Oscar Brown (baseball)

Oscar Brown
Outfielder
Born: February 8, 1946 (1946-02-08) (age 65) Long Beach, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 3, 1969 for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1973 for the Atlanta Braves
Career statistics
Batting average	.244
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	28
Teams
Atlanta Braves (1969–1973)

Oscar Lee Brown (born February 8, 1946) is a retired American professional baseball player, an outfielder who appeared in all or parts of five seasons for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. He is a brother of two other professional athletes: Willie F. Brown, an NFL running back in the 1960s, and "Downtown" Ollie Brown, an outfielder who had a 13-year Major League career. As a player, Oscar Brown threw and batted right-handed, and was listed at 6 ft (1.8 m) and 175 lb (79 kg).

Brown was born in Long Beach, California, and attended the Polytechnic there and the University of Southern California before being chosen by the Braves in the first round of the secondary draft in June 1966.^[1]

He joined the Braves' roster September 3, 1969. In 160 Major League games, he collected 77 hits, including four home runs, 14 doubles and two triples. His only full season with the Braves was his last MLB campaign, 1973.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Oscar Brown" on Baseball-Reference.com

Persondata
Name	Brown, Oscar
Alternative names
Short description	Major League Baseball outfielder
Date of birth	February 8, 1946
Place of birth	Long Beach, California
Date of death
Place of death