Joe Brown (utility player), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joe Brown (utility player)

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 04-Apr-1859

Place of Birth: Canada

Date of Death: 28-Jun-1888

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Joseph E.
"Joe" Brown (April 4, 1859 – June 28, 1888 in Warren, Pennsylvania) was a pitcher/utility player in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Stockings and Baltimore Orioles. It was relatively common in the 19th century for baseball teams to use a reserve fielder as a pitcher, and this appears to be true in Brown's case.
He appeared in 15 games for the 1884 Cubs (debuting August 16), pitching in seven of those games, six as a starter.
His mark that season was 4–2 with a 4.68 ERA.
He also played center field, right field, first baseman, and catcher for the Cubs that season, hitting .213 with 3 RBI in 61 trips to the plate. Brown found himself with the American Association's Orioles in the 1886 season in a similar role for a brief period of time.
He pitched in four games, completing and losing each one for a record of 0–4 and an ERA of 5.68.
He also appeared in one game as a second baseman.
Brown was 3-for-19 at the plate in 1886 to finish his career with a batting average of exactly .200 (16-for-80). Brown died on June 28, 1888 in Warren, Pennsylvania, aged just 29.