Samuel Wakefield Brown (May 21, 1878 – November 8, 1931) was a professional

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. He was a

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for two seasons (1906–07) with the Boston Beaneaters/Doves. For his career, he compiled a .200

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with 34

runs batted in A run batted in or runs batted in (RBI) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play). For example, if th ...

. An alumnus of

Grove City College Grove City College (GCC) is a private, conservative Christian liberal arts college in Grove City, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1876 as a normal school, the college emphasizes a humanities core curriculum and offers 60 majors and si ...

, he was born in Webster, Pennsylvania and later died in

Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania Mount Pleasant is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It stands 45 miles (72 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. As of the 2020 census, the borough's population was 4,245. The Borough of Mount Pleasant, consisting of t ...

at the age of 53.

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1878 births 1931 deaths Baseball players from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Boston Beaneaters players Boston Doves players Major League Baseball catchers Birmingham Barons players Toledo Mud Hens players Columbus Senators players Grove City College alumni Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players {{US-baseball-catcher-1870s-stub