Bob Brown (baseball, born 1876)
Bob Brown | |
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Owner | |
Born: Scranton, Pennsylvania | July 5, 1876|
Died: June 17, 1962 Vancouver, British Columbia | (aged 85)|
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right | |
Member of the Canadian | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1989 |
Robert Paul Brown (July 5, 1876 – June 17, 1962) was an American-born Canadian professional baseball player, manager, and team owner.[1] He was active in minor league baseball in various capacities from 1900 through 1953, appearing in over 600 games as player and managing for at least 14 seasons. He was a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and served in the U.S. military during the Spanish–American War.
Baseball career
As a player, Brown was listed at 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) and 156 pounds (71 kg); he threw right-handed.
Player
Brown's professional baseball career spanned 1900 to 1917, with gaps, and a final season in 1926.
Manager
Brown was a manager for all or part of 14 seasons, as early as 1902 and as late as 1926.[2] For many of those season, he was also a player. He first managed the Pendleton team in 1902, and then managed every season from 1904 through 1911, including four seasons in Aberdeen.[2] After managing in Vancouver in 1910 and 1911, he did not manage for four seasons, then returned to manage in Vancouver during 1916, 1917, 1920, and 1922.[2] His final season as a manager was 1926 with Ponca City, also his final season as a player.[2]
Owner
Between the 1909 and 1910 seasons, Brown took over sixty percent ownership of the Vancouver Beavers for $500,
Brown also owned the
Brown retired as owner of the Capilanos in 1953, the year he became President of the Western International League, a post he held only one year.[3] He was named honorary league president in 1954, and honorary president of the Vancouver Mounties in 1956.[3]
Honours
In 1952,
Personal life
Born on July 5, 1876, in Scranton, Pennsylvania,[1][2] Brown attended the University of Notre Dame during the 1890s, where he played football with the Fighting Irish and won varsity letters in football and baseball.[3] In 1898, he enlisted in the United States Army to fight in the Spanish–American War.[3] He graduated from Notre Dame in 1900.[3] Brown died on June 23, 1962, in St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Vancouver History Archived 2018-07-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Bob Brown". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Beddoes, Dick (22 June 1962). "City Loses Mr. Baseball: Era Ends as Bob Brown Dies in St. Paul's at 85". Vancouver Baseball. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2015 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "1900 Helena Senators". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "Begin Play Today In Southwestern". Emporia Gazette. Emporia, Kansas. AP. May 6, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bob Brown". BC Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum » Bob Brown
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)