Brain was an unreliable fielder who showed some power with his bat and good speed on the basepaths. In 1903 for the St. Louis Cardinals he stole 21 bases and hit 15 triples, including two three-triple games to become the only player in National League history to perform the feat twice in a season.[1] But his accomplishments were overshadowed by his 67 errors – 41 at shortstop and 22 at third base.
In 1904 Brain played around the infield, hitting 24 doubles with 12 triples and 18 stolen bases, and also posted a career-high with 72 runs batted in. In 1905 he divided his playing time between St. Louis and the Pittsburgh Pirates, and played the next two seasons with the Boston teams of the National League. Brain led the league with 10 home runs in 1907 at age 28, but the following season was his last; Brain appeared in 27 games with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants while hitting no home runs.
In a seven-season career, Brain was a .252 hitter with 27 home runs and 303 RBI in 679 games.
Brain died in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 80.
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dave, brain, other, people, named, david, brain, david, brain, disambiguation, this, biographical, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, this, biographical, article, uns. For other people named David Brain see David Brain disambiguation This biographical article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this biographical article Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dave Brain news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message David Leonard Brain January 24 1879 May 25 1959 was an infielder outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox 1901 St Louis Cardinals 1903 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates 1905 Boston Beaneaters Doves 1906 1907 Cincinnati Reds 1908 and New York Giants 1908 Brain batted and threw right handed He was born in Hereford England Dave BrainThird baseman ShortstopBorn 1879 01 24 January 24 1879Hereford EnglandDied May 25 1959 1959 05 25 aged 80 Los Angeles California U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 24 1901 for the Chicago White SoxLast MLB appearanceOctober 7 1908 for the New York GiantsMLB statisticsBatting average 252Home runs27Runs batted in303TeamsChicago White Sox 1901 St Louis Cardinals 1903 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates 1905 Boston Beaneaters Doves 1906 1907 Cincinnati Reds 1908 New York Giants 1908 Career highlights and awardsNL home run leader 1907 Brain was an unreliable fielder who showed some power with his bat and good speed on the basepaths In 1903 for the St Louis Cardinals he stole 21 bases and hit 15 triples including two three triple games to become the only player in National League history to perform the feat twice in a season 1 But his accomplishments were overshadowed by his 67 errors 41 at shortstop and 22 at third base In 1904 Brain played around the infield hitting 24 doubles with 12 triples and 18 stolen bases and also posted a career high with 72 runs batted in In 1905 he divided his playing time between St Louis and the Pittsburgh Pirates and played the next two seasons with the Boston teams of the National League Brain led the league with 10 home runs in 1907 at age 28 but the following season was his last Brain appeared in 27 games with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants while hitting no home runs In a seven season career Brain was a 252 hitter with 27 home runs and 303 RBI in 679 games Brain died in Los Angeles California at the age of 80 See also editList of Major League Baseball annual home run leadersReferences edit Charlton s Baseball Chronology 1905 www baseballlibrary com Archived from the original on 11 October 2013 Retrieved 10 June 2013 External links editBaseball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dave Brain amp oldid 1202409912, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
