Ollie Brown (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1944
Place of Birth: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Date of Death: 16-Apr-2015
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Ollie Brown (baseball)
- Ollie Lee "Downtown" Brown (February 11, 1944 – April 16, 2015), was an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1965 to 1977.
- He began his big league career with the San Francisco Giants and was the first draft choice for the expansion San Diego Padres, in 1968.After signing with the Giants, prior to the 1962 season, Brown split time as a starting pitcher and outfielder in Minor League Baseball (MiLB).
- He pitched a no-hitter on August 13, 1963, an 8-0 shutout, while playing for the Class A Decatur Commodores, San Francisco’s farm team, in the Midwest League.In 1964, Brown was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the California League while playing for the Fresno Giants (the league champions that year, with an 86-53 record).
- That summer, he became a top prospect, hitting 40 home runs (HR), with 133 runs batted in (RBI), while posting a batting average (BA) of .329, and amassing a 1.083 on-base plus slugging (OPS) Sabermetric score.Brown was best known for his defensive skills, particularly the strength of his throwing arm.
- Before games, he entertained fans by throwing the baseball from the far right field corner to third base on the fly.His older brother, Willie Brown, was a star football running back at the University of Southern California (USC) who went on to play with the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).
- His younger brother, Oscar Brown, was an outfielder with the Atlanta Braves.Brown died due to the effects of mesothelioma at the age of 61 on April 16, 2015, at his home in Buena Park.
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