On yesterday’s date (February 23rd), Raymond
Brown was born in Alger, Ohio; 1908.
Brown was the ace pitcher for the Homestead Grays from 1937 -1945 when
the team won eight Negro National League pennants and two Negro League World
Series championships. He had the highest winning percentage for league games of
all Negro League pitchers, including the great Satchel Paige. Married to the daughter of Homestead Grays owner
Cum Posey, Brown spent 14 of his 15 year Negro League career with the
team. He was selected to the National
Baseball Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues in 2006.
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