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.
- October 7, 2006: Mets rally to sweep Dodgers in NLDS
- October 5, 2006: Glavine leads Mets to win over Dodgers in Game 2
- October 4, 2006: Delgado leads Mets to win in NLDS opener
- October 1, 2006: Padres win NL West again on controversial call
- May 24, 2006: Yankees overcome Manny Ramírez’s 2 home runs to beat Red Sox
- June 7, 2005: Pedro Martinez is almost perfect as Mets beat Astros 3-1
- April 4, 2005: Pedro Martinez makes his Mets debut; Reds rally for Opening Day win
- May 5, 2004: Mike Piazza hits 352nd home run, setting career mark by a catcher
- September 25, 2003: Carlos Delgado hits four home runs in one game
- August 18, 2003: Steve Trachsel throws his second one-hitter of season to lead Mets past Rockies
- June 15, 2003: Steve Trachsel’s one-hitter, José Reyes’ first home run lead Mets over Angels
- March 31, 2003: Tampa Bay scores 5 runs in ninth inning to beat Red Sox on Opening Day
- September 4, 2002: ‘Moneyball’ Oakland A’s win 20th game in a row on Scott Hatteberg’s walk-off homer
- May 2, 2002: Mike Cameron hits four homers in one game
- April 30, 2002: Al Leiter becomes first pitcher to beat all 30 major-league franchises
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.