Robert Brown

Note: This page is is for Robert Brown, major league player in 1874. For other players with similar names, click here.

Robert Brown

• Debut July 29, 1874
• Final Game August 31, 1874

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Biographical Information

Robert Brown played two games for the Baltimore Canaries of the National Association in 1874. A shortstop, he went 0 for 9 in his two games.

Not only is nothing else known about this player, it's not even clear that Robert Brown was his real name. He is listed as Locke in some sources and may in fact have been the same person as umpire William Locke, who worked some games in Baltimore, MD.

Further Reading

• "A Missing Canary", in Bill Carle, ed.: Biographical Research Committee Report, SABR, March-April 2020, p. 5.