Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown

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Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown was an early 20th-century American Major League Baseball pitcher, nicknamed "Three Finger" for a childhood injury, who became a Hall of Famer known for his exceptional control and curveball.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball pitcher ⓘ
human ⓘ
causeOfNickname childhood hand injury that left him with three functional fingers ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
era early 20th-century baseball ⓘ
fameReason Hall of Fame career despite physical disability ⓘ
familyName Brown ⓘ
fieldOfWork professional sports ⓘ
givenName Mordecai ⓘ
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⓘ
hallOfFameStatus inducted ⓘ
handedness right-handed pitcher ⓘ
hasInjury deformed right hand from childhood accident ⓘ
hasLegacy considered one of the greatest pitchers of the Deadball Era ⓘ
symbol of overcoming physical adversity in sports ⓘ
hasRole relief pitcher ⓘ
starting pitcher ⓘ
influenced later generations of pitchers with unconventional grips ⓘ
isPartOf Deadball Era of Major League Baseball ⓘ
isSubjectOf Baseball Hall of Fame exhibits ⓘ
baseball biographies ⓘ
historical accounts of the Chicago Cubs ⓘ
league Major League Baseball ⓘ
memberOfSportsTeam Brooklyn Tip-Tops ⓘ
Chicago Cubs ⓘ
Cincinnati Reds ⓘ
St. Louis Cardinals ⓘ
middleName Peter Centennial ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
nickname Three Finger ⓘ
Three-Finger Brown ⓘ
notableAchievement key pitcher for the Chicago Cubs dynasty of the 1900s ⓘ
notableFor exceptional control as a pitcher ⓘ
exceptional curveball ⓘ
low earned run averages ⓘ
success in World Series play ⓘ
unusual pitching grip due to hand injury ⓘ
occupation baseball player ⓘ
positionPlayed pitcher ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sport baseball ⓘ
styleOfPlay control pitcher ⓘ
curveball specialist ⓘ
usedInjuryToAdvantage developed unique grip that enhanced his curveball ⓘ

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Mordecai Brown → fullName → Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown ⓘ