Jophery Brown

Jophery Clifford Brown

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
• School Grambling State University
• High School Grambling High School
• Debut September 21, 1968
• Final Game September 21, 1968
• Born January 22, 1945 in Grambling, LA USA
• Died January 11, 2014 in Inglewood, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Jophery Brown pitched in one major league game, on September 21, 1968, as a member of the Chicago Cubs against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He relieved Bobby Tiefenauer in the bottom of the 5th inning with the Cubs down, 4-0. He gave up a single to Maury Wills, then Freddie Patek bunted Wills over. Matty Alou flied out to left, and Brown then intentionally walked Roberto Clemente. Donn Clendenon singled to score Wills, but Gene Alley grounded out to end the inning. Brown came back out in the 6th and retired the side in order. His final line: 2 innings pitched, 2 hits, 1 earned run, 1 walk, no strikeouts.

Jophery also pitched four years in the minors, most notably going 18-9 for the 1968 Lodi Crushers.

His SABR biography states that his baseball career ended due to an injury in 1969. He had played college ball at Grambling State University with Ralph Garr, Johnny Jeter and Matt Alexander. His brother Calvin Brown was a pioneering African-American stuntman, and that helped Jophery get started in Hollywood.

Brown went on to a long career in Hollywood as a bit-part actor and stuntman. As an actor, his credits included The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars And Motor Kings, Rocky III, Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence and Jurassic Park, where he was mauled by a carnosaur. He died a few days short of his 69th birthday from complications related to a cancer treatment.

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) shows him with 42 acting credits and 126 stunt credits. He received a number of awards for his stunt work.

Further Reading

• Matt Monagan: "The pitcher who became a legendary Hollywood stuntman: The amazing life of Jophery Brown", mlb.com, April 15, 2023. [1]

Related Sites

• Jophery Brown at the SABR Bio Project
• Jophery Brown's movie and TV career at imdb.com