Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown, known as “Brownie,” “Miner,” and “Three Finger,” was born on Oct. 19, 1876, in Nyesville, Parke County, Indiana, and died on Feb. 14, 1948, in Terra Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949 and into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its inaugural inductees in 1979. His major league career record included 481 games, 271 complete games, 55 shutouts, 49 saves, 239 wins, 130 losses, 1375 strikeouts, 673 base on balls, and a 2.06 ERA. He owned and operated a service station at this site, 101 North 7th Street, from 1935 until his death in 1948. His baseball career highlights included a 1901 professional debut with the Terre Haute Tots of the Three-I league, which won the inaugural pennant; a 1903 major league debut with St. Louis of the National League; acquisition by the Chicago Cubs in 1904; a 26-6 record, 1.04 ERA, and 9 shutouts in 1906 as the Cubs won the pennant; a 20-6 record, 1.39 ERA, and 6 shutouts in 1907 as the Cubs won the World Series; a 29-9 record, 1.47 ERA, and 9 shutouts in 1908 as the Cubs won the World Series; a 27-9 record, 1.31 ERA, and 8 shutouts in 1909; a 25-14 record, 1.86 ERA, and 6 shutouts in 1910 as the Cubs won the pennant; a 21-11 record, 2.80 ERA, 53 games, and 13 saves in 1911; a knee injury and fitting for a leg brace in 1912; a trade to Cincinnati in 1913; service as playing manager for St. Louis of the Federal League in 1914; a 17-8 record and 2.09 ERA in 1915 as the Chicago Feds won the pennant; and service as playing manager of the Terra Haute Browns of the Three-I League from 1919 to 1920.