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American baseball player (1915–1996)
Willard Jessie Brown (June 26, 1915 – August 4, 1996) was an American professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in the Negro leagues for
Willard_Brown
Negro League baseball team in Kansas City, Missouri
of David baseball team. Hall of Famers Hilton Smith, a pitcher, and Willard Brown, a slugging shortstop/outfielder with a consistent batting average of
Kansas_City_Monarchs
champion. The only other player to win titles in multiple leagues was Pete Browning, who won American Association titles in 1882 and 1885, along with the lone
List of Major League Baseball batting champions
List_of_Major_League_Baseball_batting_champions
American actor and comedian (1933–2020)
Frederic Charles Willard (September 18, 1933 – May 15, 2020) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with Christopher Guest
Fred_Willard
twelve players and five executives. Negro league players (7) Ray Brown; Willard Brown; Andy Cooper; Biz Mackey; Mule Suttles; Cristóbal Torriente; Jud
Negro_league_baseball
HR Team Runner-up HR Ref 1937 Willard Brown† 10 Kansas City Monarchs Turkey Stearnes†, David Whatley 5 1938 Willard Brown† 7 Kansas City Monarchs Donald
List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders
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American baseball player and coach (1906–1982)
baseman Buck O'Neil, shortstop and manager Newt Allen, and center fielder Willard Brown. In 1941, the Monarchs won their third consecutive Negro American League
Satchel_Paige
American actor and rapper (born 1968)
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries
Will_Smith
North American professional baseball team (1902–1954)
After a slow start to 1947, he hurriedly signed two Negro league stars, Willard Brown and Hank Thompson. They only lasted a month, when it became clear they
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Ref 1937 Willard Brown† 60 Kansas City Monarchs Newt Allen 50 1938 Willard Brown† 48 Kansas City Monarchs Donald Reeves 34 1939 Willard Brown† 42 Kansas
List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders
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Defensive position in baseball
bad throw. Richie Ashburn Earl Averill Cool Papa Bell Carlos Beltrán Willard Brown Max Carey Oscar Charleston Ty Cobb Earle Combs Andre Dawson (played
Center_fielder
Cleveland Indians AL July 5, 1947 Hank Thompson St. Louis Browns AL July 17, 1947 Willard Brown † July 19, 1947 Dan Bankhead Brooklyn Dodgers NL August
List of first black Major League Baseball players
List_of_first_black_Major_League_Baseball_players
Negro American League team season
O'Neil was the team's manager. Key players included: Center fielder Willard Brown led the team with a .408 batting average, a .684 slugging percentage
1948 Kansas City Monarchs season
1948_Kansas_City_Monarchs_season
American drummer (born 1973)
Adam David "Atom" Willard (August 15, 1973) is an American drummer who has been a member of several notable musical acts. His career began in 1990 when
Atom_Willard
American baseball player (1866–1897)
William M. Brown (1866 – December 20, 1897), nicknamed "Big Bill", was an American Major League Baseball player who played infield from 1887-1894. He
William_Brown_(baseball)
Jamaican-born British operatic bass baritone
Sir Willard Wentworth White, OM, CBE (born 10 October 1946) is a Jamaican-born British operatic bass baritone. White was born into a Jamaican family in
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Baseball championship series
ended up getting him to first base when Manning committed an error. Willard Brown proceeded to hit a home run that made the score 4–1. However, Newark
1946_Negro_World_Series
2020 American film by Antonio Campos
Roy Laferty, Lenora's father Douglas Hodge as Leroy Brown Kristin Griffith as Emma Russell, Willard's mother and Lenora's adoptive mother Pokey LaFarge
The_Devil_All_the_Time_(film)
American actress
Elen Willard is a retired American character actress. She worked exclusively in various American network dramatic television series from 1960 to 1966
Elen_Willard
Negro American League team season
Willard Brown led the team with a .333 batting average, a .520 slugging percentage, a .382 on-base percentage with seven home runs and 33 RBIs. Brown
1943 Kansas City Monarchs season
1943_Kansas_City_Monarchs_season
Surname list
The name Willard may refer to: Aaron Willard (1757–1844), Boston industrialist Adam Willard, (born 1973), drummer Aimee Willard (1974–1996), murder victim
Willard_(name)
American professional baseball team
the Milwaukee Brewers before moving to St. Louis to become the St. Louis Browns in 1902. After 52 years in St. Louis, the franchise was purchased in 1953
Baltimore_Orioles
St. Louis Browns release both Willard Brown and Hank Thompson and they return to the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League. Brown had batted
1947_in_baseball
Baseball championship series
(Satchel Paige, Hilton Smith, Buck O'Neil, and Willard Brown) and the Grays (Josh Gibson, Jud Wilson, Ray Brown, and Buck Leonard). One additional Hall of
1942_Negro_World_Series
Racial exclusion policy in Major and Minor League Baseball until 1947
Baseball Hall of Fame on the merits of their play. Willard Brown played briefly in 1947 for the St. Louis Browns and was the first black player to hit a home
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"Hall of Famers: Ray Brown". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved October 15, 2010. "Hall of Famers: Willard Brown". National Baseball
List of members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
List_of_members_of_the_National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame
Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 25, 2026. "Willard Brown Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 25,
List of Major League Baseball players with a .400 batting average in a season
List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_with_a_.400_batting_average_in_a_season
American sports executive
club to integrate by purchasing the contracts of Hank Thompson and Willard Brown from the Kansas City Monarchs. Thompson made his MLB debut July 17 (only
Bill_DeWitt
Major League Baseball season
first black player to appear in a game for the Browns. July 20: Hank Thompson and Willard Brown of the Browns played against the Boston Red Sox. It was the
1947_St._Louis_Browns_season
Topics referred to by the same term
States Willards, a former Los Angeles chicken restaurant that Cecil B. DeMille and partners bought in 1940 and converted to the Los Feliz Brown Derby Willard
Willards
American baseball player (1925–1969)
the Browns on July 17, 1947, integrating the Browns' lineup two days before Willard Brown made his debut as the second black player on the Browns. The
Hank_Thompson_(baseball)
American baseball player
League, just one year after Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby, Hank Thompson, Willard Brown and Dan Bankhead had broken the color barrier in the Major Leagues.
Hank_Presswood
Jazz saxophonist (1921–1960)
spend two years with Benny Carter's band, playing in line-ups including Willard Brown, Curly Russell, Max Roach, Oscar Bradley, Ulysses Livingston, Sonny
Porter_Kilbert
American middle-distance runner
undergraduate for Brown University and as a graduate student for the University of Michigan. Because Willard missed a track season at Brown due to injury
Anna_Willard
Professional baseball team in the Mexican League
and the other half at Uni-Trade Stadium. Teolindo Acosta Domonic Brown Willard Brown Joe Decker Freddy Galvis Junior Guerra Jackie Hernández Willie Horton
Tecolotes_de_los_Dos_Laredos
Historic hotel in Washington, D.C.
The Willard InterContinental Washington, commonly known as the Willard Hotel, is a historic luxury Beaux-Arts hotel located at 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue
Willard InterContinental Washington
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Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame
– Ed Bolden – Chet Brewer – Chester Brooks – Dave Brown – Larry Brown – Ray Brown – Willard Brown – Bill Byrd – Walter Cannady – Bill Cash – Phil Cockrell
2006 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
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Moody 10 1946 Willard Brown 11 Kansas City Monarchs Sam Hairston 7 1947 Willard Brown 22 Kansas City Monarchs Buck O'Neil 14 1948 Willard Brown 23 Kansas
List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders
List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_doubles_leaders
Dominican Republic baseball player
leagues such as Lorenzo Cabrera, Barney Serrell, Howard Easterling, Willard Brown and Valmy Thomas. A 1951 fan poll named del Monte one of the most popular
Ramón_del_Monte
Group of abolitionists who raided a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, US
of Old Brown, Osawatomie is the victim of John E. Cook." On December 14 he was visited for some hours by Governor Willard, Voorhees, Willard's wife, and
John_Brown's_raiders
Venezuelan baseball player
played in American baseball, Finol teamed with major league figures as Willard Brown, Alex Carrasquel, Chico Carrasquel, Wilmer Fields, Jim Pendleton and
Dalmiro_Finol
Negro American League team season
Duncan was the team's manager. Key players included: Center fielder Willard Brown led the team with a .375 batting average, a .645 slugging percentage
1947 Kansas City Monarchs season
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Baseball team
Fame: center fielder Willard Brown; and pitchers Hilton Smith and Satchel Paige. The team's leading batters were: Willard Brown- .328 batting average
1941 Kansas City Monarchs season
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American baseball executive
integrate the team as well with black players of his own. As such, Willard Brown and Hank Thompson were signed, an act later called "an act of desperation
Richard_Muckerman
American experimental filmmaker and poet
California Press, 1988) "Willard Maas papers, 1931–1967", John Hay Library, Brown University Willard Maas at IMDb "Willard Maas (1909–1971)", UbuWeb
Willard_Maas
Negro American League team season
slugging percentage, and a .478 on-base percentage. Center fielder Willard Brown compiled a .331 batting average, a .552 slugging percentage, and a
1946 Kansas City Monarchs season
1946_Kansas_City_Monarchs_season
American college football season
Michigan. Quarterback Chuck Higgins was the team captain. Halfback Willard Brown received the team's most outstanding player award. In December 1952
1952 Western Michigan Broncos football team
1952_Western_Michigan_Broncos_football_team
Day of the year
1915 – Charlotte Zolotow, American author and poet (died 2013) 1915 – Willard Brown, American baseball player (died 1996) 1916 – Virginia Satir, American
June_26
Negro American League team season
slugging percentage, and a .325 on-base percentage. Center fielder Willard Brown compiled a .344 batting average, a .594 slugging percentage and a .382
1938 Kansas City Monarchs season
1938_Kansas_City_Monarchs_season
Large bear native to Eurasia and North America
1262/jrd.39.325. Hensel, Richard J.; Troyer, Willard A.; Erickson, Albert W. (1969). "Reproduction in the Female Brown Bear". The Journal of Wildlife Management
Brown_bear
Negro American League team season
center fielder Turkey Stearnes, and left fielder Willard Brown. The team's leading batters were: Willard Brown - .368 batting average, .586 slugging percentage
1939 Kansas City Monarchs season
1939_Kansas_City_Monarchs_season
after the Great Depression. Dan Bankhead Sam Bankhead Bob Boyd Ray Brown β Willard Brown β Bill Byrd Roy Campanella β Buster Clarkson Jimmie Crutchfield
Lists of Negro league baseball players
Lists_of_Negro_league_baseball_players
Negro American League team season
were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: center fielder Willard Brown; and pitchers Hilton Smith and Satchel Paige. The team's leading batters
1942 Kansas City Monarchs season
1942_Kansas_City_Monarchs_season
Negro American League team season
manager/pitcher Andy Cooper, left fielder Willard Brown, and pitcher Hilton Smith. The team's leading batters were: Willard Brown - .380 batting average, .680 slugging
1937 Kansas City Monarchs season
1937_Kansas_City_Monarchs_season
1979 film by Francis Ford Coppola
a river journey from South Vietnam into Cambodia undertaken by Captain Willard (Martin Sheen), who is on a secret mission to assassinate Colonel Kurtz
Apocalypse_Now
Regional baseball tournament
right fielder and Series MVP Willard Brown, who enjoyed one of the most productive offensive in tournament's history. Brown led the hitters in home runs
1953_Caribbean_Series
American politician and businessman (born 1947)
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American businessman and retired politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 2019
Mitt_Romney
1991 American film
Phillips. The film stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Clancy Brown, Cecilia Peck, Richard Bradford, Willard E. Pugh, Haing S. Ngor and Grace Zabriskie. The film
Ambition_(1991_film)
American baseball player. Kiyoshi Atsumi, 68, Japanese actor, lung cancer. Willard Brown, 81, American Hall of Fame baseball player. Geoff Hamilton TV Presenter
Deaths_in_August_1996
Baseball team based in San Juan, Puerto Rico
managed by Clarence Palm, finishing fourth in the league's standing. Willard Brown joined the team during that season, winning the batting title. Guigo
Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball)
Cangrejeros_de_Santurce_(baseball)
Sports season
coverage. Kansas City Monarchs star Willard Brown and teammate Hank Thompson briefly played for the St. Louis Browns, becoming the third and fourth Black
1947 Major League Baseball season
1947_Major_League_Baseball_season
Historic veterans cemetery in Harris County, Texas
Japan Brooks Benedict, actor Walt Bond, Major League Baseball player Willard Brown, Baseball Hall of Famer Goree Carter, rock and roll pioneer and Korean
Houston_National_Cemetery
Minor league baseball team
While with the Browns/Orioles, the team saw well over 100 players reach the Major League Baseball, including Hall-of-Famers Willard Brown (1956) and Brooks
San_Antonio_Missions
Baháʼí Faith in American state
national assembly dedicated the Louis Gregory Institute(LGI). Local Baháʼí Willard Brown died in November 1972 as well. Programs of delineating the religion
Baháʼí Faith in South Carolina
Baháʼí_Faith_in_South_Carolina
Brewer Marshall Bridges Lou Brock Hubie Brooks Domonic Brown Jarvis Brown Gates Brown Willard Brown Don Buford Al Bumbry Homer Bush Byron Buxton Lorenzo
List of African American sportspeople
List_of_African_American_sportspeople
Former baseball and football stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
Rogan, J. L. Wilkinson, José Méndez, Satchel Paige, Hilton Smith, and Willard Brown all played for the Monarchs. Other Hall of Famers who spent a season
Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)
Municipal_Stadium_(Kansas_City,_Missouri)
American record producer
Brown was a member of Seth, a Jesus music group in the 1970s, playing keyboards and writing many of their songs. Other members included Kelly Willard
Jonathan_David_Brown
American philosopher
Michael Pritchard is an American philosopher and the Willard A. Brown Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. Englehardt, Elaine
Michael_S._Pritchard
Sports season
for 1953 Senators, led AL in putouts twice; later a coach August 4 – Willard Brown, 81, All-Star outfielder of the Negro leagues who became the first black
1996 Major League Baseball season
1996_Major_League_Baseball_season
American politician
photo with Roberta Brown in High Springs, Florida. The archives also include a photograph of his 3 year-old son Theodore Hartridge Willard Jr. dressed up
Theodore_Hartridge_Willard
Negro American League team season
manager Andy Cooper, center fielder Turkey Stearnes, and left fielder Willard Brown. The team's leading batters were: Shortstop Jesse Williams - .368 batting
1940 Kansas City Monarchs season
1940_Kansas_City_Monarchs_season
American geneticist
Huntington Faxon Willard (born c.1953) is an American geneticist. In 2014, he was named to head the Marine Biological Laboratory, and is a professor in
Huntington_Willard
American politician (born 1963)
district Hunt Bingham J. Conger Clark Walbridge Kellogg Longyear Blair Willard McGowan Lacey O'Donnell Burrows Milnes A. Todd Gardner J. Smith Frankhauser
Mike Rogers (Michigan politician)
Mike_Rogers_(Michigan_politician)
Financial company (1899–1912)
George Blumenthal, Henry S. Redmond, C. I. Hudson, S. C. T. Dodd, Willard Brown, Philip Lehman, and Edward F. Cragin. Among others, George Crocker (February
Trust_Company_of_America
American politician (born 1983)
district Hunt Bingham J. Conger Clark Walbridge Kellogg Longyear Blair Willard McGowan Lacey O'Donnell Burrows Milnes A. Todd Gardner J. Smith Frankhauser
Haley_Stevens
with Chicago obtaining Johnny Humphries, 25, for relief pitcher Clint Brown, 37. February 8 – With Boston Bees majority owner Charles F. Adams ordered
1941_in_baseball
forfeiture of Atlanta in game three of the series. February 10 – The St. Louis Browns trade Rollie Hemsley to the Cleveland Indians for Ed Cole, Roy Hughes and
1938_in_baseball
"nlbpa.com - Brown, Isaac - Ike". www.nlbpa.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06. "Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum: Personal Profiles: Willard "Home Run" Brown". nlbemuseum
Kansas City Monarchs all-time roster
Kansas_City_Monarchs_all-time_roster
American legal scholar (1910–1997)
James Willard Hurst (October 6, 1910 – June 18, 1997) was an American legal scholar widely credited as the founder of the modern field of American legal
James_Willard_Hurst
British philosophy organization
he proposed Dr. Bernard Bosanquet as his replacement. Professor Alan Willard Brown noted in 1947 that '[The Society]'s members were not all men of established
Aristotelian_Society
1859 abolitionist effort to cause a slave revolt
From October 16 to 18, 1859, American abolitionist John Brown attempted to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by raiding an armory in Harpers
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
John_Brown's_raid_on_Harpers_Ferry
Terpene hydrocarbon
Mal secco Phytophthora citricola Citrus botanists Clara H. Hasse Robert Willard Hodgson Lena B. Smithers Hughes David Mabberley Clément Rodier Robert Soost
Limonene
1974 soundtrack album by Willie Hutch
Foxy Brown". Hamilton also praised "Give Me Some of That Good Old Love" as it "had a foot-tapping groove, tough backing vocals from Maxine Willard, Julia
Foxy_Brown_(soundtrack)
American baseball player (1922–2004)
Besides, Fields played the rest of the games as a backup outfielder for Willard Brown, Luis Olmo and Tetelo Vargas, going 3-for-11 with one home run, and
Wilmer_Fields
American politician
Josiah Flint Willard (November 17, 1805 - January 24, 1868) was an American dairy farmer, naturalist and businessman living in Janesville, Wisconsin,
Josiah_Willard
Contemporary Christian musician (born 1956)
Seth. She credits her vocal development to Jonathan David Brown and Harlan Rogers. Willard married at 18, joined Harlan Rogers & Friends, and traveled
Kelly_Willard
TV series
Father Brown is a British television detective period drama that has been broadcast on BBC One since 14 January 2013. It stars Mark Williams as the eponymous
List_of_Father_Brown_episodes
Brown Tom Brown (CF) Tom Brown (OF/1B) Tom Brown (P) Tommy Brown Walter Brown Willard Brown β Byron Browne George Browne Jerry Browne Frank Browning Pete
List of Major League Baseball players (B)
List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_(B)
American actor (1952–1974)
Robert Willard "Bobby" Buntrock (August 4, 1952 – April 7, 1974) was an American child actor. Buntrock was widely known for his role as Harold "Sport"
Bobby_Buntrock
American baseball player (1916–1995)
Following VE-Day, he was stationed in France. Day and fellow Negro leaguer Willard Brown were recruited to the Oise All-Stars; Philadelphia Phillies pitcher
Leon_Day
Doubles Ref 1937 Willard Brown 10 Kansas City Monarchs Henry Turner 9 1938 Henry Milton 6 Kansas City Monarchs Babe Davis, 10 1939 Willard Brown 7 Kansas City
List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders
List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_triples_leaders
United States historic place
was popular at that time. It was initially called the "little brown schoolhouse." Willard later wrote of it: It was plain and inviting, that little bit
Frances_Willard_Schoolhouse
Berkeley High School in 1987. Brown claimed to have never used steroids to aid muscular development. In 1989 he transferred to Willard Middle School, where he
Rick_"Grizzly"_Brown
Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Colt .45s in 1962 and 1963. August 4 – Willard Brown, 81, Hall of Fame Negro leagues outfielder, one of the greatest power
1996_in_baseball
from other Latin American leagues, the minors and the Negro Leagues. Willard Brown and Satchel Paige were prominent among them. Gustama's shortstop Pedro
Baseball_in_Puerto_Rico
American politician
Dean Willard was a candidate for the Seattle Port Commission, fifth position, in 2011. As a senior in high school, Willard interned with Alaska Attorney
Dean_Willard
Global conflict (1939–1945)
Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021. Frank, Willard C. (1987). "The Spanish Civil War and the Coming of the Second World War"
World_War_II
American writer
Willard DeMille Price (28 July 1887 – 14 October 1983) was a Canadian-born American traveller, journalist and author. Price was born to a family of devout
Willard_Price
Major League Baseball season
his second Triple Crown. On July 20, Hank Thompson and Willard Brown of the St. Louis Browns played against the Boston Red Sox. It was the first time
1947_Boston_Red_Sox_season
St. Louis Browns of the American League purchase the contract of right-hander Paul "Daffy" Dean, 30, from the Washington Senators. The Browns had tried
1943_in_baseball
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