綽號 "礦工" (Miner) 布朗的墨德賽布朗 (Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown) ，在成為棒球球員前，曾在煤礦中工作了好幾年，這也是他綽號的由來；當他七歲時，他的右手卡在他叔叔的玉黍蜀切割機中，因而失去了大部分的食指並造成小指癱瘓，因而他也被稱做三指 (Three Finger) 布朗；但上述意外並沒有阻止他成為偉大的投手；他試著使用他剩餘的食指部分旋轉球，因而他的曲球帶有特殊的旋轉方式；另一個傳奇球員，冠伯 (Ty Cobb) 談及布朗的破壞球：「在我面對過的球中，它的球是最具毀滅性的」；在芝加哥幼獅隊 (Chicago Cubs) 渡過了大部分職業生涯的布朗，投了239場勝局，並幫助幼獅隊奪下四次冠軍；他在1949年入選名人堂。
　

Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown had the nickname "Miner" Brown because before he was a ballplayer he worked in a coal mine for several years. He was also called "Three Finger" Brown because when he was seven, his right hand got stuck in his uncle's corn shredder and he lost most of his index finger and paralyzed his pinky. But that didn't stop him from being a great pitcher. He learned to spin the ball off the stub of his index finger, which gave his curveball a special twist. Another legendary player, Ty Cobb, said of Brown's breaking ball, "It was the most devastating pitch I ever faced." Brown, who played most of his professional career with the Chicago Cubs, pitched 239 victories and helped the Cubs win four championships. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1949.

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