Edward William Brown (July 17, 1891 – September 10, 1956) was an American

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the New York Giants, Brooklyn Robins, and Boston Braves between 1920 and 1928."Eddie Brown Statistics and History"
"baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2017-05-14. A .303 lifetime hitter, he led the National League with 201 hits in 1926. Brown's nickname was "Glass Arm Eddie". In 790 games over 7 seasons, Brown compiled a .303

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(878-for-2902) with 341 runs, 170 doubles, 33 triples, 16 home runs, 407

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, 127 base on balls, 109

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, .334 on-base percentage and .400 slugging percentage. Defensively, he recorded a .970 fielding percentage.

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