William Brown (baseball)

William Brown
William Brown
	First baseman / Catcher
	Born: 1866; San Francisco, California
	Died: December 20, 1897 (aged 30–31); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 10, 1887, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
	May 20, 1894, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average	.261
Home runs	6
Runs scored	236
Teams
	New York Giants (1887–1889); New York Giants (PL) (1890); Philadelphia Phillies (1891); Baltimore Orioles (1893); Louisville Colonels (1893–1894); St. Louis Browns (1894);

William M. Brown (1866 – December 20, 1897^[1]), nicknamed "Big Bill",^[1] was a Major League Baseball player who played infielder from 1887-1894. He played for the New York Giants, New York Giants (PL), Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, and Louisville Colonels.

In 1895, Brown developed a problem with his lungs.^[1] He travelled to Hawaii, southern California, and Arizona in an effort to find a climate that would be more beneficial for his health,^[1] but his efforts were unsuccessful, and he died as a result of his condition at home in San Francisco in 1897.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Death List of a Day", The New York Times, December 22, 1897.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

William Brown at SABR (Baseball BioProject)

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[nyt_obit-1] "Death List of a Day", The New York Times, December 22, 1897.

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