Mordecai Brown Autograph
Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown (October 19, 1876 – February 14, 1948), nicknamed Three Finger Brown or Miner, was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and manager during the first two decades of the 20th century (known as the "dead-ball era"). Due to a farm-machinery accident in his youth (April 17, 1888), Brown lost parts of two fingers on his right hand, and in the process gained a colorful nickname. He turned this handicap into an advantage by learning how to grip a baseball in a way that resulted in an exceptional curveball (or knuckle curve), which broke radically before reaching the plate. With this technique he became one of the elite pitchers of his era. More about Mordecai Brown
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Brown was born in Nyesville, Indiana. He was also known as "Miner", having worked in western Indiana coal mines for a while before beginning his professional baseball career. Nicknames like "Miner" (or misspelled as "Minor") and "Three Finger" (or sometimes "Three-Fingered") were headline writers' inventions. To fans and friends he was probably best known as "Brownie". To his relatives and close friends, he was also known as "Mort". His three-part given name came from the names of his uncle, his father, and the United States Centennial year of his birth, respectively.
According to his biography, he had two separate injuries to his right hand. The first and more famous trauma came when he was feeding material into the farm's feed chopper. He slipped and his hand was mangled by the knives, severing much of his index finger and damaging the others. A doctor repaired the rest of his hand as best he could. While it was still healing, the injury was further aggravated by a fall he took, which broke several finger bones. They were not reset properly, especially the middle finger (see photo). Read even more about Mordecai Brown at Wikipedia
According to his biography, he had two separate injuries to his right hand. The first and more famous trauma came when he was feeding material into the farm's feed chopper. He slipped and his hand was mangled by the knives, severing much of his index finger and damaging the others. A doctor repaired the rest of his hand as best he could. While it was still healing, the injury was further aggravated by a fall he took, which broke several finger bones. They were not reset properly, especially the middle finger (see photo). Read even more about Mordecai Brown at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Mordecai Brown
The most expensive item with a signature of Mordecai Brown (MORDECAI BROWN THREE FINGER SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED ONL BALL BASEBALL JSA LOA) was sold in June 2014 for $15000.00 while the cheapest item (Mordecai Brown #4 Sketch Card Limited 3/50 Edward Vela Signed) found a new owner for $1.25 in December 2018. The month with the most items sold (3) was December 2023 with an average selling price of $1.99 for an autographed item of Mordecai Brown. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2014 with $15000.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.25 was December 2018. In average, an autographed item from Mordecai Brown is worth $2.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Mordecai Brown were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mordecai Brown #2 Art Card Limited 29/50 Edward Vela Signed (Chicago Cubs) | $4.99 | |
| Mordecai Brown #2 Art Card Limited 30/50 Edward Vela Signed (Chicago Cubs) | $4.99 | |
| Mordecai Brown #2 Art Card Limited 31/50 Edward Vela Signed (Chicago Cubs) | $2.99 | |
| Mordecai Brown #2 Art Card Limited 32/50 Edward Vela Signed (Chicago Cubs) | $4.99 | |
| Mordecai Brown #2 Sketch Card Limited 18/50 Edward Vela Signed | $1.99 | |
| Mordecai Brown #2 Sketch Card Limited 20/50 Edward Vela Signed | $2.99 | |
| Mordecai Brown #2 Sketch Card Limited 25/50 Edward Vela Signed | $2.99 | |
| Mordecai Brown #2 Sketch Card Limited 26/50 Edward Vela Signed (Chicago Cubs) | $2.25 | |
| Mordecai Brown #2 Sketch Card Limited 28/50 Edward Vela Signed (Chicago Cubs) | $2.99 | |
| Mordecai Brown #3 Art Card Limited 20/50 Edward Vela Signed (Chicago Cubs) | $1.99 | |
| Mordecai Brown #3 Art Card Limited 21/50 Edward Vela Signed (Chicago Cubs) | $1.99 | |
| Mordecai Brown #6 Sketch Card Limited 11/50 Edward Vela Signed | $1.99 | |
| Mordecai Brown #6 Sketch Card Limited 9/50 Edward Vela Signed | $4.99 | |
| MORDECAI BROWN - 2019 FEDERAL LEAGUE - Historic Autograph Card RARE | $3.50 | |
| Mordecai Brown 2017 Edward Vela Signed Limited Edition Sketch Card #2 - #'d 5/50 | $2.46 | |