Joseph Milton Brown (September 17, 1902 – June 3, 1979) was an American professional
baseball
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player. A
third baseman
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, he spent his career in
minor league baseball
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from 1924 to 1937. He spent the majority of his career in the
International League
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.
Brown was inducted in the
International League Hall of Fame
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in 1962.
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1902 births
1979 deaths
Baseball third basemen
Reading Keystones players
Newark Bears (International League) players
Syracuse Stars (AA) players
Rochester Red Wings players
Jersey City Skeeters players
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
Dallas Steers players
Knoxville Smokies players
Springfield Cardinals players
Rome Colonels players