Ollie Brown

Ollie Brown

Infobox MLB retired
name=Ollie Brown
position=Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=September 10
debutyear=1965
debutteam=San Francisco Giants
finaldate=September 27
finalyear=1977
finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.265
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=102
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=454
teams=
*San Francisco Giants (by|1965–by|1968)
*San Diego Padres (by|1969–by|1972)
*Oakland Athletics (by|1972)
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|1972–by|1973)
*Houston Astros (by|1974)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|1974–by|1977)
highlights=
*Drafted by the San Diego Padres from the San Francisco Giants as the 1st pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

Ollie Lee "Downtown" Brown (born February 11, 1944 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) was a Major League Baseball Outfielder from by|1965 to by|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.

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