Ike Brown
Baseball Player
1942 – 2001
Who was Ike Brown?
Isaac Brown was an infielder/outfielder in the Negro leagues and a utilityman in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers from 1969 through 1974. He batted and threw right-handed.
In a six-season major league career, Brown posted a .256 batting average with 20 home runs and 65 RBI in 280 games played.
A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Brown was obtained by Detroit from the Negro league Kansas City Monarchs in 1961. He had originally signed with the Cardinals for $800.
Brown spent eight years in the minor leagues, making it to the majors in 1969 after hitting .356 of that season for Triple-A Toledo and hitting two home runs against the Tigers during an exhibition game. His first major league hit was a home run at Yankee Stadium.
In the minors, Brown once played all nine positions in a single game. For Detroit, he was the consummate utilityman playing in all infield and outfield positions except center field, though he once referred to himself as a "designated sitter." Brown was often called on to pinch-hit, batting .320 in that role between 1970 and 1971. He also contributed to the Tigers' American League East title in 1972, collecting a hit and two RBI in two at-bats against Oakland.
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- Born
- Apr 13, 1942
Memphis - Profession
- Lived in
- Tennessee
- Memphis
- Died
- May 17, 2001
Memphis
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on July 23, 2013
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