Thomas J. Brown Jr.
Thomas J. Brown Jr. is a lifelong Mets fan who became a Durham Bulls fan after moving to North Carolina in the early 1980s. He was a national board certified high school science teacher for 34 years before retiring in 2016. Tom still volunteers with the ELL students at his former high school, serving as a mentor to those students and the teachers who are now working with them. He also provides support and guidance for his former ELL students when they embark on different career paths after graduation. Tom has been a member of S.A.B.R. since 1995 when he learned about the organization during a visit to Cooperstown on his honeymoon. He has become active in the organization since his retirement and has written numerous biographies and game stories, mostly about the NY Mets. Tom also enjoys traveling as much as possible with his wife and has visited major league and minor league baseball parks across the country on his many trips. He also loves to cook and makes all the meals for at his house while writing about those meals on his blog, Cooking and My Family.
SABR BioProject biographies written by Thomas J. Brown Jr.
SABR Games Project stories written by Thomas J. Brown Jr.
- June 18, 1962: Sandy Koufax beats Bob Gibson, 1-0; Tommy Davis hits walk-off home run in 9th
- June 8, 1962: Mets snap 17-game losing streak, then lose again
- April 11, 1962: New York Mets open inaugural season with loss to Cardinals
- August 27, 1961: Rocky Colavito homers four times in Tigers’ doubleheader sweep of Senators
- October 6, 1959: Bob Shaw’s 1-0 shutout beats Koufax, Dodgers to send World Series back to Chicago
- September 8, 1958: Roberto Clemente triples three times in Pirates’ win over Reds
- September 30, 1956: Brooklyn Dodgers win NL pennant on final day of season
- October 3, 1955: Yankees’ Whitey Ford shuts down Dodgers to send World Series to deciding game
- September 29, 1955: Tommy Byrne’s pitching gives Yankees 2-0 lead in World Series
- September 20, 1953: Joey Jay becomes first former Little Leaguer to start a game in the major leagues
- June 14, 1952: Braves’ Warren Spahn strikes out 18 Cubs in 15-inning loss
- August 31, 1950: Dodgers’ Gil Hodges hits four home runs at Ebbets Field
- May 30, 1950: Dodgers sweep Phillies to take over first place; Duke Snider blasts three homers
- July 18, 1948: Pat Seerey hits four home runs to lead White Sox past Athletics in doubleheader split
- October 6, 1947: Joe Page leads Yankees to Game 7 win over Dodgers
SABR Journal Articles written by Thomas J. Brown Jr.
SABR Research Topics written by Thomas J. Brown Jr.
SABR Research Articles written by Thomas J. Brown Jr.
SABR Ballparks written by Thomas J. Brown Jr.