Mordecai Brown
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Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown, nicknamed "Three Finger Brown" or "Miner", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and manager during the first two decades of the 20th century. Due to a farm-ma
Brown in 1904
Brown's pitching (or "twirling") hand
Brown with the Chicago Cubs in 1909 (left) and 1916 (right)
Brown in 1911
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The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the National League Central Division. The club plays its hom
Mordecai Brown
…the majors rather late, at age 26, in 1903, and lasted until 1916 when he was close to 40. Brown's most productive period was when he played for the Chicago Cubs from 1904 through 1912. During this stretch, he won 20 or more games six times and was part of two World Series championships. New York Giants manager…
The 1906 Cubs won a record 116 of 154 games. They then won back-to-back World Series titles in 1907–08.
1913 Chicago Cubs
A sports-related curse that was supposedly placed on the Chicago Cubs by Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series.
Ernie Banks ("Mr. Cub")