Clint Brown (baseball)

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Clint Brown

|position=Pitcher

|image=Clint Brown by Apex.jpg

|image_size=220px

|caption=Brown, circa 1928–35

|bats=Left

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1903|7|8}}

|birth_place=Blackash, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1955|12|31|1903|7|8}}

|death_place=Rocky River, Ohio, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate= September 27

|debutyear= 1928

|debutteam= Cleveland Indians

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=June 7

|finalyear=1942

|finalteam=Cleveland Indians

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=89–93

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.26

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=410

|stat4label=Saves

|stat4value=64

|teams=

Cleveland Indians ({{baseball year|1928}}–{{baseball year|1935}})
Chicago White Sox ({{baseball year|1936}}–{{baseball year|1940}})
Cleveland Indians ({{baseball year|1941}}–{{baseball year|1942}})

}}

Clinton Harold Brown (July 8, 1903 – December 31, 1955) was an American professional baseball player.

Biography

Born on July 8, 1903, in Blackash, Pennsylvania, Brown was a right-handed pitcher over parts of fifteen seasons (1928–1942) with the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. For his career, he compiled an 89–93 record in 434 appearances, mostly as a relief pitcher, with a 4.26 earned run average and 410 strikeouts.

As a hitter, Brown was better than average, posting a .199 batting average (91-for-457) with 42 runs, 2 home runs, 46 RBI and 45 bases on balls. Defensively, he was better than average, recording a .975 fielding percentage which was 20 points higher than the league average at his position.

In 1939, Brown finished 11th in the voting for American League Most Valuable Player.