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.
"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 | Checklist) |
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Ollie BrownOllie Brown Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Ollie BrownOllie Brown Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,221 | 3,642 | 404 | 964 | 144 | 11 | 102 | 2 | 454 | 314 | 45 | 616 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 97 | .265 | .324 | .394 |
Ollie BrownOllie Brown Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Ollie BrownOllie Brown Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
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 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 30 | 27 | .526 | 224 | 15 | 82 | 35.7 | 5.9 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
Ollie BrownOllie Brown Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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 | - | - |
Ollie Brown Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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 | 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 (Box Score) | The Nevada State Journal | April 9, 1969 | Page 14<Baseball Almanac Research Library
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 (Padres / #26) | 1970 Topps Poster (#18)Baseball Almanac Research Library
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