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William James "Gates" Brown (born in Crestline, Ohio on May 2, 1939) is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with the Detroit Tigers (1963-1975). He batted left handed and threw right handed. Crestline is a city located in Crawford and Richland counties in Ohio. ...
May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ...
1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1998-present) East Division (1969-1997) Major league titles World Series titles (4) 1984 • 1968 • 1945 • 1935 AL Pennants (9) 1984 • 1968 • 1945 • 1940 1935 • 1934 • 1909 • 1908 1907 Central Division titles (0) None East Division Champs (3) 1987 • 1984 • 1972...
In a 13-season career, Brown was a .257 hitter with 84 home runs and 322 RBI in 1051 games. Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ...
For other uses of the phrase see Home run (disambiguation) In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run for each runner who was already on...
In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ...
In baseball statistics, games played (denoted by G) indicates the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity). ...
Brown divided his major league career as an outfielder, first baseman, pinch hitter and DH. He is best remembered for his contribution to the 1968 World Series champions Detroit Tigers. An outfielder moves in to catch a fly ball Outfielder is a collective term including left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder, the three positions in baseball farthest from the batter. ...
The position of the first baseman First base redirects here. ...
// Baseball In Baseball, a Pinch hitter is a common term for a substitute batter. ...
A designated hitter (often shortened to DH), is an official position adopted by Major League Baseballs American League in 1973 that allowed teams to boost sagging offensive performances by designating a player to bat in place of the pitcher. ...
The 1968 World Series featured the defending champion St. ...
On June 19, 1963, coming from the bench, Brown became the American League 11th player to hit a home run in his first at bat. A popular figure between Tigers' fans, Brown may not have had the defensive skills to make the everyday lineup. But a thing is true, he has been considered one of the premier pinch hitters in MLB history. See also: 1962 in sports, other events of 1963, 1964 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Tiny Lund won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Joe Weatherly Indianapolis 500 - Parnelli Jones USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship Formula One Championship...
American League The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ...
In baseball statistics, an at bat (AB) is used to calculate other data such as batting average. ...
In his career, Brown collected 107 pinch hits, including 16 pinch homers, and also led twice the AL in pinch hits (1968 and 1974). His most productive season came in 1964, when he posted career-highs in home runs (15), RBI (54), runs (65), hits (116), doubles (22), triples (6), stolen bases (11) and at-bats (426) in 123 games. See also: 1963 in sports, other events of 1964, 1965 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 on February 23 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty Indianapolis 500 - A.J. Foyt USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season...
In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. ...
In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielders choice. ...
In baseball, a double is the act of a batter safely reaching second base by striking the ball and getting to second before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. ...
In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base by striking the ball and getting to third before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. ...
The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1985 In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate. ...
In the 1968 season, with future Hall of Famer third baseman Eddie Mathews reduced to part-time duty due to injuries, and being replaced by weak offensive players, Brown's timely hitting off the bench was crucial in sealing the Tiger's first trip to the World Series and their first championship since 1945. Playing in only 18 games as a regular in that season, Brown appeared 49 games in addition as a pinch-hitter, banging out a torrid .370 (34-for-92) with a .442 on-base percentage and a .685 slugging average. See also: 1967 in sports, other events of 1968, 1969 in sports and the list of years in sports. // General sporting events 1968 Summer Olympics takes place in Mexico City, Mexico United States wins the most medals (107), and the most gold medals (45). ...
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display...
The position of the third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in the sport of baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base, the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in a counterclockwise succession in order to score a run. ...
Edwin Lee Mathews (October 13, 1931 - February 18, 2001) was a Major League Baseball star player born in Texarkana, Texas. ...
The 1945 World Series matched the American League Detroit Tigers against the National League Chicago Cubs. ...
In baseball statistics, on base percentage (OBP) (sometimes referred to as on base average (OBA)) is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than a fielding error or a fielders choice. ...
In baseball statistics, slugging average (SLG) is a measure of the power of a hitter. ...
From 1971-73 Brown hit 33 home runs with 110 RBI in 571 at-bats, including a .338 average in 1971 (66-for-195). He retired at the end of the 1975 season. See also: 1974 in sports, other events of 1975, 1976 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Benny Parsons won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty Indianapolis 500 - Bobby Unser USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship Formula One Championship...
While 1968 was the year of the pitcher for most of baseball, it was the batting high water mark for Gates Brown. A baseball pitcher delivers the ball to home plate In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitchers mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a...
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In Major League Baseball, the designated hitter (DH) is used in the batting lineup in place of the pitcher through a rule adopted by the American League in 1973. ...
// Baseball In Baseball, a Pinch hitter is a common term for a substitute batter. ...
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