Gates Brown

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 220lb (180cm, 99kg)

Born: May 2, 1939 in Crestline, OH us

Died: September 27, 2013 in Detroit, MI

Buried: Greenlawn Cemetery, Crestline, OH

High School: Crestline HS (Crestline, OH)

Debut: June 19, 1963 (Age 24-048d, 12,120th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1975 (Age 36-147d)
vs. MIL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: William James Brown

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1968 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.7

2262

582

.257

330

RBI

322

OBP

.330

SLG

.420

OPS

.750

OPS+

110

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-35 / in Starts: 6-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	44 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 93 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	73 (36-22-15)
Avg. MLBer w/ 93 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	54 (28-17-9)

Most Driven In
B Bruton	3
B Phillips	2
R Colavito	2
Self	2
A Kaline	1
W Horton	1
D Wert	1
B Freehan	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
A Kaline	2
G Smith	2
N Cash	1
D McAuliffe	1
D Wert	1
G Thomas	1
W Horton	1

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	62 (61)	Jun 19	DET	@	BOS	L,2-9	5-5	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000	5.000	9	.88	0.085	.10	0.01%	1.00	PH
2	2	63	Jun 20	DET	@	BOS	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	9	.33	-0.007	.03	0.00%	-0.35	PH
3	3	65 (1)	Jun 22	DET	@	KCA	W,3-2	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.667	2.333	9	3.27	0.299	.24	0.01%	1.00	PH
4	4	66	Jun 23	DET	@	KCA	W,11-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.625	.875	5	1.26	-0.152	.11	-0.01%	-2.41	LF
5	5	67	Jun 24	DET	@	KCA	L,3-6	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.222	.556	.778	9	1.95	-0.084	.23	-0.01%	-0.51	PH
6	6	68	Jun 25	DET	@	MIN	L,0-1	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.500	.700	9	2.14	-0.053	.14	0.00%	-0.22	PH
7	7	69	Jun 26	DET	@	MIN	L,1-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.455	.636	7	.14	-0.004	.01	0.00%	-0.22	PH
8	8	70	Jun 27	DET	@	MIN	L,6-10	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.417	.583	9	2.56	-0.064	.11	0.00%	-0.42	PH
9	9	71	Jun 28 (1)	DET		LAA	L,3-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.385	.538	9	.35	-0.009	.01	0.00%	-0.28	PH
10	10	72	Jun 28 (2)	DET		LAA	W,8-3	8-9	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.500	.767	9	1.16	0.124	.03	0.00%	2.94	PH
11	11	73	Jun 29	DET		LAA	L,4-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.467	.717	9	1.36	-0.032	.02	0.00%	-0.28	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	12	75 (1)	Jul 2	DET		MIN	L,4-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.438	.673	9	1.10	-0.041	.02	0.00%	-0.50	PH
13	13	80 (4)	Jul 6	DET		KCA	W,8-4	GS-9	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.400	.673	3	.68	-0.042	.02	0.00%	-0.91	LF
14	14	82 (1)	Jul 7 (2)	DET		KCA	L,7-8	8-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.304	.400	.704	9	.19	0.006	.01	0.00%	0.12	PH
15	15	83	Jul 11	DET	@	CHW	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.292	.381	.673	9	1.22	-0.030	.06	0.00%	-0.41	PH
16	16	85 (1)	Jul 15	DET	@	WSA	L,6-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.280	.364	.644	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
17	17	86	Jul 16	DET		BAL	L,2-5	8-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.308	.391	.699	9	1.09	0.051	.02	0.00%	0.25	PH
18	18	88 (1)	Jul 18	DET		BAL	L,6-8	10-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.296	.375	.671	9	4.32	-0.108	.09	0.00%	-0.42	PH
19	19	89	Jul 19	DET	@	LAA	W,10-5	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.240	.321	.400	.721	9	1.78	0.084	.02	0.00%	0.40	PH
20	20	90	Jul 20	DET	@	LAA	L,2-11	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.310	.385	.695	3	.04	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.70	LF
21	21	95 (4)	Jul 25	DET		CHW	L,3-4	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.333	.407	.741	9	.44	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.20	PH
22	22	96	Jul 26	DET		WSA	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.323	.393	.715	9	1.48	-0.042	.01	0.00%	-0.22	PH
23	23	97	Jul 27	DET		WSA	L,4-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.313	.379	.692	9	.27	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.28	PH
24	24	99 (1)	Jul 28 (2)	DET		WSA	W,7-4	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.241	.303	.379	.682	7	4.79	0.095	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
25	25	101 (1)	Jul 30	DET	@	BAL	L,0-9	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.294	.367	.661	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	LF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	26	106 (4)	Aug 4 (2)	DET		CLE	L,2-3	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.314	.367	.681	9	4.86	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.22	PH
27	27	109 (2)	Aug 8	DET		BOS	W,6-5	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.306	.355	.660	9	1.33	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
28	28	110	Aug 9 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-2	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.297	.344	.641	8	3.58	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.46	PH
29	29	111	Aug 9 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.297	.344	.641	8						PH
30	30	112	Aug 10	DET	@	CHW	L,1-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.289	.333	.623	9	.23	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH
31	31	116 (3)	Aug 14	DET	@	KCA	W,5-2	9-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.308	.333	.641	9	3.01	0.080	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
32	32	117	Aug 15	DET	@	KCA	W,11-1	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.317	.343	.660	3	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.79	LF
33	33	118	Aug 16	DET	@	LAA	L,6-9	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.333	.385	.718	6	.69	0.068	.00	0.00%	0.70	LF
34	34	120 (1)	Aug 18	DET	@	LAA	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.388	.488	.876	3	.77	0.210	.00	0.00%	1.86	LF
35	35	121	Aug 20	DET		MIN	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.358	.447	.805	3	1.12	-0.135	.00	0.00%	-1.60	LF
36	36	122	Aug 21	DET		MIN	L,1-12	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.351	.431	.782	3	.44	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.18	LF
37	37	132 (9)	Aug 31	DET	@	CLE	W,9-8	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.345	.423	.768	9	1.16	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.34	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
38	38	133	Sep 1 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.339	.415	.754	9	.22	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
39	39	134	Sep 1 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.333	.407	.741	9	2.24	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.45	PH
40	40	135	Sep 2 (1)	DET		NYY	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.333	.407	.741	7						PR LF
41	41	137 (1)	Sep 3	DET		NYY	W,3-2	10-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.328	.400	.728	9	1.33	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
42	42	141 (3)	Sep 7	DET	@	NYY	L,6-11	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.348	.407	.755	6	.63	0.069	.00	0.00%	0.44	LF
43	43	143 (1)	Sep 9 (1)	DET	@	WSA	W,1-0	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	1	.288	.348	.407	.755	6	.78	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.39	PR
44	44	144	Sep 9 (2)	DET	@	WSA	W,10-7	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.283	.338	.400	.738	3	.01	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.40	PH LF
45	45	145	Sep 10 (1)	DET	@	WSA	L,8-9	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.347	.397	.744	5	1.17	0.301	.00	0.00%	1.66	LF
46	46	146	Sep 10 (2)	DET	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.342	.388	.730	5	1.06	0.077	.00	0.00%	0.18	LF
47	47	147	Sep 11	DET	@	WSA	L,5-6	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.338	.380	.718	5	1.16	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.12	LF
48	48	148	Sep 13	DET		BAL	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.282	.338	.380	.718	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
49	49	149	Sep 14	DET		BAL	W,3-2	8-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.346	.380	.726	8	1.09	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.25	PH
50	50	150	Sep 15	DET		BAL	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.282	.346	.380	.726	7						PR
51	51	152 (1)	Sep 18	DET	@	MIN	L,0-10	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.341	.375	.716	9	.13	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
52	52	154 (1)	Sep 20	DET		CHW	L,0-2	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.274	.337	.370	.707	9	2.59	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-0.50	PH
53	53	156 (1)	Sep 22	DET		CHW	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.263	.333	.355	.689	5	2.18	-0.186	.00	0.00%	-0.94	LF
54	54	160 (3)	Sep 27	DET	@	BAL	L,2-5	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.330	.351	.680	8	2.78	-0.009	.00	0.00%	0.08	PH
55	55	162 (1)	Sep 29	DET	@	BAL	W,7-3	GS-9	5	5	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.333	.402	.736	4	1.23	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.96	LF
							20-35		93	82	16	22	3	1	2	14	8	0	13	1	0	2	1	3	2	1	.268	.333	.402	.736		1.18	0.219	.02	0.00%	-0.24

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