Louis Lester Brower (July 1, 1900 – March 4, 1994) was an American

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player. Brower was a

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for the

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in the 1931 season. He had a .161 batting average, with ten hits in 62 at bats. He played 21 games in his one-year career. Brower was born in

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and died in

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, and was Jewish.

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