1939
Born May 2, 1939
Crestline, OH, USA
Gates Brown Notable
b. May 2, 1939 · Detroit Tigers 1963–1975
Gates Brown spent all 13 of his major-league seasons with the Detroit Tigers as a left fielder, from 1963 to 1975.
Across 1,051 games he batted .257, with 582 hits and 330 runs. He finished with 84 home runs, 78 doubles and 30 stolen bases.
He played 428 games in the outfield, with 690 putouts and 17 errors.
He was born in Crestline, OH, USA on May 2, 1939, and died on September 27, 2013. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | DET | 55 | 82 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 2 | .268 |
| 1964 | DET | 123 | 426 | 65 | 116 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 31 | 53 | 11 | .272 |
| 1965 | DET | 96 | 227 | 33 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 17 | 33 | 6 | .256 |
| 1966 | DET | 88 | 169 | 27 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 3 | .266 |
| 1967 | DET | 51 | 91 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 0 | .187 |
| 1968 | DET | 67 | 92 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .370 |
| 1969 | DET | 60 | 93 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .204 |
| 1970 | DET | 81 | 124 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 0 | .226 |
| 1971 | DET | 82 | 195 | 37 | 66 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 4 | .338 |
| 1972 | DET | 103 | 252 | 33 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 3 | .230 |
| 1973 | DET | 125 | 377 | 48 | 89 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 50 | 52 | 41 | 1 | .236 |
| 1974 | DET | 73 | 99 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 0 | .242 |
| 1975 | DET | 47 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .171 |
| Career | — | 1051 | 2262 | 330 | 582 | 78 | 19 | 84 | 322 | 242 | 275 | 30 | .257 |
On this day & linked events
2013
Died September 27, 2013
1963
Major-league debut: Gates Brown
Gates Brown made a major-league debut on June 19, 1963.
1975
Final major-league game: Gates Brown
Gates Brown played a final major-league game on September 26, 1975.
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