Major League Baseball Player. For twelve seasons (1963 to 1974), he played at the shortstop, second base and third base positions with the Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and Texas Rangers. Born Larry Leslie Brown, he was raised in Florida where he attended Holy Name High School. Signed as an amateur free agent by the Cleveland Indians in 1958, he made his Major League debut on July 6th, 1963. During a game on May 4th, 1966, Brown was involved in a violent collision with teammate Leon Wagner. The result would be a fractured skull, nose and both cheekbones which required surgery and an eighteen day stay in the hospital. He resumed his career and in 1968, he produced a career-high 116 hits. In 1972, he was a member of the Oakland Athletics who won the World Series that year, and in 1973, he experienced postseason action with the Baltimore Orioles during the American League (AL) Championship Series against his former team, the Oakland Athletics. In 1,129 career regular season games, he compiled 803 hits, with a .233 lifetime batting average. After retiring from baseball, he served as a baseball hitting instructor and founded a company which produced tennis visors. His older brother Dick Brown was also a Major League Baseball Player.
Major League Baseball Player. For twelve seasons (1963 to 1974), he played at the shortstop, second base and third base positions with the Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and Texas Rangers. Born Larry Leslie Brown, he was raised in Florida where he attended Holy Name High School. Signed as an amateur free agent by the Cleveland Indians in 1958, he made his Major League debut on July 6th, 1963. During a game on May 4th, 1966, Brown was involved in a violent collision with teammate Leon Wagner. The result would be a fractured skull, nose and both cheekbones which required surgery and an eighteen day stay in the hospital. He resumed his career and in 1968, he produced a career-high 116 hits. In 1972, he was a member of the Oakland Athletics who won the World Series that year, and in 1973, he experienced postseason action with the Baltimore Orioles during the American League (AL) Championship Series against his former team, the Oakland Athletics. In 1,129 career regular season games, he compiled 803 hits, with a .233 lifetime batting average. After retiring from baseball, he served as a baseball hitting instructor and founded a company which produced tennis visors. His older brother Dick Brown was also a Major League Baseball Player.
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