Chris Brown (baseball player)

Full Name: John Christopher Brown	Primary Position: 3B
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/185	First Game: September 3, 1984
Birthdate: August 15, 1961	Final Game: May 16, 1989
Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi	MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: December 26, 2006
Deathplace: Houston, Texas
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Chris Brown (John Christopher Brown) was born on August 15, 1961 in Jackson, Mississippi. He made his Major League debut on September 3, 1984 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1985, his rookie year, he hit .271 with 16 home runs and 61 RBI. Brown played for the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 6 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Chris Brown's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1985, when he slugged 16 home runs and knocked in 61 runs. However, others believe that it was 1986, when he hit for a .317 average.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1984	SF	N	23	84	6	24	1	11	.286	.358	.405	7	0	9	19	1	0	2	0	4
1985	SF	N	131	432	50	117	16	61	.271	.345	.442	20	3	38	78	11	1	2	4	19
1986	SF	N	116	416	57	132	7	49	.317	.376	.421	16	3	33	43	9	0	13	4	9
1987	SF	N	38	132	17	32	6	17	.242	.306	.424	6	0	9	16	3	0	1	1	7
1987	SD	N	44	155	17	36	6	23	.232	.294	.368	3	0	11	30	3	3	3	0	7
1987	TOT	N	82	287	34	68	12	40	.237	.299	.394	9	0	20	46	6	3	4	1	14
1988	SD	N	80	247	14	58	2	19	.235	.295	.283	6	0	19	49	3	3	0	3	9
1989	DET	A	17	57	3	11	0	4	.193	.203	.246	3	0	1	17	0	0	0	0	3
Total	NL		432	1466	161	399	38	180	.272	.337	.398	58	6	119	235	30	7	21	12	55
Total	AL		17	57	3	11	0	4	.193	.203	.246	3	0	1	17	0	0	0	0	3
Total			449	1523	164	410	38	184	.269	.333	.392	61	6	120	252	30	7	21	12	58

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1984	SF	N	3B	23	23	200	23	40	7	3	.900
1985	SF	N	3B	120	120	1020.1	94	243	10	15	.971
1986	SF	N	3B	111	110	951	73	177	18	17	.933
1986	SF	N	SS	2	0	6	0	4	0	0	1.000
1987	SF	N	3B	37	36	306.2	33	62	10	5	.905
1987	SF	N	SS	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1987	SD	N	3B	43	42	358.2	27	70	6	12	.942
1987	TOT	N	3B	80	78	665.1	60	132	16	17	.923
1988	SD	N	3B	72	70	591.1	54	131	10	15	.949
1989	DET	A	3B	17	17	134	15	25	4	4	.909
Total			3B	423	418	3562	319	748	65	71	.943
Total			SS	3	0	7	0	4	0	0	1.000

Transactions

Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1979).
Traded by San Francisco Giants with Keith Comstock, Mark Davis and Mark Grant to San Diego Padres in exchange for Dave Dravecky, Craig Lefferts and Kevin Mitchell (July 5, 1987).
Traded by San Diego Padres with Keith Moreland to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Walt Terrell (October 28, 1988).
Released by Detroit Tigers (May 19, 1989).
Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (June 2, 1989).
Granted free agency (October 15, 1989).

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