Gates Brown

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 220lb (180cm, 99kg)

Born: May 2, 1939 in Crestline, OH us

Died: September 27, 2013 in Detroit, MI

Buried: Greenlawn Cemetery, Crestline, OH

High School: Crestline HS (Crestline, OH)

Debut: June 19, 1963 (Age 24-048d, 12,120th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1975 (Age 36-147d)
vs. MIL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: William James Brown

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1968 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.7

2262

582

.257

330

RBI

322

OBP

.330

SLG

.420

OPS

.750

OPS+

110

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-46 / in Starts: 8-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	38 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 100 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	69 (43-15-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 100 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	61 (31-19-10)

Most Driven In
B Freehan	3
I Brown	1
T Matchick	1
Self	1
D McAuliffe	0

Most Driven In By
D McAuliffe	2
N Cash	2
J Northrup	2
T Tresh	1
M Stanley	1
Self	1
T Matchick	1
D Wert	1

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	481	3 (2)	Apr 11	DET		NYY	L,4-9	8-9	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.33	-0.032	2.38	-0.03%	-0.28	PH
2	482	4	Apr 12	DET		NYY	L,0-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.41	-0.010	.67	-0.01%	-0.23	PH
3	483	6 (1)	Apr 15	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	2.27	0.082	3.52	0.08%	0.38	PH
4	484	8 (1)	Apr 17	DET	@	CLE	W,7-6	9-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	2.27	0.082	3.61	0.08%	0.38	PH
5	485	10 (1)	Apr 20 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,0-2	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.600	.600	1.200	9	.46	0.020	.88	0.02%	0.12	PH
6	486	12 (1)	Apr 22	DET	@	WSA	W,4-2	9-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.667	.600	1.267	9	4.69	0.167	8.57	0.18%	0.60	PH
7	487	15 (2)	Apr 25	DET		BOS	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.571	.500	1.071	8	2.55	-0.062	4.44	-0.07%	-0.15	PH
8	488	16	Apr 26	DET		BOS	L,4-7	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.625	.500	1.125	9	.30	0.010	.51	0.01%	0.12	PH
9	489	18 (1)	Apr 28	DET		WSA	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.300	.717	4	.81	-0.105	1.20	-0.09%	-0.87	LF
10	490	19	Apr 29	DET		WSA	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	4	1.62	-0.074	2.31	-0.06%	-0.19	LF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	491	22 (2)	May 2	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	7						PH
12	492	25 (2)	May 6	DET		KCR	L,6-7	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.412	.333	.745	2	2.55	0.096	2.32	0.05%	0.25	PH
13	493	27 (1)	May 9	DET		MIN	L,2-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.389	.313	.701	8	1.83	-0.051	1.75	-0.03%	-0.22	PH
14	494	32 (4)	May 17	DET	@	MIN	W,6-0	GS-8	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.409	.350	.759	5	.54	0.004	.50	0.00%	0.22	LF
15	495	33	May 18	DET	@	MIN	W,8-2	GS-6	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.346	.292	.638	5	.74	-0.097	.70	-0.06%	-1.47	LF
16	496	39 (5)	May 27	DET	@	OAK	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.333	.280	.613	9	2.05	-0.047	2.02	-0.03%	-0.26	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	497	44 (4)	Jun 1	DET	@	SEP	L,7-8	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.321	.269	.591	9	1.97	-0.046	2.46	-0.03%	-0.27	PH
18	498	45	Jun 2	DET	@	CAL	L,1-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.310	.259	.570	9	1.09	-0.030	1.16	-0.02%	-0.20	PH
19	499	46	Jun 3	DET	@	CAL	L,2-4	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.259	.300	.259	.559	9	1.20	-0.006	1.17	0.00%	0.20	PH
20	500	48 (1)	Jun 6	DET		OAK	L,3-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.290	.250	.540	9	1.25	-0.028	1.13	-0.02%	-0.35	PH
21	501	50 (1)	Jun 9	DET		SEP	L,2-3	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.281	.241	.523	9	6.38	-0.156	4.70	-0.07%	-0.75	PH
22	502	51	Jun 10	DET		SEP	W,5-0	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.250	.212	.462	4	.86	-0.086	.55	-0.03%	-1.30	LF
23	503	52	Jun 11	DET		SEP	W,4-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.237	.200	.437	4	1.59	-0.089	1.17	-0.04%	-0.81	LF
24	504	59 (6)	Jun 19	DET	@	NYY	L,3-5	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.231	.194	.425	9	1.61	-0.040	1.43	-0.02%	-0.40	PH
25	505	62 (2)	Jun 22 (1)	DET		WSA	L,4-9	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.250	.270	.520	9	3.14	0.337	1.97	0.13%	1.54	PH
26	506	67 (4)	Jun 26	DET		NYY	L,0-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.244	.263	.507	9	.03	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.10	PH
27	507	69 (1)	Jun 28	DET	@	BAL	L,4-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.238	.256	.495	9	1.18	-0.033	.84	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
28	508	71 (1)	Jun 29 (2)	DET	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.217	.233	.450	3	.97	-0.098	.77	-0.05%	-0.80	LF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	509	79 (7)	Jul 8	DET	@	BOS	L,1-4	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.213	.227	.440	9	1.59	-0.024	1.15	-0.01%	-0.30	PH
30	510	81 (1)	Jul 10	DET		CLE	L,5-7	11-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.208	.222	.431	5	1.51	-0.043	.63	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
31	511	83 (1)	Jul 12	DET		CLE	W,15-3	CG	6	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.216	.241	.255	.496	3	.23	0.098	.08	0.02%	2.09	LF
32	512	85 (1)	Jul 13 (2)	DET		CLE	L,4-9	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.204	.241	.241	.482	3	1.30	-0.109	.55	-0.03%	-0.87	LF
33	513	86	Jul 14	DET	@	WSA	L,0-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.237	.236	.474	9	1.11	-0.021	.33	0.00%	-0.17	PH
34	514	87	Jul 15	DET	@	WSA	L,3-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.233	.232	.465	9	.30	-0.005	.08	0.00%	0.20	PH
35	515	93 (5)	Jul 20 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.230	.228	.458	9	.96	-0.024	.46	-0.01%	-0.10	PH
36	516	97 (3)	Jul 27	DET		KCR	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.242	.259	.501	9	.02	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.21	PH
37	517	98	Jul 29 (1)	DET	@	MIN	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.238	.254	.492	9	.99	-0.025	.33	-0.01%	0.06	PH
38	518	99	Jul 29 (2)	DET	@	MIN	L,5-11	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.265	.270	.535	3	.54	0.001	.15	0.00%	0.48	LF
39	519	101 (1)	Jul 31	DET	@	MIN	L,3-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.261	.266	.526	8	1.85	-0.049	.29	-0.01%	-0.66	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
40	520	104 (2)	Aug 3	DET		CHW	W,6-2	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.260	.265	.525	3	.82	-0.081	.07	0.00%	-0.91	LF
41	521	105	Aug 4	DET		MIN	L,1-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.257	.261	.518	9	.16	-0.004	.02	0.00%	-0.19	PH
42	522	106	Aug 5	DET		MIN	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.260	.306	.565	3	1.30	0.070	.17	0.01%	0.33	LF
43	523	107	Aug 6	DET		MIN	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.247	.289	.536	3	1.04	-0.101	.12	-0.01%	-0.63	LF
44	524	110 (2)	Aug 8 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,9-7	8-8	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.244	.286	.530	9	4.71	-0.090	.41	-0.01%	-0.41	PH
45	525	116 (5)	Aug 15	DET	@	OAK	L,0-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.205	.241	.282	.523	9	.54	-0.020	.03	0.00%	-0.47	PH
46	526	117	Aug 16	DET	@	OAK	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.238	.278	.517	9	1.87	-0.043	.05	0.00%	-0.26	PH
47	527	124 (6)	Aug 24	DET	@	CAL	L,2-5	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.247	.278	.526	9	.53	0.023	.01	0.00%	0.37	PH
48	528	128 (3)	Aug 28	DET		OAK	W,5-3	10-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.244	.275	.519	9	1.75	-0.043	.05	0.00%	-0.15	PH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
49	529	134 (5)	Sep 2	DET	@	KCR	L,2-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.241	.272	.513	9	.24	-0.006	.01	0.00%	-0.15	PH
50	530	138 (3)	Sep 6	DET		BAL	W,5-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.239	.268	.507	9	1.80	-0.045	.01	0.00%	-0.23	PH
51	531	139	Sep 7	DET		BAL	L,5-6	13-14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.247	.268	.515	3	1.34	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.12	PH
52	532	140	Sep 8	DET		NYY	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.244	.265	.510	8	2.55	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
53	533	143 (2)	Sep 11	DET	@	CLE	L,2-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.242	.262	.504	9	.50	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
54	534	144	Sep 12	DET	@	WSA	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.239	.259	.498	9	.77	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.20	PH
55	535	146 (1)	Sep 14	DET	@	WSA	W,7-4	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.239	.259	.498	9						PH
56	536	151 (4)	Sep 19	DET		BOS	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.247	.291	.538	8	.53	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.25	PH
57	537	154 (2)	Sep 24 (1)	DET		WSA	L,4-8	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.245	.287	.532	9	1.77	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.46	PH
58	538	156 (1)	Sep 25	DET		WSA	L,2-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.242	.284	.526	9	.09	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
59	539	157	Sep 26	DET	@	BOS	L,5-6	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.250	.292	.542	8	2.21	0.128	.00	0.00%	1.28	PH
60	540	162 (4)	Oct 1	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.250	.290	.540	5	1.35	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.08	LF
							14-46		100	93	13	19	1	2	1	6	5	0	17	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	.204	.250	.290	.540		1.20	-0.788	.81	-0.18%	-6.61

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