Gates Brown

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 220lb (180cm, 99kg)

Born: May 2, 1939 in Crestline, OH us

Died: September 27, 2013 in Detroit, MI

Buried: Greenlawn Cemetery, Crestline, OH

High School: Crestline HS (Crestline, OH)

Last Game: September 26, 1975 (Age 36-147d)
vs. MIL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: William James Brown

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1968 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.7

2262

582

.257

330

RBI

322

OBP

.330

SLG

.420

OPS

.750

OPS+

110

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1960	21	-0.8	Duluth-Superior	NORL	C	DET	121	545	461	104	135	14	13	10	68	30		77	75	.293	.392	.445	.837	205		0	4	3
1961	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-A	DET	139	607	528	99	164	37	4	17	91	38		75	54	.311	.396	.492	.888	260		1	1	2	5
1961	22	-1.9	Knoxville	SALL	A	DET	26	111	96	15	24	4	1	2	19	5		14	9	.250	.342	.375	.717	36		0	0	1	2
1961	22	-0.7	Durham	CARL	B	DET	113	496	432	84	140	33	3	15	72	33		61	45	.324	.408	.519	.927	224		1	1	1	3
1962	23	-3.1	Denver	AA	AAA	DET	139	589	523	73	157	25	14	3	50	6		56	50	.300	.368	.419	.787	219		2	5	3	7
1963	24	-2.1	Syracuse	IL	AAA	DET	60	248	221	38	57	11	2	13	43	8	3	20	21	.258	.318	.502	.821	111		1	3	3
1963	24	-3.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	55	93	82	16	22	3	1	2	14	2	1	8	13	.268	.333	.402	.736	33	3	1	0	2	0
1964	25	-2.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	123	465	426	65	116	22	6	15	54	11	4	31	53	.272	.326	.458	.784	195	6	4	2	2	0
1965	26	-1.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	96	249	227	33	58	14	2	10	43	6	0	17	33	.256	.305	.467	.772	106	3	0	3	2	1
1966	27	-0.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	88	193	169	27	45	5	1	7	27	3	0	18	19	.266	.337	.432	.769	73	3	2	0	4	2
1967	28	0.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	51	105	91	17	17	1	1	2	9	0	0	13	15	.187	.286	.286	.571	26	3	0	0	1	0
1968	29	1.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	67	104	92	15	34	7	2	6	15	0	0	12	4	.370	.442	.685	1.127	63	2	0	0	0	1
1969	30	2.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	60	100	93	13	19	1	2	1	6	0	0	5	17	.204	.250	.290	.540	27	2	1	0	1	0
1970	31	3.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	81	148	124	18	28	3	0	3	24	0	0	20	14	.226	.331	.323	.654	40	3	1	0	3	0
1971	32	4.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	82	218	195	37	66	2	3	11	29	4	2	21	17	.339	.408	.549	.957	107	4	2	0	0	2
1972	33	5.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	103	283	252	33	58	5	0	10	31	3	0	26	28	.230	.304	.369	.673	93	7	2	0	3	3
1973	34	6.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	125	433	377	48	89	11	1	12	50	1	1	52	41	.236	.328	.366	.694	138	15	1	0	3	6
1974	35	7.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	73	109	99	7	24	2	0	4	17	0	0	10	15	.242	.312	.384	.696	38	1	0	0	0	2
1975	36	8.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	47	45	35	1	6	2	0	1	3	0	0	9	6	.171	.356	.314	.670	11	2	1	0	0	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		1051	2545	2262	330	582	78	19	84	322	30	8	242	275	.257	.330	.420	.750	950	54	15	5	21	18
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		459	1989	1733	314	513	87	33	43	252	82	3	228	200	.296	.377	.459	.836	795		4	13	11	12
All Levels (16 Seasons)							1510	4534	3995	644	1095	165	52	127	574	112	11	470	475	.274	.351	.437	.788	1745	54	19	18	32	30

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		199	837	744	111	214	36	16	16	93	14	3	76	71	.288	.353	.444	.797	330		3	8	6	7
A (1 season)					Minors		26	111	96	15	24	4	1	2	19	5		14	9	.250	.342	.375	.717	36		0	0	1	2
B (1 season)					Minors		113	496	432	84	140	33	3	15	72	33		61	45	.324	.408	.519	.927	224		1	1	1	3
C (1 season)					Minors		121	545	461	104	135	14	13	10	68	30		77	75	.293	.392	.445	.837	205		0	4	3