Oscar Brown (baseball) explained

Oscar Brown
Position:Outfielder
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:8 February 1946
Birth Place:Long Beach, California, U.S.
Death Place:Carson, California, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 3
Debutyear:1969
Debutteam:Atlanta Braves
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 30
Finalyear:1973
Finalteam:Atlanta Braves
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.244
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:4
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:28
Stat4label:Hits
Stat4value:77
Stat5label:Runs
Stat5value:34
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Oscar Lee Brown (February 8, 1946 – June 3, 2020) was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder who appeared in all or parts of five seasons for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. He is a brother of two other professional athletes: Willie F. Brown, an NFL running back in the 1960s, and "Downtown" Ollie Brown, an outfielder who had a 13-year Major League career. As a player, Oscar Brown threw and batted right-handed, and was listed at 6feet and 175lb.

Brown was born in Long Beach, California, and attended the Polytechnic there and the University of Southern California before being chosen by the Braves in the first round of the secondary draft in June 1966.[1]

Brown joined the Braves' roster September 3, 1969. In 160 Major League games, he collected 77 hits, including four home runs, 14 doubles and two triples. His only full season with the Braves was his last MLB campaign, .[1]

Brown died on June 3, 2020.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oscar Brown Stats . baseball-reference.com . sports-reference.com . June 11, 2020.
  2. Web site: Oscar Brown, last surviving brother of great Long Beach sports family, dies at 74. Press-Telegram. June 9, 2020. 2020-06-09. Archbold, Rich.