| Joe Brown | |
| Position: | Pitcher/Outfielder |
| Birth Date: | 4 April 1859 |
| Birth Place: | Canada |
| Death Place: | Warren, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Bats: | Unknown |
| Throws: | Unknown |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | August 16 |
| Debutyear: | 1884 |
| Debutteam: | Chicago White Stockings |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | July 16 |
| Finalyear: | 1885 |
| Finalteam: | Baltimore Orioles |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat4label: | Batting average |
| Stat5label: | Home runs |
| Stat6label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat1value: | 4–6 |
| Stat2value: | 5.11 |
| Stat3value: | 36 |
| Stat4value: | .200 |
| Stat5value: | 0 |
| Stat6value: | 3 |
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Joseph E. Brown (April 4, 1859 – June 28, 1888) was a Canadian pitcher/utility player in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Stockings and Baltimore Orioles.
It was relatively common in the 19th century for baseball teams to use a reserve fielder as a pitcher, and this appears to be true in Brown's case. He appeared in 15 games for the 1884 Cubs (debuting August 16), pitching in seven of those games, six as a starter. His mark that season was 4–2 with a 4.68 ERA. He also played center field, right field, first baseman, and catcher for the Cubs that season, hitting .213 with 3 RBI in 61 trips to the plate.
Brown found himself with the American Association's Orioles in the 1886 season in a similar role for a brief period of time. He pitched in four games, completing and losing each one for a record of 0–4 and an ERA of 5.68. He also appeared in one game as a second baseman. Brown was 3-for-19 at the plate in 1886 to finish his career with a batting average of exactly .200 (16-for-80).
Brown died on June 28, 1888, in Warren, Pennsylvania, aged just 29.