Dave Brain played for six different major league teams in his 7-year big league career, 1901-08. Defensively he played mainly at third base, 431 games, or shortstop, 165 games. In 679 career games, 2543 at bats David Brain batted .252 and lined in his career a total of 97 doubles, 52 triples and 27 homers. Baseball Historian Standing 5-ft, 10-inches and weighing around 170-pounds David Brain was rated one of the fastest and aggressive base runners of this era and the majority of his home runs were inside the park. He hit his 10 homers to lead the majors while a member of the Boston Braves and scored 70 runs. baseball history |