finalyear bats death_date death_place birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date image article_title debutteam name throws
1941 right 2 october 1966 freeport , new york greene , rhode island 1925 august 27 33-31 4.07 301 pitcher new york giants win-loss record earned run average strikeouts august 26 30 april 1907 jumbobrowngoudeycard.jpg jumbo brown
 chicago cubs jumbo brown right
jumbo brown

walter george `` jumbo '' brown -lrb- april 30 , 1907 -- october 2 , 1966 -rrb- was a right-handed major league baseball relief pitcher , one of the first to play that position exclusively .
during his career he went 33 -- 31 with 29 saves -lrb- leading the league two times in that category -rrb- and a 4.07 era .
he is known mostly for his large size , weighing 295 pounds during his playing days .
until walter young , he was the heaviest player to ever play in the major leagues .
his best years where he recorded 15 of his 29 saves were in 1940 and 1941 .
he led the national league in saves both those years .
he also posted era 's of 3.42 and 3.32 - the 2nd and 3rd best of his career .
he was born in greene , rhode island , and played his first game on august 26 , 1925 , with the chicago cubs .
he went on to play for the cleveland indians , new york yankees , cincinnati reds , and new york giants .
he died in freeport , new york .
