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Gates Brown
Full name William James Brown Born May 2, 1939, Crestline, Ohio Died September 27, 2013, Detroit, Michigan Buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Crestline, Ohio First Game: June 19, 1963 ; Final Game: September 26, 1975 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 220 Ejections as player: 1966 (1), 1974 (1). Total: 2 Ejections as coach: 1978 (1), 1980 (2), 1982 (1), 1983 (1). Total: 5 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1963 DET A Daily Splits 55 82 16 22 3 1 2 14 8 0 13 1 0 2 0 1 3 2 1 .268 .333 .402 0.4 1963 DET A
1964 DET A Daily Splits 123 426 65 116 22 6 15 54 31 0 53 4 2 2 0 6 6 11 4 .272 .326 .458 0.9 1964 DET A
1965 DET A Daily Splits 96 227 33 58 14 2 10 43 17 1 33 0 3 2 0 4 3 6 0 .256 .305 .467 0.5 1965 DET A
1966 DET A Daily Splits 88 169 27 45 5 1 7 27 18 2 19 2 0 4 0 3 3 3 0 .266 .337 .432 0.1 1966 DET A
1967 DET A Daily Splits 51 91 17 17 1 1 2 9 13 0 15 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 .187 .286 .286 -0.5 1967 DET A
1968 DET A Daily Splits 67 92 15 34 7 2 6 15 12 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .370 .442 .685 1.5 1968 DET A
1969 DET A Daily Splits 60 93 13 19 1 2 1 6 5 0 17 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 .204 .250 .290 -0.7 1969 DET A
1970 DET A Daily Splits 81 124 18 28 3 0 3 24 20 0 14 1 0 3 0 2 3 0 0 .226 .331 .323 -0.4 1970 DET A
1971 DET A Daily Splits 82 195 37 66 2 3 11 29 21 2 17 2 0 0 0 3 4 4 2 .338 .408 .549 1.2 1971 DET A
1972 DET A Daily Splits 103 252 33 58 5 0 10 31 26 3 28 2 0 3 0 1 7 3 0 .230 .304 .369 0.1 1972 DET A
1973 DET A Daily Splits 125 377 48 89 11 1 12 50 52 6 41 1 0 3 0 6 15 1 1 .236 .328 .366 -0.8 1973 DET A
1974 DET A Daily Splits 73 99 7 24 2 0 4 17 10 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242 .312 .384 -0.1 1974 DET A
1975 DET A Daily Splits 47 35 1 6 2 0 1 3 9 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .171 .356 .314 -0.1 1975 DET A
Total (13 Years) Splits 1051 2262 330 582 78 19 84 322 242 18 275 15 5 21 0 31 54 30 8 .257 .330 .420 2.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1972 DET A Daily Splits 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 1972 DET A
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1968 DET A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1968 DET A
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1963 DET A Daily Splits OF 17 12 10 119 35 3 0 1 0 1.000 17 0 0
1963 DET A LF 17 12 10 119 35 3 0 1 0 1.000
1964 DET A Daily Splits OF 106 101 90 904.2 205 4 4 0 0 .981 106 0 0
1964 DET A LF 106 101 90 904.2 204 3 4 0 0 .981
1965 DET A Daily Splits OF 56 51 39 451 108 1 3 0 0 .973 49 0 7
1965 DET A LF 49 44 37 398 100 1 3 0 0 .971
1965 DET A RF 7 7 2 53 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 DET A Daily Splits OF 43 34 27 320 46 4 1 1 0 .980 43 0 0
1966 DET A LF 43 34 27 320 48 4 1 1 0 .981
1967 DET A Daily Splits OF 20 17 6 127.1 22 1 0 0 0 1.000 20 0 0
1967 DET A LF 20 17 6 127.1 21 1 0 0 0 1.000
1968 DET A Daily Splits OF 17 16 5 116.1 18 1 0 0 0 1.000 17 0 0
1968 DET A LF 17 16 5 116.1 19 1 0 0 0 1.000
1968 DET A 1B 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 DET A Daily Splits OF 14 14 6 105 28 1 3 0 0 .906 14 0 0
1969 DET A LF 14 14 6 105 28 1 3 0 0 .906
1970 DET A Daily Splits OF 26 26 12 192 37 1 2 0 0 .950 26 0 0
1970 DET A LF 26 26 12 192 34 2 2 0 0 .947
1971 DET A Daily Splits OF 56 49 17 372 68 2 1 0 0 .986 56 0 0
1971 DET A LF 56 49 17 372 68 2 1 0 0 .986
1972 DET A Daily Splits OF 72 67 29 497 122 5 3 1 0 .977 72 0 0
1972 DET A LF 72 67 29 497 121 5 3 1 0 .977
1973 DET A Daily Splits DH 119 102 78 -
1973 DET A LF 2 1 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 DET A OF 2 1 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0
1974 DET A Daily Splits DH 13 13 12 -
Total (11 Years) Splits OF 429 388 241 3213.1 690 23 17 3 0 .977 422 0 7
Total (11 Years) LF 422 381 239 3160.1 679 23 17 3 0 .976
Total ( 2 Years) DH 132 115 90 -
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 7 7 2 53 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Coaching Record
Year Team Position START END
1978 DET A Hitting 4- 7 10- 1
1979 DET A First base 4- 7 9-30
1980 DET A Coach 4-10 10- 5
1981 DET A Hitting 4- 9 10- 4
1982 DET A Hitting 4- 9 10- 3
1983 DET A Hitting 4- 5 10- 2
1984 DET A Hitting 4- 3 10-14
Total ( 7 Years)
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
5-21-1966 BOX DET A John Rice Called third strike
4-23-1974 BOX DET A Marty Springstead Call at 1B
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
7- 2-1978(1) BOX DET A Ken Kaiser Fan interference non-call
6-29-1980 BOX DET A Fred Spenn Call at 1B
9-24-1980 BOX DET A Ken Kaiser Threw towel from bench
10- 2-1982(1) BOX DET A Drew Coble Balls and strikes
5-23-1983 BOX DET A Joe Brinkman Call at 1B
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1960).
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