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The 6'3" 190-lb righthanded speedster lacked power and had a notoriously weak arm, but became a ML regular at age 31 and had four straight .300-plus seasons, with a career- high 99 RBI in 1925 and a NL-leading 201 hits in 1926. (JK)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » October 6, 1925: Brooklyn sends OF Eddie Brown, INF Jimmy Johnston, and C Zack Taylor to the Braves for righty Jesse Barnes, OF Gus Felix, and C Mickey O'Neil. » August 22, 1927: Braves OF Eddie Brown passes Fred Luderus's modern NL mark of 533 consecutive games played (1916-19). Steve Brodie had 574 in 1893-97. » June 8, 1928: Braves OF Eddie Brown is benched, breaking his 618-game playing streak. » September 16, 1935: Brown beats Brown as Pittsburgh reliever Mace Brown pitches five innings of shutout relief to beat Boston, 5–3. Wally Berger's 3rd double of the game in the 9th is the only hit he allows. The Bucs Gus Suhr plays 1B in the last inning to run his streak of consecutive games played to 619, a new NL record. The old mark was set by Eddie Brown from 1924 to 1928.