Lloyd Brown (baseball)
| Lloyd Brown | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 25, 1904 Beeville, Texas, U.S. | |
| Died: January 14, 1974 (aged 69) Opa-locka, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 17, 1925, for the Brooklyn Robins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 10, 1940, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 91–105 |
| Earned run average | 4.20 |
| Strikeouts | 510 |
| Teams | |
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Lloyd Andrew Brown [Gimpy] (December 25, 1904 – January 14, 1974) was a professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five different teams between 1925 and 1940. Listed at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m), 170 lb (77 kg), Brown batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Beeville, Texas.[1]
Brown spent 30 years in professional baseball, including 12 major league seasons, but is best remembered as the pitcher who delivered the most
Brown reached the big leagues in 1925 with the
As a hitter, Brown was above average. He posted a .192
Brown later continued in MiLB, pitching from 1941 through 1953 and managing for ten teams between 1947 and 1960. He spent part of 1955 as a Baltimore Orioles' coach and scouted for the Orioles (1956–57), Phillies (1957–58, 1970–71), Senators (1961–66), and Seattle Pilots (1969) organizations. Brown won 202 games during 20 minor league seasons and had a 407–544 record as a manager, in 11 seasons (1946–53, 1955–56, 1960).[2]
On January 14, 1974, Brown died in Opa-locka, Florida, at the age of 69.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Lloyd Brown Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ a b "Lloyd Brown Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ Nowlin, Bill. "Lloyd Brown". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Lloyd Brown at SABR (Baseball BioProject)