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Jake Brown (baseball)

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Jake Brown
Pinch hitter/Outfielder
Born: (1948-03-22)March 22, 1948
Sumrall, Mississippi
Died: December 18, 1981(1981-12-18) (aged 33)
Houston, Texas
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 runs0
Runs batted in4
Teams

Jerald Ray "Jake" Brown (March 22, 1948 – December 18, 1981) was a 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 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.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Jake Brown Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  2. ^ "Jake Brown". SABR BioProject.
  3. ^ "Jerald Ray "Jake" Brown". Find a Grave. 12 Mar 2005.