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Dick Brown
Richard Ernest Brown
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 17, 1935 in Shinnston, WV
High School: Holy Name (Lake Worth, FL)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 20, 1957
Final Game: October 3, 1965
Died: April 17, 1970 in Baltimore, MD
Relatives: Brother of Larry Brown
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1957 22 CLE AL 34 121 114 10 30 4 0 4 22 1 1 4 23 .263 .281 .404 .685 85 46 1 0 0 3 1 2
1958 23 CLE AL 68 193 173 20 41 5 0 7 20 1 0 14 27 .237 .304 .387 .691 90 67 3 3 2 1 1 2
1959 24 CLE AL 48 157 141 15 31 7 0 5 16 0 0 11 39 .220 .288 .376 .664 84 53 1 3 1 1 1 2
1960 25 CHW AL 16 47 43 4 7 0 0 3 5 0 0 3 11 .163 .217 .372 .589 57 16 1 0 1 0 0 2
1961 26 DET AL 93 336 308 32 82 12 2 16 45 0 2 22 57 .266 .312 .474 .786 105 146 10 0 3 3 2 2
1962 27 DET AL 134 461 431 40 104 12 0 12 40 0 1 21 66 .241 .279 .353 .631 67 152 11 2 5 2 7 *2
1963 28 BAL AL 59 190 171 13 42 7 0 2 13 1 0 15 35 .246 .310 .322 .632 81 55 2 1 3 0 6 2
1964 29 BAL AL 88 245 230 24 59 6 0 8 32 2 0 12 45 .257 .294 .387 .681 88 89 9 1 0 2 4 2
1965 30 BAL AL 96 280 255 17 59 9 1 5 30 2 2 17 53 .231 .278 .333 .611 72 85 8 1 3 4 8 2
9 Seasons 636 2030 1866 175 455 62 3 62 223 7 6 119 356 .244 .291 .380 .671 82 709 46 11 18 16 30
162 Game Avg. 162 517 475 45 116 16 1 16 57 2 2 30 91 .244 .291 .380 .671 82 181 12 3 5 4 8
CLE (3 yrs) 150 471 428 45 102 16 0 16 58 2 1 29 89 .238 .293 .388 .681 87 166 5 6 3 5 3
BAL (3 yrs) 243 715 656 54 160 22 1 15 75 5 2 44 133 .244 .292 .349 .641 80 229 19 3 6 6 18
DET (2 yrs) 227 797 739 72 186 24 2 28 85 0 3 43 123 .252 .293 .403 .696 83 298 21 2 8 5 9
CHW (1 yr) 16 47 43 4 7 0 0 3 5 0 0 3 11 .163 .217 .372 .589 57 16 1 0 1 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1957 CLE AL 22 C 33 32 274.0 211 190 18 3 4 .986 -4.0 -17.5 -4 6.83 6.30 .991 5.92 5.11 4 12 19 8 30%
1958 CLE AL 23 C 62 46 419.2 309 281 24 4 6 .987 -5.0 -14.3 -5 6.54 4.92 .990 6.01 5.34 16 15 19 14 42%
1959 CLE AL 24 C 48 40 376.2 270 248 21 1 5 .996 -1.0 -3.2 -1 6.43 5.60 .989 6.08 5.31 1 17 12 10 45%
1960 CHW AL 25 C 14 12 106.1 74 66 7 1 1 .986 -1.0 -11.3 -1 6.18 5.21 .986 5.92 5.12 2 0 6 1 14%
1961 DET AL 26 C 91 84 727.2 503 460 38 5 7 .990 9.0 14.8 9 6.16 5.47 .989 6.21 5.44 6 14 19 24 56%
1962 DET AL 27 C 132 122 1074.1 789 742 42 5 8 .994 0.0 0.0 0 6.57 5.94 .989 6.30 5.57 7 25 31 14 31%
1963 BAL AL 28 C 58 51 459.0 345 317 23 5 7 .986 1.0 2.6 1 6.67 5.86 .989 6.64 5.78 4 6 13 7 35%
1964 BAL AL 29 C 84 62 572.2 414 380 29 5 4 .988 2.0 4.2 2 6.43 4.87 .990 7.07 6.07 8 9 19 13 41%
1965 BAL AL 30 C 92 73 683.1 515 466 40 9 6 .983 5.0 8.8 5 6.66 5.50 .988 6.96 5.67 5 18 31 25 45%
9 Seasons C 614 522 4693.2 3430 3150 242 38 48 .989 6.0 1.5 6 6.50 5.52 .989 6.44 5.58 53 116 169 116 41%
9 Seasons TOT 614 522 4693.2 3430 3150 242 38 48 .989 6.0 1.5 6 6.50 5.52 .978 6.44 5.58 53 116 169 116 41%

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Transactions

Before 1953 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

December 6, 1959: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Don Ferrarese, Minnie Minoso and Jake Striker to the Chicago White Sox for Norm Cash, Bubba Phillips and Johnny Romano.

November 28, 1960: Purchased by the Milwaukee Braves from the Chicago White Sox.

December 7, 1960: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with Bill Bruton, Chuck Cottier and Terry Fox to the Detroit Tigers for Frank Bolling and Neil Chrisley.

November 26, 1962: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Baltimore Orioles for Whitey Herzog and Gus Triandos.

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