Gates Brown

Full Name: William James Brown	Primary Position: OF,LF,DH
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/220	First Game: June 19, 1963
Birthdate: May 2, 1939	Final Game: September 26, 1975
Birthplace: Crestline, Ohio	MLB Experience: 12 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Gates Brown (William James Brown) was born on May 2, 1939 in Crestline, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on June 19, 1963 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .272 with 15 home runs and 54 RBI. Brown played for the Detroit Tigers for his entire 12 year career.

Most people believe that Gates Brown's best season was 1964, when he slugged 15 home runs and knocked in 54 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1963	DET	A	55	82	16	22	2	14	.268	.333	.402	3	1	8	13	1	0	2	0	3
1964	DET	A	123	426	65	116	15	54	.272	.326	.458	22	6	31	53	4	2	11	0	6
1965	DET	A	96	227	33	58	10	43	.256	.305	.467	14	2	17	33	0	3	6	1	3
1966	DET	A	88	169	27	45	7	27	.266	.337	.432	5	1	18	19	2	0	3	2	3
1967	DET	A	51	91	17	17	2	9	.187	.286	.286	1	1	13	15	0	0	0	0	3
1968	DET	A	67	92	15	34	6	15	.370	.442	.685	7	2	12	4	0	0	0	1	2
1969	DET	A	60	93	13	19	1	6	.204	.250	.290	1	2	5	17	1	0	0	0	2
1970	DET	A	81	124	18	28	3	24	.226	.331	.323	3	0	20	14	1	0	0	0	3
1971	DET	A	82	195	37	66	11	29	.338	.408	.549	2	3	21	17	2	0	4	2	4
1972	DET	A	103	252	33	58	10	31	.230	.304	.369	5	0	26	28	2	0	3	3	7
1973	DET	A	125	377	48	89	12	50	.236	.328	.366	11	1	52	41	1	0	1	6	15
1974	DET	A	73	99	7	24	4	17	.242	.312	.384	2	0	10	15	0	0	0	2	1
1975	DET	A	47	35	1	6	1	3	.171	.356	.314	2	0	9	6	1	0	0	1	2
Total			1051	2262	330	582	84	322	.257	.330	.420	78	19	242	275	15	5	30	18	54

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1963	DET	A	OF	17	12	119	35	3	0	1	1.000
1963	DET	A	LF	17	12	119	35	3	0	1	1.000
1964	DET	A	OF	106	101	904.2	205	4	4	0	.981
1964	DET	A	LF	106	101	904.2	204	3	4	0	.981
1965	DET	A	LF	49	44	398	100	1	3	0	.971
1965	DET	A	RF	7	7	53	6	0	0	0	1.000
1965	DET	A	OF	56	51	451	108	1	3	0	.973
1966	DET	A	LF	43	34	320	48	4	1	1	.981
1966	DET	A	OF	43	34	320	46	4	1	1	.980
1967	DET	A	LF	20	17	127.1	21	1	0	0	1.000
1967	DET	A	OF	20	17	127.1	22	1	0	0	1.000
1968	DET	A	1B	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	1.000
1968	DET	A	OF	17	16	116.1	18	1	0	0	1.000
1968	DET	A	LF	17	16	116.1	18	1	0	0	1.000
1969	DET	A	OF	14	14	105	28	1	3	0	.906
1969	DET	A	LF	14	14	105	28	1	3	0	.906
1970	DET	A	OF	26	26	192	37	1	2	0	.950
1970	DET	A	LF	26	26	192	34	2	2	0	.947
1971	DET	A	LF	55	48	372	68	2	1	0	.986
1971	DET	A	OF	55	48	372	68	2	1	0	.986
1972	DET	A	OF	72	67	497	122	5	3	1	.977
1972	DET	A	LF	72	67	497	121	5	3	1	.977
1973	DET	A	DH	119	102	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1973	DET	A	LF	1	1	7	1	0	0	0	1.000
1973	DET	A	OF	1	1	7	1	0	0	0	1.000
1974	DET	A	DH	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			LF	420	380	3158.1	678	23	17	3	.976
Total			1B	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	427	387	3211.1	690	23	17	3	.977
Total			DH	132	115	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	7	7	53	6	0	0	0	1.000

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1960).

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