Ollie Brown Stats

Ollie Brown was born on Friday, February 11, 1944, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Brown was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1965, with the San Francisco Giants. 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 Ollie Brown baseball stats page.

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"Next to (Roberto) Clemente, Ollie had the second-best arm I have ever seen in a right fielder." - Cannizzaro, Chris. Teammate. The Los Angeles Times. Klein, Gary. Staff Writer. Ollie 'Downtown' Brown, baseball's 'Original Padre,' dies at 71. 15 May 2015.

Ollie Brown

'Downtown' Ollie Brown Autograph on a 1975 Topps Baseball Card (#596 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1975top01' title='1975 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

'Downtown' Ollie Brown Autograph on a 1975 Topps Baseball Card (#596 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Ollie Lee Brown
Nickname:   Downtown or The Original Padre
Born On:   02-11-1944  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-16-2015 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Buena Park, California
Cemetery:   Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress, California
High School:   Polytechnic High School (Long Beach, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   09-10-1965 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-27-1977
Draft:   Not Applicable

Ollie Brown

Ollie Brown Pitching Stats

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Ollie Brown Hitting Stats

1965 21 Giants 6 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300
1966 22 Giants 115 348 32 81 7 1 7 0 33 33 7 66 3 0 2 14 .233 .303 .319
1967 23 Giants 120 412 44 110 12 1 13 0 53 25 7 65 1 4 4 15 .267 .312 .396
1968 24 Giants 40 95 7 22 4 0 0 0 11 3 0 23 0 0 2 1 .232 .270 .274
1969 25 Padres 151 568 76 150 18 3 20 1 61 44 3 97 4 2 3 12 .264 .319 .412
1970 26 Padres 139 534 79 156 34 1 23 0 89 34 8 78 3 6 0 14 .292 .331 .489
1971 27 Padres 145 484 36 132 16 0 9 0 55 52 5 74 1 2 3 10 .273 .346 .362
1972 28 Padres 23 70 3 12 2 0 0 0 3 5 2 9 0 1 0 1 .171 .224 .200
1972 28 Athletics 20 54 5 13 1 0 1 0 4 6 1 14 0 0 0 0 .241 .317 .315
1972 28 Brewers 66 179 21 50 8 0 3 0 25 17 3 24 1 2 1 10 .279 .342 .374
1973 29 Brewers 97 296 28 83 10 1 7 0 32 33 1 53 1 1 2 8 .280 .355 .392
1974 30 Astros 27 69 8 15 1 0 3 0 6 4 0 15 0 0 0 2 .217 .260 .362
1974 30 Phillies 43 99 11 24 5 2 4 0 13 6 1 20 0 0 0 5 .242 .286 .455
1975 31 Phillies 84 145 19 44 12 0 6 0 26 15 1 29 1 0 0 1 .303 .369 .510
1976 32 Phillies 92 209 30 53 10 1 5 1 30 33 5 33 1 4 0 1 .254 .350 .383
1977 33 Phillies 53 70 5 17 3 1 1 0 13 4 1 14 0 1 0 3 .243 .280 .357
13 Years 1,221 3,642 404 964 144 11 102 2 454 314 45 616 16 23 17 97 .265 .324 .394

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Ollie Brown Fielding Stats

1965 Giants RF 4 2 69 4 1.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.57
1966 Giants CF 18 8 280 20 1.1 20 20 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.93
1966 Giants RF 107 85 2,411 163 1.5 159 147 12 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 1.78
1967 Giants CF 10 4 165 11 1.1 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1967 Giants RF 111 100 2,739 189 1.7 186 181 5 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .984 1.83
1968 Giants CF 3 0 18 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1968 Giants LF 3 1 21 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29
1968 Giants RF 30 21 602 33 1.1 33 32 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.48
1969 Padres RF 148 148 3,850 269 1.8 262 247 15 7 4 n/a n/a n/a .974 1.84
1970 Padres RF 137 136 3,597 269 2.0 259 247 12 10 3 n/a n/a n/a .963 1.94
1971 Padres CF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1971 Padres RF 134 132 3,498 280 2.1 275 266 9 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.12
1972 Padres RF 17 16 454 35 2.1 35 34 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.08
1972 Athletics CF 9 9 216 24 2.7 24 24 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1972 Athletics RF 9 4 147 9 1.0 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.65
1972 Brewers 3B 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1972 Brewers RF 56 43 1,242 127 2.3 126 117 9 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .992 2.74
1973 Brewers RF 4 1 63 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.43
1974 Phillies LF 25 11 388 20 0.8 17 17 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .850 1.18
1974 Astros RF 20 17 397 37 1.9 37 37 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.52
1974 Phillies RF 11 7 178 17 1.5 17 16 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.58
1975 Phillies LF 24 0 111 8 0.3 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.95
1975 Phillies RF 48 27 783 58 1.2 58 58 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
1976 Phillies LF 10 4 138 11 1.1 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.15
1976 Phillies RF 69 46 1,272 105 1.5 99 92 7 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .943 2.10
1977 Phillies LF 15 5 189 13 0.9 13 13 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.86
1977 Phillies RF 8 2 89 5 0.6 5 4 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.52
RF Totals 913 787 21,391 1,601 1.8 1,565 1,492 73 36 15 n/a n/a n/a .978 1.98
LF Totals 77 21 847 53 0.7 50 50 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .943 1.59
CF Totals 41 21 682 55 1.3 55 55 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.18
3B Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
13 Years 1,032 829 22,923 1,709 1.7 1,670 1,597 73 39 15 n/a n/a n/a .977 1.97

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Ollie Brown Miscellaneous Stats

1965 Giants 0 0 .000 1 1 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 - - -
1966 Giants 2 5 .286 5 1 n/a 49.7 5.3 10.5 - - -
1967 Giants 0 2 .000 5 2 n/a 31.7 6.3 7.8 - - -
1968 Giants 1 0 1.000 8 3 n/a 0.0 4.1 8.6 - - -
1969 Padres 10 6 .625 3 0 n/a 28.4 5.9 9.3 - - -
1970 Padres 5 3 .625 3 0 n/a 23.2 6.8 6.0 - - -
1971 Padres 3 3 .500 11 0 n/a 53.8 6.5 8.8 - - -
1972 Padres 0 0 .000 7 0 n/a 0.0 7.8 23.3 - - -
1972 Athletics 1 1 .500 5 0 n/a 54.0 3.9 13.5 - - -
1972 Brewers 0 2 .000 18 1 n/a 59.7 7.5 7.2 - - -
1973 Brewers 4 1 .800 19 0 82 42.3 5.6 9.3 - - -
1974 Astros 0 0 .000 8 0 n/a 23.0 4.6 11.5 - - -
1974 Phillies 0 1 .000 23 0 n/a 24.8 5.0 7.6 - - -
1975 Phillies 1 1 .500 35 4 n/a 24.2 5.0 5.6 - - -
1976 Phillies 2 1 .667 35 1 n/a 41.8 6.3 7.0 - - -
1977 Phillies 1 1 .500 38 2 n/a 70.0 5.0 5.4 - - -
13 Years 30 27 .526 224 15 82 35.7 5.9 8.0 - - -

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Ollie Brown Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1965 San Francisco Giants 48 $5,200.00 - -
1966 San Francisco Giants 25 $6,200.00 - -
1967 San Francisco Giants 25 $7,800.00 - -
1968 San Francisco Giants 25 $18,000.00 - -
1969 San Diego Padres 26 $30,000.00 - -
1970 San Diego Padres 26 $32,500.00 - -
1971 San Diego Padres 26 $35,000.00 - -
1972 San Diego Padres 26 $36,000.00 - -
1972 Oakland Athletics 15 "     "     - -
1972 Milwaukee Brewers 14 "     "     - -
1973 Milwaukee Brewers 14 $37,000.00 - -
1974 Houston Astros 31 $40,000.00 - -
1974 Philadelphia Phillies 23 "     "     - -
1975 Philadelphia Phillies 23 $45,000.00 - -
1976 Philadelphia Phillies 23 $55,000.00 - -
1977 Philadelphia Phillies 23 $80,000.00 - -

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Ollie Lee Brown was a Major League Baseball player with the San Francisco Giants (1965-1968), San Diego Padres (1969-1972), Oakland Athletics (1972), Milwaukee Brewers (1972-1973), Houston Astros (1974), and Philadelphia Phillies (1974-1977). Did you know that Ollie had a younger brother (Oscar) who also played in the majors, and a third brother (Willie) who played in the National Football League with the Rams and Eagles?

OLLIE BROWN ROOKIE CARD

Ollie Brown Rookie Card | 1966 Topps Baseball Card (#524 | Checklist)
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Did you know that "Downtown" Ollie Brown was also known as the "Original Padre" after the San Diego Padres selected him with their first pick in the 1968 expansion draft? The expansion draft for the San Diego Padres (and Montreal Expos) was held on October 14, 1968, and the very first pick overall was Ollie "Downtown" Brown.

The Montreal Expos selected Manny Mota with their first pick in the expansion draft that day (the second pick overall). Rounding out the top ten for the Padres were Dave Giusti (3rd), Dick Selma (5th), Al Santorini (7th), Jose Arcia (9th), Clay Kirby (12th), Fred Kendall (14th), Jerry Morales (16th), Nate Colbert (18th) and Zoilo Versalles (20th).

San Diego Padres First Game Ever

San Diego Padres First Game (Box Score) | The Nevada State Journal | April 9, 1969 | Page 14<
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On Tuesday, April 8, 1969, the San Diego Padres played their first game in Major League history, won their first game in Major League history (defeating the Houston Astros 2-1 in San Diego Stadium), and Ollie Brown was their first right fielder. In the bottom of the sixth inning, with Roberto Pena on first (who reached after being the first Friar hit by a pitch), Downtown Brown hit the first franchise double (with a little help from Don Wilson).

Ollie Brown took the field that historic day wearing #26, the first San Diego Padres player to ever wear the number in a baseball game. [San Diego Padres Uniform Numbers]

Ollie Brown, San Diego Padres

Ollie Brown (Padres / #26) | 1970 Topps Poster (#18)
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