Richard P. "Stub" Brown (August 3, 1870 – March 10, 1948) was an American

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from 1893 to 1897, for the

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and

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. He stood at 6' 2" and weighed 220 lbs."Stub Brown Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-21.

Career

Brown started his professional baseball career in 1893, with the

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's Baltimore Orioles. He pitched nine innings and allowed six earned runs in his rookie season. The following year, he won his first three starts from May 2 to May 12 and went 4–0. However, he then became dissatisfied with his salary and left the club in June. His

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, Ned Hanlon, simply stated that: "The Baltimore club took rownoff the lots and gave him the opportunity to make a reputation for himself, and it doesn't seem to me that he appreciates his good fortune." The Orioles would eventually win the pennant that year. After leaving Baltimore, Brown pitched for the Lynchburg Hill Climbers of the Virginia League. In 1896, he went 7–2 with a 3.35

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."Stub Brown Minor League Statistics & History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-21. He made it back to the major leagues with the Cincinnati Reds in 1897. On June 12, ''Sporting Life'' reported that Brown, "a big, husky fellow with lots of sand and confidence," said that he would "hold his own." Brown pitched 13 innings for Cincinnati and made his last major league appearance on June 15. Over the next few years, Brown pitched for various teams in the

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, Western League, and Eastern Shore League.Payne, Marty
"Al Burris"
''bioproj.sabr.org''. Retrieved 2010-11-26. He died in 1948, in his hometown of

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, and was buried in Green Mount Cemetery.

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* 1870 births 1948 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baltimore Orioles (NL) players Cincinnati Reds players Lynchburg Hill Climbers players Norfolk Jewels players Indianapolis Indians players Newark Colts players 19th-century baseball players 19th-century American sportsmen Baseball players from Baltimore Burials at Green Mount Cemetery {{US-baseball-pitcher-1870s-stub