Dick Brown

Positions: Catcher
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 6-2 Weight: 176
Born: Thursday, January 17, 1935 in Shinnston, WV USA
Died: April 12, 1970 in Baltimore, MD USA
Buried: Pinecrest Cemetery, Lake Worth, FL
High School: Holy Name HS (Lake Worth, FL)
School: Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)
Debut: June 20, 1957 (Age 22-154d, 9,061st in MLB history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: October 3, 1965 (Age 30-259d)
vs. CLE 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: Richard Ernest Brown
Relatives: Brother of Larry Brown

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A dependable catcher with occasional home run power, He played in 636 games over 9 seasons, hitting .244 with 62 home runs and 223 RBI. His best two seasons were the two he spent with Detroit – he hit 16 home runs in 1961 and 12 home runs in 1962. He had a .989 fielding percentage.

Brown was a high school catcher for Herb Score and was dating Score’s sister Helen when Score signed with the Indians. Brown was planning on going to dental school, but Helen told the Indians they should sign Score’s catcher also. The Indians needed catchers in their minor league system, so they did in 1953. Brown, who was Larry Brown’s brother, made his big league debut on June 20, 1957 against the Boston Red Sox at the age of 22.

It is safe to say he was well-traveled . . .
On December 6, 1959, he was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Don Ferrarese, Minnie Minoso, and Jake Striker to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Romano, Bubba Phillips, and Norm Cash. On December 7, 1960, he was traded by the Milwaukee Braves (who had signed him about ten days earlier) with Bill Bruton, Chuck Cottier, and Terry Fox to the Detroit Tigers for Frank Bolling and Neil Chrisley. On November 26, 1962, he was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Baltimore Orioles for Gus Triandos and Whitey Herzog.

He played his final game on October 3, 1965. He was forced to retire because of a brain tumor, which would eventually prove to be inoperable and fatal. Brown threw out the first pitch of Game 3 of the 1966 World Series. He scouted for the Orioles until his death in 1970. His brother, Larry, played 12 years as a ML infielder.

Notable Events and Chronology for Dick Brown Career

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December 6, 1959

Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians strike a major trade.

December 7, 1960

Detroit trades 2B Frank Bolling and a player to be named later (OF Neil Chrisley) to Milwaukee for OF Bill Bruton‚ 2B Chuck Cottier‚ C Dick Brown‚ and P Terry Fox.