Buster Brown
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Charles Edward Brown (Yank)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
- School Iowa State University
- Debut June 22, 1905
- Final Game April 26, 1913
- Born August 31, 1881 in Boone, IA USA
- Died February 9, 1914 in Sioux City, IA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Charles "Buster" Brown (also called "Yank Brown") pitched nine seasons in the majors. In none of his seassons did he have a winning record, although to be fair most of the teams for whom he pitched were terrible, finishing far under .500.
Brown was born in Boone, IA and attended Iowa State University. He was the first major leaguer out of Iowa State.
Buster played for Omaha while still in school in 1904. He came to the majors shortly after leaving school in 1905. From June 1905 through June 1907 he pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals and then in June 1907 he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies, for whom he would play until traded in July 1909 to the 1909 Boston Doves. He played for Boston through 1913.
He died in Sioux City, IA at age 32.
One site says that Brown was captain of the Iowa State team in 1905, something that was controversial because he had already played professionally.
Another source says he started his baseball career at Rock Island, IA (the source may mean Illinois, since there is a Rock Island in Illinois). After his major league days he played for Rochester and Toronto, and was under contract to Toronto at the time of his death, although he was rumored as a possibility for the Sioux City team. The source indicated the potential cause of his death as "overtraining". He left a widow and a 6-month-old son. Another source, TheDeadballEra.com, attributes his death to acute lymphangitis and phebitis.
