Major League Baseball Player. Brown, born Hector Harold Brown, was a pitcher, known for his knuckleball and outstanding control, for several teams during his 14 year major league career. Even though he was chubby as a child, his parents gave him the nickname "Skinny". Brown graduated from Greensboro Senior High School and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before enlisting in the U.S. Army during World War II. He reached the major leagues in 1951 when his contract was purchased by Chicago White Sox from the Triple-A Seattle Rainiers. Brown spent two years with the White Sox before going to the Boston Red Sox in 1953. He had a good season with the Red Sox that year, going 11-6 in 25 starts. Brown joined the Baltimore Orioles in the middle of the 1955 season and pitched for them from 1956 to 1962. His most productive season with the O's was in 1960 when he won 12 games and lost 5 with an earned run average of 3.06. The next season Brown had a 10-6 record with a 3.19 ERA and pitched 36 shutout innings for a team record. He pitched briefly for the New York Yankees in 1962 before joining the Houston Colt 45s for the next two seasons. Brown did not fare as well in Houston and retired after the 1964 season. In a 14-season major league career, he posted an 85–92 record with a 3.81 ERA in 358 appearances, including 211 starts, 47 complete games, 13 shutouts, 11 saves, 1,680 innings pitched, and a 1.83 strikeout-to-walk ratio (710-to-389). He was inducted in 1991 to the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.
Major League Baseball Player. Brown, born Hector Harold Brown, was a pitcher, known for his knuckleball and outstanding control, for several teams during his 14 year major league career. Even though he was chubby as a child, his parents gave him the nickname "Skinny". Brown graduated from Greensboro Senior High School and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before enlisting in the U.S. Army during World War II. He reached the major leagues in 1951 when his contract was purchased by Chicago White Sox from the Triple-A Seattle Rainiers. Brown spent two years with the White Sox before going to the Boston Red Sox in 1953. He had a good season with the Red Sox that year, going 11-6 in 25 starts. Brown joined the Baltimore Orioles in the middle of the 1955 season and pitched for them from 1956 to 1962. His most productive season with the O's was in 1960 when he won 12 games and lost 5 with an earned run average of 3.06. The next season Brown had a 10-6 record with a 3.19 ERA and pitched 36 shutout innings for a team record. He pitched briefly for the New York Yankees in 1962 before joining the Houston Colt 45s for the next two seasons. Brown did not fare as well in Houston and retired after the 1964 season. In a 14-season major league career, he posted an 85–92 record with a 3.81 ERA in 358 appearances, including 211 starts, 47 complete games, 13 shutouts, 11 saves, 1,680 innings pitched, and a 1.83 strikeout-to-walk ratio (710-to-389). He was inducted in 1991 to the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.
Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
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