Dick Brown (MLB)
[edit] Biography
Dick Brown (Richard Ernest Brown) was born on January 17, 1935 in Shinnston, West Virginia. He made his Major League debut on June 20, 1957 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1958, his rookie year, he hit .237 with 7 home runs and 20 RBI. Brown played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 9 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1957
| CLE
| A
| 34
| 114
| 10
| 30
| 4
| 22
| .263
| .281
| .404
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| 68
| 173
| 20
| 41
| 7
| 20
| .237
| .304
| .387
| 5
| 0
| 14
| 27
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1959
| CLE
| A
| 48
| 141
| 15
| 31
| 5
| 16
| .220
| .288
| .376
| 7
| 0
| 11
| 39
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| 16
| 43
| 4
| 7
| 3
| 5
| .163
| .217
| .372
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| 93
| 308
| 32
| 82
| 16
| 45
| .266
| .312
| .474
| 12
| 2
| 22
| 57
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 10
|
| 1962
| DET
| A
| 134
| 431
| 40
| 104
| 12
| 40
| .241
| .279
| .353
| 12
| 0
| 21
| 66
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 11
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| 59
| 171
| 13
| 42
| 2
| 13
| .246
| .310
| .322
| 7
| 0
| 15
| 35
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 2
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| 88
| 230
| 24
| 59
| 8
| 32
| .257
| .294
| .387
| 6
| 0
| 12
| 45
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 9
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| 96
| 255
| 17
| 59
| 5
| 30
| .231
| .278
| .333
| 9
| 1
| 17
| 53
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 8
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 636
| 1866
| 175
| 455
| 62
| 223
| .244
| .291
| .380
| 62
| 3
| 119
| 356
| 11
| 18
| 7
| 30
| 46
|
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| 1957
| CLE
| A
| C
| 33
| 32
| 274
| 190
| 18
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 19
| 8
| 1
| .986
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| C
| 62
| 46
| 419.2
| 281
| 24
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 16
| 19
| 14
| 0
| .987
|
| 1959
| CLE
| A
| C
| 48
| 40
| 376.2
| 248
| 21
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 10
| 0
| .996
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| C
| 14
| 12
| 106.1
| 66
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| .986
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| C
| 91
| 84
| 727.2
| 460
| 38
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 19
| 24
| 3
| .990
|
| 1962
| DET
| A
| C
| 132
| 122
| 1074.1
| 742
| 42
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 7
| 31
| 14
| 3
| .994
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| C
| 58
| 51
| 459
| 317
| 23
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 7
| 1
| .986
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| C
| 84
| 62
| 572.2
| 380
| 29
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 19
| 13
| 0
| .988
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| C
| 92
| 73
| 683.1
| 466
| 40
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 31
| 25
| 2
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 614
| 522
| 4693.2
| 3150
| 242
| 38
| 48
| 0
| 53
| 169
| 116
| 10
| .989
|
[edit] Transactions
- 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 Neil Chrisley (December 7, 1960).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Gus Triandos and Whitey Herzog (November 26, 1962).
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