Hal Brown
American baseball player (1924-2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hector Harold Brown (December 11, 1924 – December 17, 2015) was an American professional baseball player and right-handed pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1951 through 1964 for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and Houston Colt .45s.[1] Brown was a knuckleballer with outstanding control who worked as both a starting pitcher and as a relief pitcher. He played for all or portions of eight seasons (1955–1962) with the Orioles, posting a 62–48 won–lost record, and was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame in 1991.[2] He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Forces who served in the European theatre of World War II.[3]
Hal Brown | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1924-12-11)December 11, 1924 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Died: December 17, 2015(2015-12-17) (aged 91) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 19, 1951, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 16, 1964, for the Houston Colt .45s | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 85–92 |
Earned run average | 3.81 |
Strikeouts | 710 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |