Gates Brown Stats

Gates Brown was born on Tuesday, May 2, 1939, in Crestline, Ohio. Brown was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 19, 1963, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Gates Brown baseball stats page.
"I took (in High School) a little English, a little math, some science, a few hubcaps, and some wheelcovers." - Gates Brown in The Book of Bill: Choice Words Memorable Men (Tom Crisp, 2009, Page 118)

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Gates Brown

Gates Brown Autograph on a 1971 Topps (#503)

Gates Brown Autograph on a 1971 Topps (#503)
 

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Birth Name:   William James Brown
Nickname:   Gates or The Gator
Born On:   05-02-1939  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Crestline, Ohio
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   220
First Game:   06-19-1963 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-26-1975
Draft:   Not Applicable
Gates Brown

Gates Brown Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Gates Brown

Gates Brown Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1963 24 Tigers 55 82 16 22 3 1 2 0 14 8 0 13 0 2 1 3 .268 .333 .402
1964 25 Tigers 123 426 65 116 22 6 15 0 54 31 0 53 2 2 4 6 .272 .326 .458
1965 26 Tigers 96 227 33 58 14 2 10 1 43 17 1 33 3 2 0 3 .256 .305 .467
1966 27 Tigers 88 169 27 45 5 1 7 0 27 18 2 19 0 4 2 3 .266 .337 .432
1967 28 Tigers 51 91 17 17 1 1 2 0 9 13 0 15 0 1 0 3 .187 .286 .286
1968 29 Tigers 67 92 15 34 7 2 6 0 15 12 1 4 0 0 0 2 .370 .442 .685
1969 30 Tigers 60 93 13 19 1 2 1 0 6 5 0 17 0 1 1 2 .204 .250 .290
1970 31 Tigers 81 124 18 28 3 0 3 0 24 20 0 14 0 3 1 3 .226 .331 .323
1971 32 Tigers 82 195 37 66 2 3 11 0 29 21 2 17 0 0 2 4 .338 .408 .549
1972 33 Tigers 103 252 33 58 5 0 10 0 31 26 3 28 0 3 2 7 .230 .304 .369
1973 34 Tigers 125 377 48 89 11 1 12 0 50 52 6 41 0 3 1 15 .236 .328 .366
1974 35 Tigers 73 99 7 24 2 0 4 0 17 10 2 15 0 0 0 1 .242 .312 .384
1975 36 Tigers 47 35 1 6 2 0 1 0 3 9 1 6 0 0 1 2 .171 .356 .314
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 1,051 2,262 330 582 78 19 84 1 322 242 18 275 5 21 15 54 .257 .330 .420
Gates Brown

Gates Brown Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1963 Tigers LF 16 12 357 38 2.4 38 35 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.87
1964 Tigers LF 106 101 2,714 211 2.0 207 204 3 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.06
1965 Tigers LF 49 44 1,194 104 2.1 101 100 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.28
1965 Tigers RF 7 7 159 6 0.9 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.02
1966 Tigers LF 43 34 960 53 1.2 52 48 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .981 1.46
1967 Tigers LF 20 17 382 22 1.1 22 21 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.55
1968 Tigers 1B 1 0 6 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 13.50
1968 Tigers LF 17 16 349 19 1.1 19 18 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.47
1969 Tigers LF 14 14 315 32 2.3 29 28 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .906 2.49
1970 Tigers LF 26 26 576 38 1.5 36 34 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 1.69
1971 Tigers LF 56 48 1,116 71 1.3 70 68 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .986 1.69
1972 Tigers LF 72 67 1,491 129 1.8 126 121 5 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.28
1973 Tigers LF 2 1 21 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
LF Totals 421 380 9,475 718 1.7 701 678 23 17 3 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.00
RF Totals 7 7 159 6 0.9 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.02
1B Totals 1 0 6 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 13.50
12 Years 561 387 9,640 727 1.3 710 687 23 17 3 n/a n/a n/a .977 1.99
Gates Brown

Gates Brown Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1963 Tigers 2 1 .667 36 4 n/a 41.0 6.3 5.9 - - -
1964 Tigers 11 4 .733 20 2 n/a 28.4 8.0 7.9 - - -
1965 Tigers 6 0 1.000 38 5 n/a 22.7 6.9 5.3 - - -
1966 Tigers 3 0 1.000 49 3 n/a 24.1 8.9 6.3 - - -
1967 Tigers 0 0 .000 32 1 n/a 45.5 6.1 10.1 - - -
1968 Tigers 0 0 .000 50 0 n/a 15.3 23.0 6.1 - - -
1969 Tigers 0 0 .000 46 0 n/a 93.0 5.5 15.5 - - -
1970 Tigers 0 0 .000 55 0 n/a 41.3 8.9 5.2 - - -
1971 Tigers 4 2 .667 32 0 n/a 17.7 11.5 6.7 - - -
1972 Tigers 3 0 1.000 35 0 n/a 25.2 9.0 8.1 - - -
1973 Tigers 1 1 .500 22 0 119 31.4 9.2 7.5 - - -
1974 Tigers 0 0 .000 60 0 13 24.8 6.6 5.8 - - -
1975 Tigers 0 0 .000 47 0 0 35.0 5.8 11.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 30 8 .789 522 15 132 26.9 8.2 7.0 - - -
Gates Brown

Gates Brown Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1963 Detroit Tigers 26 Undetermined - -
1964 Detroit Tigers 26 $8,000.00 - -
1965 Detroit Tigers 26 Undetermined - -
1966 Detroit Tigers 26 Undetermined - -
1967 Detroit Tigers 26 Undetermined - -
1968 Detroit Tigers 26 $18,000.00 - Stats
1969 Detroit Tigers 26 Undetermined - -
1970 Detroit Tigers 26 Undetermined - -
1971 Detroit Tigers 26 Undetermined - -
1972 Detroit Tigers 26 Undetermined - -
1973 Detroit Tigers 26 Undetermined - -
1974 Detroit Tigers 26 Undetermined - -
1975 Detroit Tigers 26 Undetermined - -




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