Jackie Brown (baseball)

Jackie Brown
Brown in 1974
Pitcher
Born: (1943-05-31)May 31, 1943 Holdenville, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: January 8, 2017(2017-01-08) (aged 73) Holdenville, Oklahoma, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 2, 1970, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1977, for the Montréal Expos
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	47–53
Earned run average	4.18
Strikeouts	516
Teams
As player Washington Senators / Texas Rangers (1970–1971, 1973–1975) Cleveland Indians (1975–1976) Montreal Expos (1977) As coach Texas Rangers (1979–1982) Chicago White Sox (1992–1995) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2002)

Jackie Gene Brown (May 31, 1943 – January 8, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators / Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, and Montreal Expos from 1970 –1977. Brown threw and batted right-handed. His older brother, Paul Brown, also pitched in the big leagues.

In 7 seasons he had a 47–53 win–loss record, 214 games (105 started), 26 complete games, 8 shutouts, 39 games finished, 3 saves, 8922⁄3 innings pitched, 934 hits allowed, 460 runs allowed, 415 earned runs allowed, 82 home runs allowed, 353 walks, 516 strikeouts, 20 hit batsmen, 28 wild pitches, 3,865 batters faced, 24 intentional walks, 1 balk, a 4.18 earned run average (ERA), and a 1.442 WHIP.

Brown was dealt from the Indians to the Expos for Andre Thornton on December 10, 1976.^[1] In his final season, he was the winning pitcher on Opening Day, defeating Steve Carlton, in Philadelphia and also pitched in the first Expos game ever played at Olympic Stadium.

After his playing career, Brown was a pitching coach for the Texas Rangers (1979–82), Chicago White Sox (1992–95), and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2002); he also was a minor league pitching coordinator and pitching coach in a number of organizations.

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Jackie Brown at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)
• Jackie Brown at Find a Grave