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.
- August 18, 2003: Steve Trachsel throws his second one-hitter of season to lead Mets past Rockies
- June 17, 2003: Mets pitchers nearly perfect in franchise’s 25th one-hitter
- 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
- April 26, 2002: Shawn Estes pitches Mets’ 19th one-hitter to beat Brewers
- November 4, 2001: Luis Gonzalez’s walk-off single lifts Diamondbacks to Game 7 win over Yankees
- September 21, 2001: Piazza homer leads Mets in New York City’s first baseball game after 9/11
- July 14, 2001: Glendon Rusch, Armando Benítez combine for 1-hitter as Mets beat Boston
- April 6, 2001: Ichiro’s first major-league homer gives Mariners 10-inning win over Rangers
- April 3, 2001: Robin Ventura’s two home runs help Mets beat Braves to open season
- October 22, 2000: Clemens and Piazza clash as Yankees win Game Two
- October 15, 2000: Mets close in on NL pennant with win in Game 4
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.