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Name Team Age
James Brown Retired (1990, Age 34) Died (2025, Age 69)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 38
(1981)
1B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Vida Blue League 0 1 years (138 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C- A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A- D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ C+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 3/25/1956
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 1 1
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
B+ (68.9 %) (0.0 %) (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1981 AHP 18 61 12 2 0 2 10 5 16 .585 .258 .328 .197
1981 HHP 22 79 11 3 0 0 4 8 20 .404 .227 .177 .139
1981 LHP 21 51 9 3 0 1 8 4 14 .544 .250 .294 .176
1981 RHP 29 89 14 2 0 1 6 9 22 .448 .235 .213 .157
1983 AHP 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .650 .400 .250 .250
1983 HHP 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000
1983 LHP 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1983 RHP 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .347 .222 .125 .125
1984 AHP 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .333 .333 .333
1984 HHP 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
1984 RHP 3 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.000 .500 .500 .500
1985 AHP 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
1985 RHP 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
Total AHP 26 69 15 2 0 2 10 6 17 .613 .280 .333 .217
Total HHP 28 87 12 3 0 0 5 8 24 .391 .219 .172 .138
Total LHP 23 54 9 3 0 1 8 4 15 .515 .237 .278 .167
Total RHP 37 102 18 2 0 1 7 10 26 .475 .250 .225 .176
Total 54 156 27 5 0 2 15 14 41 .489 .246 .244 .173
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.