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Vida Blue League
3-25-2028
James Brown First Base
Retired (1990, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .173 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .489 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 27 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 03-25-1956
HR 2 Drafted Round 3, Pick 38
(1981)
Majors Svc Time 1 years
(138 games)
RBI 15
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L C- Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D+   Mentor vR
Speed Bunt D- Control C+   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF B+ (68.9%) Arm C- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1981 1B CLE 37 34 316.1 348 336 12 0 31 -4 9.90 1.000
3B CLE 2 2 16.0 5 0 5 0 1 -1 2.81 1.000
2B CLE 1 1 9.0 5 2 3 0 2 0 5.00 1.000
1983 1B ATL 5 2 29.0 26 25 1 0 3 +1 8.07 1.000
1984 1B ATL 6 0 11.2 10 10 0 0 1 -1 7.72 1.000
Pos Total 1B 48 36 357.0 384 371 13 0 35 -4 9.68 1.000
3B 2 2 16.0 5 0 5 0 1 -1 2.81 1.000
2B 1 1 9.0 5 2 3 0 2 0 5.00 1.000
Total 51 39 382.0 394 373 21 0 38 -5 9.28 1.000
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01James Brown has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1989-06-26The Chicago Cardinals have waived James Brown.
1985-10-03The Chicago Cardinals have sent Jack Hopkins to the minors. The Chicago Cardinals have sent Jim Underwood to the minors. The Chicago Cardinals have sent James Brown to the minors. The Chicago Cardinals have sent Zoilo Thurman to the minors.
1985-09-29The Chicago Cardinals have promoted Zoilo Thurman to the major league team. The Chicago Cardinals have promoted James Brown to the major league team.
1985-06-04The Chicago Cardinals have acquired James Brown from the waiver wire.
1985-04-01The Montreal Myrmidon have waived James Brown.
1985-04-01The Montreal Myrmidon have demoted James Brown to the minor leagues.
1985-03-26The Montreal Myrmidon have drafted James Brown #49 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1984-09-07The Atlanta Travellers have promoted James Brown to the major league team.
1984-09-02The Atlanta Travellers have sent James Brown to the minors.
1983-09-28The Atlanta Travellers have promoted Major Alston to the major league team. The Atlanta Travellers have promoted James Brown to the major league team.
1983-07-28The Atlanta Travellers have sent James Brown to the minors.
1983-07-06The Atlanta Travellers have promoted James Brown to the major league team. The Atlanta Travellers have waived Jack Sparrow.
1983-07-06The Atlanta Travellers have sent James Brown down to the minors.
1983-06-28The Atlanta Travellers have promoted James Brown to the major league team.
1983-04-10The Atlanta Travellers have acquired James Brown from the waiver wire.
1983-04-01The Cleveland Rocks have waived James Brown.
1982-04-14The Cleveland Rocks have placed James Brown on the trade block.
1982-04-01The Cleveland Rocks have promoted Maury Justice to the major league team. The Cleveland Rocks have sent James Brown to the minors.
1981-05-29The Cleveland Rocks have promoted James Brown to the major league team. The Cleveland Rocks have sent Bill Stieb to the minors.
1981-04-01The Cleveland Rocks have renamed Lee Brown to James Brown.