Top 50 Best Pitchers in MLB History

26. Mordecai Brown

Mordecai Brown is one of the most interesting stories in MLB history, as the pitcher lost two fingers in a farm-machinery accident when he was a kid. He then took his handicap and turned it into an advantage on the mound, crafting a nasty curveball with his three-fingered hand. Brown was known as “Three Finger” and used that curveball to pitch to a sparkling 2.06 ERA in his career.