Robert Brown (minors02)

Robert Paul Brown
(Dad)

• School St. Joseph's College (Dubuque), University of Notre Dame

• Born July 5, 1876 in Scranton, PA USA
• Died June 21, 1962 in Vancouver, BC Canada

BR Minors page

Biographical Information

Bob Brown played mostly in the Pacific Northwest, starting with the Helena Senators in 1900. He played through 1910, when he bought the Vancouver Beavers. He owned various Vancouver teams until selling in 1945. Brown built two stadiums in Vancouver for his teams, Athletic Park in 1913 and Capilano Stadium in 1951. He served as president of the Western International League in 1953. In 1989, he was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish
1904	Aberdeen Pippins	Southwest Washington League	10-8*	2nd
1905	Aberdeen Pippins	Southwest Washington League	17-17*	3rd
1906	Grays Harbor Lumbermen	Northwestern League	41-47	3rd
1907	Aberdeen Black Cats	Northwestern League	85-51	1st
1908	Grays Harbor Grays	Northwestern League	73-69	3rd
1909	Spokane Indians	Northwestern League	100-66	2nd
1910	Vancouver Beavers	Northwestern League	89-71	2nd
1913	Vancouver Beavers	Northwestern League	99-66	1st
1916	Vancouver Beavers	Northwestern League	50-79	6th
1917	Vancouver Beavers	Northwestern League	33-49	6th
1918	Vancouver (BC) Beavers/Vancouver (WA) Beavers	Pacific Coast International League	26-41	4th
1920	Vancouver Beavers	Pacific Coast International League	65-5	3rd
1922	Vancouver Beavers	Western International League	22-23	3rd

* The Southwest Washington League played six times a week, but only weekend games counted in the standings.

Related Sites

• Bob Brown at the SABR Bio Project
• 7/7/62 TSN obituary