Ollie Brown (baseball)

Ollie Brown
Outfielder
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1965 for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1977 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
Batting average	.265
Home runs	102
RBI	454
Teams
San Francisco Giants (1965–1968) San Diego Padres (1969–1972) Oakland Athletics (1972) Milwaukee Brewers (1972–1973) Houston Astros (1974) Philadelphia Phillies (1974–1977)
Career highlights and awards
Drafted by the San Diego Padres from the San Francisco Giants as the 1st pick in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.

Ollie Lee "Downtown" Brown (born February 11, 1944 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) was a Major League Baseball Outfielder from 1965 to 1977. He began his career playing for the San Francisco Giants and was the first draft choice for the expansion San Diego Padres in 1968.

Brown both pitched and played the outfield in the minor leagues, and pitched a no-hitter on August 23, 1963 for Decatur of the Midwest League. He was named the MVP of the California League in 1964 while playing for Fresno.

He was best known for his defensive skills, particularly the strength of his throwing arm. He would entertain fans prior to games by throwing the baseball from the far right field corner to third base on the fly.

His older brother, Willie Brown, was a star football running back at USC, and played for the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. Another brother, Oscar, was an outfielder for the Atlanta Braves.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Persondata
Name	Brown, Ollie
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	February 11, 1944
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