Gates Brown
William James Brown
Born: May 2, 1939
Crestline, OH USA
Deceased: 2013
Detroit, MI USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 220
Career: 1963-1975
Minor League Statistics
Gates Brown compiled a career batting average of .257 with 84 home runs and 322 RBI in his 1051-game career with the Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1963 season and last took the field during the 1975 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 55 | 93 | 82 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | .268 | .333 | .402 | .736 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 123 | 465 | 426 | 65 | 116 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 53 | .272 | .326 | .458 | .784 | 195 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 96 | 249 | 227 | 33 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 33 | .256 | .305 | .467 | .772 | 106 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1966 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 88 | 193 | 169 | 27 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 19 | .266 | .337 | .432 | .769 | 73 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1967 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 51 | 105 | 91 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | .187 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 67 | 104 | 92 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | .370 | .442 | .685 | 1.127 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1969 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 60 | 100 | 93 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | .204 | .250 | .290 | .540 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 81 | 148 | 124 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | .226 | .331 | .323 | .654 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 82 | 218 | 195 | 37 | 66 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 17 | .338 | .408 | .549 | .957 | 107 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 103 | 283 | 252 | 33 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 28 | .230 | .304 | .369 | .673 | 93 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1973 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 125 | 433 | 377 | 48 | 89 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 41 | .236 | .328 | .366 | .694 | 138 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1974 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 73 | 109 | 99 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | .242 | .312 | .384 | .696 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1975 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 47 | 45 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .171 | .356 | .314 | .670 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1051 | 2545 | 2262 | 330 | 582 | 78 | 19 | 84 | 322 | 30 | 8 | 242 | 275 | .257 | .330 | .420 | .750 | 950 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 18 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 16 | 12 | 119.0 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.874 | 2.375 |
| 1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 106 | 101 | 904.7 | 205 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .981 | 2.079 | 1.972 |
| 1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 56 | 51 | 451.0 | 108 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .973 | 2.175 | 1.946 |
| 1966 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 43 | 34 | 320.0 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .980 | 1.406 | 1.163 |
| 1967 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 20 | 17 | 127.3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.626 | 1.150 |
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 17 | 16 | 116.3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.470 | 1.118 |
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 3.000 |
| 1969 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 14 | 14 | 105.0 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .906 | 2.486 | 2.071 |
| 1970 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 26 | 26 | 192.0 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .950 | 1.781 | 1.462 |
| 1971 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 56 | 49 | 372.0 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .986 | 1.694 | 1.250 |
| 1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 72 | 67 | 497.0 | 122 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .977 | 2.300 | 1.764 |
| 1973 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Totals | 429 | 388 | 3215.3 | 693 | 23 | 17 | 3 | .977 | 2.004 | 1.669 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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