Leon Brown (baseball)
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Leon Brown (born November 16, 1948) is an American former outfielder in Major League Baseball. He is the brother of Curtis Brown.
Leon Brown | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1948-11-16) November 16, 1948 (age 75) Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 19, 1976, for the New York Mets | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 3, 1976, for the New York Mets | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .214 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 2 |
Teams | |
Leon Brown was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1966 amateur draft out of Grant Union High School in Sacramento, California.[1] He then went on to spend thirteen years in professional baseball, mostly in the minor leagues. Brown had 74 plate appearances in 64 games as a New York Met in 1976, recording a .214 batting average as an outfielder.[2] He was traded with Brock Pemberton from the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for minor-league first baseman Ed Kurpiel on December 9, 1976.[3]
His son Channing Brown has played for various collegiate and professional baseball teams including Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Lipscomb University, San Diego Surf Dawgs, Team Canada, Lake County Fielders, and the Prescott Montezuma Federals.