John Wesley Brown (October 23, 1918 – March 3, 1999) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
| John Brown | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 23, 1918 Hamburg, Arkansas, U.S. | |
| Died: March 3, 1999 (aged 80) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1944, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1948, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |
| Teams | |
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A native of Hamburg, Arkansas, Brown made his Negro leagues debut in 1944 with the Cleveland Buckeyes. He played five seasons for Cleveland through 1948, and was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in 1946. Brown died in Detroit, Michigan in 1999 at age 80.[1][2][3]
References edit
- ^ "John Brown". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "John Brown". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "John W. Brown". arkbaseball.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
- John Brown at Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia
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