DATE: 2-24-1974 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 1 Original - Printed from the original negative within about 2 years of when it was shot TEAM: Detroit Tigers SUBJECT: Gates Brown ISSUER: Wide World Photos APPROXIMATE SIZE: 7-1/8"x9" MARKS / STAMPING: Original paper caption remains affixed. NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: William James Brown was born in 1939 in Crestline, OH and died in 2013 in Detroit, MI. He played major league baseball from 1963 to 1975 as outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, and appeared in the 1968 World Series. Brown hit a pinch home run in his first major league at-bat and became known as a pinch-hitter deluxe. His 16 career pinch home runs are tied for fourth all-time. Seldom used as a regular, Brown was a great fan-favorite during his 13 year Tiger career. He once stated that during the 1968 World Series, he was secretly eating two hot dogs on the bench when Mayo Smith suddenly and unexpectedly called him to pinch hit with one stuffed in his jersey. After getting a base hit, the catsup from the hot dog bled through his jersey as he stood on base. After retiring following the 1975 season, he was a Detroit Tigers coach from 1978 to 1984. In 1989, he became manager of the Orlando Juice of the Senior Professional Baseball Association. SKU: X03250
Item: X03250
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