Delos Brown Explained

Delos Brown
Position:Pinch hitter
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:4 October 1892
Birth Place:Anna, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:June 12
Debutteam:Chicago White Sox
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:June 12
Finalteam:Chicago White Sox
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games played
Stat1value:1
Stat2label:At bats
Stat2value:1
Stat3label:Hits
Stat3value:0
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Delos Hight Brown (October 4, 1892 – December 21, 1964) was an American Major League Baseball player for the Chicago White Sox. He was born in Anna, Illinois, and attended Millikin University. In 1914, he became captain of the Millikin baseball team[1] and led them to a conference championship. He was then signed by the White Sox.[2]

Brown appeared in one major league game, on June 12, 1914. He was a pinch hitter and struck out in his only at bat.[3] Afterwards, he played the rest of the season for the Decatur Commodores of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League and batted .192 in 63 games.[4] His organized baseball career ended the following season.

Brown died in Carbondale, Illinois, at the age of 72.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.millikin.edu/sites/athletics/history/Pages/BaseballCaptains.aspx "Baseball Captains"
  2. Spalding's Official Baseball Record (1915), pp. 453-454.
  3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brownde01.shtml "Delos Brown Statistics and History"
  4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=brown-001del "Delos Brown Minor League Statistics & History"