John Brown (brownjo07)

John Wesley Brown

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 158 lb.

• Debut 1944
• Final Game 1948
• Born October 23, 1918 in Hamburg, AR USA
• Died March 3, 1999 in Detroit, MI USA

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Biographical Information

John Brown was a Negro League pitcher. He spent from 1936-1943 with lesser black teams (except for 1939, when he did not pitch) before debuting with the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1944 and going 2-5. He did not pitch in Cleveland's sweep of the Homestead Grays in the 1945 Negro World Series. Brown moved to the Chicago American Giants in 1946. In the first 1946 East-West Game, he pinch-hit for Johnny Williams in the 9th and was retired by Leon Day in a 6-3 loss for the West. After two years with Chicago, the little-used right-hander was back with Cleveland in 1948 and ended up with the Houston Eagles in 1949.

Notable Achievements

• NAL All-Star (1946)

Sources

• The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues by John Holway
• The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues by James Riley
• Black Baseball's National Showcase by Larry Lester