Edward William Brown (July 17, 1891 – September 10, 1956) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the

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, and

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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 batting average (878-for-2902) with 341 runs, 170 doubles, 33

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, 16

home runs In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...

, 407 RBIs, 127

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, 109 strikeouts, .334

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and .400

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. Defensively, he recorded a .970

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