Bobby Brown (baseball 1979)
[edit] Biography
Bobby Brown (Rogers Lee Brown) was born on May 25, 1954 in Norfolk, Virginia. He made his Major League debut on April 5, 1979 for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1980, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 14 home runs and 47 RBI. Brown played for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Bobby Brown's best season was 1980, when he stole 27 bases.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .167
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| 30
| 68
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 3
| .250
| .271
| .324
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| TOT
| A
| 34
| 78
| 8
| 17
| 0
| 3
| .218
| .256
| .282
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| 137
| 412
| 65
| 107
| 14
| 47
| .260
| .306
| .415
| 12
| 5
| 29
| 82
| 0
| 2
| 27
| 4
| 8
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| 31
| 62
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 6
| .226
| .279
| .242
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| 79
| 245
| 29
| 59
| 4
| 17
| .241
| .288
| .327
| 7
| 1
| 17
| 32
| 0
| 3
| 28
| 2
| 3
|
| 1983
| SD
| N
| 57
| 225
| 40
| 60
| 5
| 22
| .267
| .333
| .382
| 5
| 3
| 23
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 27
| 0
| 1
|
| 1984
| SD
| N
| 85
| 171
| 28
| 43
| 3
| 29
| .251
| .292
| .368
| 7
| 2
| 11
| 33
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 6
|
| 1985
| SD
| N
| 79
| 84
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 6
| .155
| .200
| .190
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 221
| 480
| 76
| 116
| 8
| 57
| .242
| .296
| .344
| 15
| 5
| 39
| 91
| 0
| 4
| 49
| 0
| 9
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 281
| 797
| 107
| 197
| 18
| 73
| .247
| .294
| .361
| 23
| 7
| 55
| 147
| 0
| 7
| 61
| 6
| 12
|
| Total
|
|
| 502
| 1277
| 183
| 313
| 26
| 130
| .245
| .295
| .355
| 38
| 12
| 94
| 238
| 0
| 11
| 110
| 6
| 21
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 4
| 3
| 30
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| CF
| 20
| 10
| 120
| 43
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| LF
| 7
| 6
| 48
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| OF
| 27
| 16
| 168
| 56
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 31
| 19
| 198
| 64
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1979
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 9
| 7
| 61
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| OF
| 131
| 103
| 992.1
| 303
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| RF
| 25
| 13
| 142
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| CF
| 81
| 79
| 714.2
| 233
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| LF
| 28
| 11
| 135.2
| 32
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| RF
| 14
| 6
| 59.1
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| CF
| 11
| 7
| 81
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| OF
| 29
| 15
| 166.1
| 54
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| LF
| 6
| 2
| 26
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| CF
| 14
| 14
| 126
| 38
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 68
| 61
| 557
| 148
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 34
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 51
| 43
| 397
| 98
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| SD
| N
| OF
| 54
| 54
| 470.1
| 103
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1983
| SD
| N
| LF
| 52
| 52
| 449.1
| 94
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1983
| SD
| N
| CF
| 4
| 2
| 21
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| SD
| N
| OF
| 53
| 35
| 349.2
| 100
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1984
| SD
| N
| CF
| 13
| 12
| 100.2
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| SD
| N
| LF
| 27
| 19
| 172
| 57
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1984
| SD
| N
| RF
| 16
| 4
| 77
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1985
| SD
| N
| RF
| 11
| 2
| 35
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| SD
| N
| LF
| 9
| 2
| 31.1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| SD
| N
| OF
| 28
| 6
| 102.1
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| SD
| N
| CF
| 9
| 2
| 36
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 152
| 126
| 1199.1
| 394
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 394
| 293
| 2836
| 792
| 19
| 27
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 72
| 31
| 364.1
| 80
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 182
| 136
| 1272.1
| 312
| 10
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 11th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (April 8, 1976).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (May 14, 1976).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Jay Johnstone to New York Yankees in exchange for Rawly Eastwick (June 14, 1978).
- Selected by New York Mets from New York Yankees in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 4, 1978).
- Claimed on waivers by Toronto Blue Jays from New York Mets (March 25, 1979).
- Sold by Toronto Blue Jays to New York Yankees (April 19, 1979).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Seattle Mariners (April 6, 1982) completing trade in which Seattle Mariners traded Shane Rawley to New York Yankees in exchange for Bill Caudill, Gene Nelson and a player to be named later (April 1, 1982).
- Released by Seattle Mariners (March 28, 1983).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (April 19, 1983).
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