Jackie Brown (baseball)

Jackie Gene Brown (May 31, 1943 – January 8, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators / Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, and Montreal Expos from 1970 –1977. Brown threw and batted right-handed. His older brother, Paul Brown, also pitched in the big leagues.

Jackie Brown
Brown in 1974
Pitcher
Born: (1943-05-31)May 31, 1943
Holdenville, Oklahoma
Died: January 8, 2017(2017-01-08) (aged 73)
Holdenville, Oklahoma
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 2, 1970, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1977, for the Montréal Expos
MLB statistics
Win–loss record47–53
Earned run average4.18
Strikeouts516
Teams

In 7 seasons he had a 47–53 win–loss record, 214 games (105 started), 26 complete games, 8 shutouts, 39 games finished, 3 saves, 89223 innings pitched, 934 hits allowed, 460 runs allowed, 415 earned runs allowed, 82 home runs allowed, 353 walks, 516 strikeouts, 20 hit batsmen, 28 wild pitches, 3,865 batters faced, 24 intentional walks, 1 balk, a 4.18 earned run average (ERA), and a 1.442 WHIP.

In his final season, Brown was the winning pitcher on Opening Day for the 1977 Montreal Expos, defeating Steve Carlton, in Philadelphia and also pitched in the first Expos game ever played at Olympic Stadium.

After his playing career, Brown was a pitching coach for the Texas Rangers (1979–82), Chicago White Sox (1992–95), and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2002); he also was a minor league pitching coordinator and pitching coach in a number of organizations.


Preceded by
Sid Hudson
Texas Rangers Pitching Coach
1979–1982
Succeeded by
Dick Such
Preceded by
Sammy Ellis
Chicago White Sox Pitching Coach
1992–1995
Succeeded by
Mike Pazik
Preceded by
Bill Fischer
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Pitching Coach
2002
Succeeded by
Chris Bosio
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