Buster Brown | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | 31 August 1881 |
Birth Place: | Boone, Iowa, U.S. |
Death Place: | Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | June 22 |
Debutyear: | 1905 |
Debutteam: | St. Louis Cardinals |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | April 26 |
Finalyear: | 1913 |
Finalteam: | Boston Braves |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 3.21 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 501 |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 51–103 |
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Charles Edward "Buster" Brown (August 31, 1881 – February 9, 1914) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from to . He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and Boston Braves. He has the record for the lowest career winning percentage of any pitcher with a minimum of 150 decisions at .327 for a record of 51 wins and 105 losses. Brown died of blood poisoning following an operation to remove a growth under his right arm. He is buried in Onawa, Iowa.