Oscar Brown

Oscar Lee Brown

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.
• School Compton Junior College,University of Southern California
• High School Long Beach Polytechnic High School
• Debut September 3, 1969
• Final Game September 30, 1973
• Born February 8, 1946 in Long Beach, CA USA
• Died June 3, 2020 in Carson, CA USA

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Biographical Information

The younger brother of "Downtown" Ollie Brown, Oscar Brown played 160 games over five big league seasons. Another brother, Willie, played in the NFL with the Rams and Eagles.

Unlike Ollie, who was born in Alabama, Oscar was born in Long Beach, CA. Both Ollie and Oscar attended the same Long Beach high school. Oscar went to USC, where he attended at the same time as Spaceman Bill Lee. He began in the minors in 1966, hitting .346 for the Yakima Valley Braves. In all, Oscar played 8 seasons in the minors between 1966-1974, hitting .294 without much power. He was up in the majors for all or part of each year from 1969 to 1973, each time with the Atlanta Braves. Hank Aaron was his teammate each year. He had substantial success with the bat in 1970, hitting .383/.464/.532 in 27 games. He got the most playing time in 1972, when he appeared in 76 games and hit .226/.244/.323. He fought for playing time that year with Ralph Garr, Dusty Baker, Rico Carty, Mike Lum and Hank Aaron, although Aaron mostly played first base that year.

The book Baseball in Long Beach has a page on him with a photo.