Leon Brown | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Sacramento, California, U.S. | November 16, 1948|
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 (born November 16,1948) is an American former outfielder in Major League Baseball. He is the brother of Curtis Brown.
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]
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