Indiana Hoosier Helped Cubs Win World Series In 1907 & 1908

Indiana has several connections to the current World Series. Not only is Hoosier Native Kyle Schwarber playing for the Chicago Cubs right now during the series, but another Hoosier helped the Cubs win the series in 1907 and 1908.

• Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown was born in Nyesville, Indiana.
• Mordecai Brown received the Three Finger nickname because of a childhood farm injury. A corn shredder got a hold of his right hand when he was a child. After snatching his hand away from the grinder, he had lost most of the index finger and part of his pinky. His middle finger was left permanently disfigured from the accident. Another nickname of his is Miner.
• Brown, was the super star pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. He is considered one of the best baseball players of all time.
• He is the first Indiana athlete to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
• Browns handicap enabled him to throw pitches with an unconventional movement that left batters shocked. Rival pitchers said that Mordecais 3 fingers gave him an unfair advantage because he was able to throw unforgiving curveballs; Browns curve balls made superstar outfielder Ty Cobb comment that it was one of the most devastating he had ever faced.
• According to The Chicago Cubs: Memories and Memorabilia of the Wrigley Wonders, He was often pointed out as a role model to handicapped children across the country. He told people that they can do what they put their mind to.

Brown is one of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball, and a remarkable fielder at all times.-Ty Codd, Detroit Tigers Outfielder

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