Jake Brown (baseball)
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| Jake Brown | |
|---|---|
| Pinch hitter/Outfielder | |
| Born: March 22, 1948 Sumrall, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| Died: December 18, 1981 (aged 33) Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 17, 1975, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 1975, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .209 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 4 |
| Teams | |
Jerald Ray "Jake" Brown (March 22, 1948 – December 18, 1981) was an American Major League Baseball player who played with the San Francisco Giants in 1975.[1] He was used primarily as a pinch hitter, but also played the outfield.
Brown is most notable because he made it to the majors after nearly severing his left forearm in an industrial accident at a sheet-metal plant in early 1974.[2]
Brown was just 33 years old when he died of leukemia in Houston, Texas on December 18, 1981.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jake Brown Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ^ a b "Jake Brown". SABR BioProject.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference
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- 1948 births
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- African-American baseball players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Baseball players from Mississippi
- San Francisco Giants players
- Southern Jaguars baseball players
- Deaths from leukemia in Texas
- People from Sumrall, Mississippi
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
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