DICK BROWN & Wife In Hospital 1966 Baltimore Orioles Vintage News Wire Photo

DATE SHOT: 1966

SUBJECT: Dick Brown

APPROXIMATE SIZE: 8-1/2"x8"

MARKS / STAMPING: Stamped file date of Mar 19 1966. Affixed clipping from article as published.

ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 3 - Second or later-generation photo, printed from a duplicate negative or wire photo process, within about 2 years of when it was shot

COMMENTS / CONDITION: See scans for further details including condition.

BIO: Richard Ernest Brown was born in 1935 in Shinnston, WV and died in 1970 in Baltimore, MD. He played major league baseball from 1957 to 1965 as catcher for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles. He played his final game on October 3, 1965. He was forced to retire because of a brain tumor, which would eventually prove to be inoperable and fatal. After his playing days, he was a scout for the Orioles until his death in 1970.

SKU: L11099

Item: L11099