | .325 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 77 | 229 | 57 | 7 | 35 | 14 | 23 | .270 | .310 | .412 |
| cincinnati-reds | 75 | 219 | 41 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 13 | .208 | .265 | .284 |
| new-york-giants | 68 | 175 | 34 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 24 | .209 | .229 | .276 |
| chicago-cubs | 57 | 160 | 38 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 12 | .266 | .331 | .427 |
| boston-braves | 52 | 160 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 18 | .232 | .263 | .344 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 51 | 155 | 40 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 14 | .272 | .303 | .422 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 23 | 58 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | .302 | .362 | .453 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 46 | 146 | 24 | – | 9 | – | .164 | – | – |
| 1945 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 57 | 196 | 48 | 2 | 19 | 3 | .245 | – | – |
| 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 15 | 34 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .235 | – | – |
| 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 54 | 145 | 35 | 2 | 20 | 1 | .241 | – | – |
| 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 41 | 89 | 27 | 3 | 18 | – | .303 | – | – |
| 1950 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 48 | 86 | 25 | 8 | 20 | – | .291 | – | – |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies | 89 | 221 | 47 | 10 | 33 | 1 | .213 | – | – |
| 1952 | Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies | 79 | 225 | 68 | 4 | 26 | 1 | .302 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Chicago Cubs | 65 | 138 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .196 | – | – |