Lew Brown Baseball player

Lewis J. Brown (February 1, 1858 – January 15, 1889) was an American Major League Baseball catcher and first baseman for seven seasons and played for six different teams from 1876 to 1884. Brown was primarily a catcher, but he also logged over 100 games as a first baseman. He also appeared twice as a pitcher.Brown missed the 1882 season due to being blacklisted for "confirmed dissipation and general insubordination." Brown died at the age of 30 in Boston, Massachusetts, and is interred at Forest Hills Cemetery.

Personal facts

Lew Brown
Alias (AKA)Brown lewis J.
Birth dateFebruary 01, 1858
Birth place
Leominster Massachusetts
Date of deathJanuary 15, 1889
Place of death
Boston

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Baseball player

Career startJune 17, 1876
Career endOctober 19, 1884
batting sideRight
former teams
Atlanta Braves
Boston Reds (1884)
position
Catcher
First baseman
teams
Atlanta Braves
Chicago Cubs
Detroit Wolverines
Louisville Colonels
Providence Grays
Boston Reds (1884)
throwing sideRight

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