Playing career
Brown attended Neville High School in Monroe,Louisiana and Northeast Louisiana University. [1] In four years playing for the school's baseball team,he set program records for wins,earned run average (ERA),and shutouts. [2] In 1971,he was an All-American and led the country with a 0.51 ERA. [3]
The Kansas City Royals signed Brown as an undrafted free agent in 1971 but released him after a partial season with the Kingsport Royals. [4] [1]
After several years out of baseball,working as a teacher and coach,Brown pitched for the independent Baton Rouge Cougars in 1976. He signed with the Houston Astros for the following season,pitching in Double-A. [4] [3]
Brown signed with the Mariners on May 15,1977. [3] He began the 1978 season with the Triple-A San Jose Missions. [4] He was a September call-up,pitching in six games for Seattle. [5] The Mariners released him during spring training in 1979. [1] Brown never returned to the majors,pitching in the minors for three more seasons. [4]
Brown was inducted into the Northeast Louisiana University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980. In 2014,Louisiana–Monroe,the university's new name,retired Brown's number. [2]
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