1896
Born March 28, 1896
Atlanta, GA, USA
Country Brown Notable
b. March 28, 1896 · Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1918–1921, Hilldale Club 1918, New York Lincoln Giants 1918–1919, Brooklyn Royal Giants 1919, 1927, New York Bacharach Giants 1922, Washington Potomacs 1924, Wilmington Potomacs 1925, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1925–1926
Country Brown played for seven clubs across 10 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants in 1918 and closing with the Brooklyn Royal Giants in 1927.
Across 369 games he batted .290, with 391 hits and 222 runs. He finished with 12 home runs, 49 doubles and 56 stolen bases.
He played 288 games in the outfield, with 317 putouts and 26 errors.
He was born in Atlanta, GA, USA on March 28, 1896, and died on December 25, 1937. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918* | AC/HIL/NLG | 22 | 85 | 12 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .341 |
| 1919* | AC/BRG/NLG | 9 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .208 |
| 1920* | AC | 33 | 117 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | .256 |
| 1921* | AC | 64 | 236 | 40 | 65 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 1 | 8 | .275 |
| 1922* | NYB | 54 | 206 | 22 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 7 | .296 |
| 1924 | WP | 60 | 242 | 44 | 80 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 15 | .331 |
| 1925 | ACB/WMP | 67 | 243 | 52 | 81 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 33 | 0 | 11 | .333 |
| 1926 | ACB | 35 | 100 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | .150 |
| 1927 | BRG | 25 | 96 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .260 |
| Major leagues | — | 187 | 681 | 133 | 201 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 100 | 70 | 0 | 33 | .295 |
| All seasons | — | 369 | 1349 | 222 | 391 | 49 | 16 | 12 | 207 | 116 | 5 | 56 | .290 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Country Brown, that is 1918–1922. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1937