Larry Brown Notable

b. March 1, 1940 · Cleveland Indians 1963–1971, Oakland Athletics 1971–1972, Baltimore Orioles 1973, Texas Rangers 1974

Larry Brown played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1963 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1974.

Across 1,129 games he batted .233, with 803 hits and 331 runs. He finished with 47 home runs, 108 doubles and 22 stolen bases.

He played 712 games at shortstop, with 1,855 assists and 112 errors. He turned 374 double plays. He also played 265 games at second base and 119 games at third base.

He was born in Shinnston, WV, USA on March 1, 1940, and died on April 13, 2024. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1963	CLE	74	247	28	63	6	0	5	18	22	27	4	.255
1964	CLE	115	335	33	77	12	1	12	40	24	55	1	.230
1965	CLE	124	438	52	111	22	2	8	40	38	62	5	.253
1966	CLE	105	340	29	78	12	0	3	17	36	58	0	.229
1967	CLE	152	485	38	110	16	2	7	37	53	62	4	.227
1968	CLE	154	495	43	116	18	3	6	35	43	46	1	.234
1969	CLE	132	469	48	112	10	2	4	24	44	43	5	.239
1970	CLE	72	155	17	40	5	2	0	15	20	14	1	.258
1971	CLE/OAK	83	239	18	48	3	1	1	14	10	22	1	.201
1972	OAK	47	142	11	26	2	0	0	4	13	8	0	.183
1973	BAL	17	28	4	7	0	0	1	5	5	4	0	.250
1974	TEX	54	76	10	15	2	0	0	5	9	13	0	.197
Career	—	1129	3449	331	803	108	13	47	254	317	414	22	.233

On this day & linked events

1940

Born March 1, 1940

Shinnston, WV, USA

2024

Died April 13, 2024

1963

Major-league debut: Larry Brown

Larry Brown made a major-league debut on July 6, 1963.

1974

Final major-league game: Larry Brown

Larry Brown played a final major-league game on September 29, 1974.

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