Bunny Brief
| Bunny Brief | |
|---|---|
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| First baseman | |
| Born: July 3, 1892 Remus, Michigan | |
| Died: February 11, 1963 (aged 70) Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 22, 1912, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 24, 1917, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .223 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 59 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Anthony Vincent "Bunny" Brief (born Anthony John Grzeszkowski; July 3, 1892 – February 11, 1963) was a baseball first baseman who spent his first three seasons of professional baseball with the Class D Traverse City Resorters of the Michigan State League, before advancing to Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Browns (1912–13), Chicago White Sox (1915), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1917). Born in Remus, Michigan, Brief played in 184 Major League games and had a lifetime batting average of .223 and a .306 on-base percentage. He was of Polish descent.[1]
After his Major League career ended, Brief continued to play in the minor leagues until 1928. Though he never hit more than two home runs in any of his Major League seasons, Brief holds the all-time record for home runs in the American Association with 256. His eight minor league home run crowns are tied for the most ever, with Ken Guettler. He won home run crowns in: 1911 – Michigan State League (10); 1912 – Michigan State League (13); 1916 – Pacific Coast League (33); 1920 – American Association (23); 1921 – American Association (42); 1922 – American Association (40); 1925 – American Association (37) and 1926 – American Association (26).
In 1921, Brief had a remarkable season for the Kansas City Blues of the American Association with 42 home runs, 191 RBIs, and 166 runs scored.
Brief died in 1963 at age 70 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bunny Brief". Polish American Encyclopedia. p. 39.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- BaseballLibrary.com
- American Association Almanac
- Baseball players from Michigan
- Chicago White Sox players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- St. Louis Browns players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- 1892 births
- 1963 deaths
- Traverse City Resorters players
- Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
- Salt Lake City Bees players
- Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
- Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players
- Minor league baseball managers
- American people of Polish descent