Player once starting AL shortstop now faced with
a declining workload…majority of his 1963 to 1974 career was spent in
Cleveland….debuted with the tribe….Started strong in 1964 and 1965 but had trouble hitting above .240 thereafter.....still held regular or near regular status until 1970.....In 1971 spent most of as an Oakland A....part of their veteran
journeyman acquisition program, a team policy which was the law of the land for
several years on….still retains non demoted MLB employment without fanfare…after the
A’s took flight to Baltimore and then Texas….appeared in the 1973 playoff for the Orioles, something he was not able to do with two prior years in Oakland.... known for sure hands, strong arm, and
defensive versatility….not so much his bat given his .233 BA…had a brother in
the big leagues Dick Brown, a lifelong catcher.
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