Researching Lloyd Brown
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 197415 people with the Brown surname? In that year Brown was ranked number 4 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Lloyd means "gray" and is of Welsh origin.
Records of Lloyd Brown on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Lloyd Brown and the Brown Genealogy
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Brown Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 1886751 people with the Brown surname in the USA? Brown is ranked number 4 for popularity in the USA. |
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Lloyd Brown (baseball)
Lloyd Andrew Brown [Gimpy] (December 25, 1904 – January 14, 1974) was a professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five different teams between 1925 and 1940. Listed at,, Brown batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Beeville, Texas.
Brown spent 30 years in professional baseball, including 12 major league seasons, but is best remembered as the pitcher who delivered the most home runs to Lou Gehrig, 15, including two grand slams. In between, Brown played or managed in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) during the same period and later became a respected scout.
Brown reached the big leagues in 1925 with the Brooklyn Robins, spending one year there, before moving to the Washington Senators (1928–32), St. Louis Browns (1933), Boston Red Sox (1933), Cleveland Indians (1934–37), and Philadelphia Phillies (1940). In between, he played or managed in the minor leagues during twelve seasons and later became a respected scout. Brown’s most productive season came in 1930 for the poor-hitting Senators, when he posted career-best numbers with 16 wins, 15 complete games, and 258 innings pitched. In 1931, he won 15 games for Washington, collecting career-highs in earned run average (ERA) (3.20) and strikeouts (79), and again recorded 15 victories, in 1932.
As a hitter, Brown was above average. He posted a .192 batting average (106-for-552) with 54 runs, four home runs, 59 runs batted in (RBI), and 38 bases on balls in 404 games. Defensively, he recorded a .969 fielding percentage (which is 14 points higher than the league average at his position).
Brown later contined in MiLB, pitching from 1941 through 1953 and managing for ten teams between 1947 and 1960. He spent part of as a Baltimore Orioles' coach and scouted for the Orioles (1956–57), Phillies (1957–58, 1970–71), Senators (1961–66), and Seattle Pilots (1969) organizations. Brown won 202 games during 20 minor league seasons and had a 407–544 record as a manager, in 11 seasons (1946-53, 1955–56, 1960).
On January 14, 1974, Brown died in Opa-locka, Florida, at the age of 69.
Source: Lloyd Brown (baseball), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaLloyd Brown (veteran)
Lloyd Brown (October 7, 1901 – March 29, 2007) was one of the last surviving American veterans of the First World War and also the last member of the United States Navy to have signed up before the German armistice. Born in Lutie, Missouri, Brown enlisted at age 16, and served as a Seaman Second Class aboard the . He was discharged in 1919, but reenlisted in 1921, and served as a Musician 2nd Class. He was discharged in 1925. After his service, he worked at a Washington, D.C. firefighter company covering the White House and foreign embassies.
His age of 105 is subject to some dispute, as he may have been 'only' 104 based on the 1910 Census.
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