Dick Brown (baseball)
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1963 Topps Dick Brown baseball card
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: January 17, 1935 Shinnston, West Virginia |
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Died: April 17, 1970 (aged 35) Baltimore, Maryland |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 20, 1957, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
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| October 3, 1965, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .244 | ||
| Home runs | 62 | ||
| Runs batted in | 223 | ||
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Richard Ernest "Dick" Brown (January 17, 1935 – April 17, 1970) was an American professional baseball catcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, and Baltimore Orioles. He was the brother of Larry Brown. The native of Shinnston, West Virginia, he attended Florida State University.
Originally signed by the Indians in 1953, Brown – who was the elder brother of former AL infielder Larry Brown – made his big league debut on June 20, 1957 against the Boston Red Sox at the age of 22. After three seasons with the Indians, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox on December 6, 1959, along with Don Ferrarese, Minnie Miñoso and Jake Striker for Norm Cash, Bubba Phillips and Johnny Romano.
Brown caught for six pitchers who would eventually be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He played in 636 games over nine seasons, hitting .244 with 62 home runs and 223 runs batted in. His best two seasons were the two he spent with Detroit: he hit 16 home runs in 1961 and 12 home runs in 1962. He had a .989 fielding percentage. Career highlights include back-to-back-to-back home runs he hit with Norm Cash and Steve Boros on May 23, 1961. He hit a grand slam less than one month earlier on April 29.
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