Gene Brabender, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1941
Place of Birth: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Date of Death: 27-Dec-1996
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Gene Brabender
- Eugene Mathew Brabender (August 16, 1941 – December 27, 1996), nicknamed Lurch, was an American Major League Baseball pitcher.
- He was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent before the 1961 season.
- He also was a member of the US Army from 1963-1964.
- He pitched for the Baltimore Orioles (1966–1968), Seattle Pilots (1969), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1970).
- During a 5-year baseball career, Brabender compiled 35 wins, 440 strikeouts, and a 4.25 earned run average.
- He stood 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall and weighed 225 pounds (102 kg). Brabender, described by pitcher Steve Barber as "a hard-throwing right-handed country boy," made his Major League debut in relief on May 11, 1966.
- He entered a tie game against the Chicago White Sox in the top of the 10th inning at Memorial Stadium and gave up a run in the 11th, resulting in a 3–2 Orioles loss. He was part of the Orioles' 1966 World Series champion team, but did not appear in a World Series game.
- Brabender was 16–14 during his time in Baltimore.
- The best game of his career was on August 7, 1967 against the Cleveland Indians, pitching a four-hit shutout and striking out 12.
- He was traded to the expansion Seattle Pilots on March 31, 1969.Brabender led Seattle with 13 wins in their only season in the Pacific Northwest.
- The Pilots moved to Milwaukee during 1970 spring training and became the Brewers, and in what would be his final season, Brabender compiled a 6–15 record with a 6.02 ERA. Brabender died of a brain aneurysm at age 55 on December 27, 1996.
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