Continental League Player of the Week

Dan Brouthers

Dan Brouthers is this week's Continental League player of the week.  He didn't get a start until April 16th, but has been seeing a lot of playing time as the Model T's first baseman since then.

Brouthers was one of the first slugging stars of the National League in the 19th century, playing for such teams as the Troy Trojans, Buffalo Bisons, and Detroit Wolverines.  As the Vice President of the Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players, he was one of the "big name" stars that defected to John Montgomery Ward's Players League for the 1890 season and played the 1891 season in the American Association prior to returning to the NL in 1892, where he remained. 

Brouthers stood 6'2" and weighed 207 pounds, which was big for the era, earning the nickname "Big Dan."

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Old Timers Committee in 1945.