Brant Brown
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Brant Michael Brown
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 3", Weight 220 lb.
- High School Monache High School
- School California State University, Fresno
- Debut June 15, 1996
- Final Game August 29, 2000
- Born June 22, 1971 in Porterville, CA USA
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Brant Michael Brown had his best minor league seasons within the first two years of his signing:
In his first season, he hit a respectable .274. But the next year, he hit .342 with A-Daytona and AA-Orlando.
A few years later, he made his major league debut. On June 15, 1996, at the age of 24, he saw his first glimpse of the majors. It was a success-he his .304 in 69 at bats.
Afterwards, though, his career didn't quite pan out. He bounced around the league, playing with multiple teams-he left the Cubs and played in the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers organizations. He returned to the Cubs in 2000, where he played his final major league game on August 29, 2000.
The last Brown has seen of professional baseball was in 2003 with the Schaumburg Flyers, an independent league team.
In 2008, Brown is a coach of the Bakersfield Blaze.
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- On June 18, 1996, Brown hit three home runs in four at-bats, filling in for Mark Grace of the Cubs.
- On June 22, 1996, Brown gets five hits in one game, including a 2 run home run in the 16th inning.
- "September 23, 1998: Sosa breaks an 0–for–21 slump, hitting his 64th and 65th home runs as the Cubs build a 7–0 lead over the Brewers. Milwaukee fights back, however, and scores three in the last of the 9th when Chicago OF Brant Brown drops a routine fly ball with the bases loaded and two out in the 9th to allow three Brewers to score. Rod Beck is on the mound when the Merkle–like error occurs (Fred Merkle's boner occurred exactly 90 years ago). Milwaukee wins, 8–7, and the Cubs remain tied for the wild card spot with the Mets, who lose to Montreal, 3–0. With his eight total bases, Sammy has now topped the 400 mark."--Baseballlibrary.com
- May 9, 1999: Brown hits a 3 run inside-the-park home run.
- On June 9, 1999, Brown collects 5 hits.
- Brown's uniform, except for a part of his final season (where it was 35), was always 37.
- Brown currently resides in Bakersfield, CA.
[edit] Quotes
- "[H]e's such a good athlete, he can do things out there [in the outfield] an ordinary guy can't do."-Billy Williams
