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Dick Brown

Full name Richard Ernest Brown
Born January 17, 1935, Shinnston, West Virginia
Died April 17, 1970, Baltimore, Maryland
Buried at Pinecrest Cemetery, Lake Worth, Florida
First Game: June 20, 1957; Final Game: October 3, 1965
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 176
Brother of Larry Brown
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1957 CLE A    Daily Splits   34   114   10   30   4   0   4   22    4   1   23   0   0   3   0   2   1    1   1  .263  .281  .404  -0.2 1957 CLE A
1958 CLE A    Daily Splits   68   173   20   41   5   0   7   20   14   1   27   3   2   1   0   4   3    1   0  .237  .304  .387   0.2 1958 CLE A
1959 CLE A    Daily Splits   48   141   15   31   7   0   5   16   11   1   39   3   1   1   0   2   1    0   0  .220  .288  .376   0.2 1959 CLE A
1960 CHI A    Daily Splits   16    43    4    7   0   0   3    5    3   0   11   0   1   0   0   0   1    0   0  .163  .217  .372  -0.1 1960 CHI A
1961 DET A    Daily Splits   93   308   32   82  12   2  16   45   22   2   57   0   3   3   0   2  10    0   2  .266  .312  .474   1.0 1961 DET A
1962 DET A    Daily Splits  134   431   40  104  12   0  12   40   21   7   66   2   5   2   0   7  11    0   1  .241  .279  .353  -0.8 1962 DET A
1963 BAL A    Daily Splits   59   171   13   42   7   0   2   13   15   6   35   1   3   0   0   5   2    1   0  .246  .310  .322   0.1 1963 BAL A
1964 BAL A    Daily Splits   88   230   24   59   6   0   8   32   12   4   45   1   0   2   0   5   9    2   0  .257  .294  .387  -0.2 1964 BAL A
1965 BAL A    Daily Splits   96   255   17   59   9   1   5   30   17   8   53   1   3   4   0   4   8    2   2  .231  .278  .333  -0.4 1965 BAL A
Total    ( 9 Years) Splits  636  1866  175  455  62   3  62  223  119  30  356  11  18  16   0  31  46    7   6  .244  .291  .380  -0.2 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1957 CLE A Daily Splits   C   33   32   27   274     190   18    3    4   0    4   19    8    1  .986
1958 CLE A Daily Splits   C   62   46   35   419     281   24    4    6   0   16   19   14    0  .987
1959 CLE A Daily Splits   C   48   40   36   376.2   248   21    1    5   0    1   12   10    0  .996
1960 CHI A Daily Splits   C   14   12    9   106.1    66    7    1    1   0    2    6    1    0  .986
1961 DET A Daily Splits   C   91   84   68   727.2   460   38    5    7   0    6   19   24    3  .990
1962 DET A Daily Splits   C  132  122  107  1074.1   742   42    5    8   0    7   31   14    3  .994
1963 BAL A Daily Splits   C   58   51   44   459     317   23    5    7   0    4   13    7    1  .986
1964 BAL A Daily Splits   C   84   62   54   572.2   380   29    5    4   0    8   19   13    0  .988
1965 BAL A Daily Splits   C   92   73   66   683.1   466   40    9    6   0    5   31   25    2  .983
Total ( 9 Years) Splits   C  614  522  446  4693    3150  242   38   48   0   53  169  116   10  .989
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1953).

Traded by Cleveland Indians with Minnie Minoso, Don Ferrarese and Jake Striker to
Chicago White Sox in exchange for John Romano, Bubba Phillips and Norm Cash
(December 6, 1959).

Sold by Chicago White Sox to Milwaukee Braves (November 28, 1960).

Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Bill Bruton, Terry Fox and Chuck Cottier to Detroit
Tigers in exchange for Frank Bolling and a player to be named later (December 7,
1960); Milwaukee Braves received Neil Chrisley (January 17, 1961).

Traded by Detroit Tigers to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Gus Triandos and
Whitey Herzog (November 26, 1962).
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