Ray Brown
Bats: Both • Throws: Right
6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)
Born: February 23, 1908 in McDonald Township, OH us
Died: February 8, 1965 in Dayton, OH
Buried: Greencastle Cemetery, Dayton, OH
School: Wilberforce University (Wilberforce, OH)
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2006.
(Voted by Negro League Committee)
View Ray Brown's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Full Name: Raymond Leslie Brown
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