Jim Brown (catcher)

Jim Brown

Catcher/First baseman

Born: May 16, 1892
San Marcos, Texas

Died: January 21, 1943 (aged 50)
San Marcos, Texas

Batted: Both

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut

1920, for the Chicago American Giants

Last appearance

1935, for the Chicago American Giants

Teams

Chicago American Giants (1920-1927, 1929-1932, 1935)
Cleveland Cubs (1927)
Louisville Black Caps (1928-1929)

James "Jim" Brown (May 16, 1892 – January 21, 1943) was an American baseball catcher and first baseman in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1920 to 1935, playing mostly with the Chicago American Giants. Brown died after being thrown out of a car, breaking his neck.^[1]

References

↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

Chicago American Giants 1926 Colored World Series Champions

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Manager Dave Malarcher

Chicago American Giants 1927 Colored World Series Champions

Jim Brown Larry Brown Rube Curry Walter Davis Bill Foster George Harney John Hines Stanford Jackson Dave Malarcher Webster McDonald Eddie Miller Willie Powell Nat Rogers Pythias Russ George Sweatt Charlie Williams

Manager Dave Malarcher

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