Bob Brown

Robert Paul Brown (July 5, 1876 – June 17, 1962) was an American-born Canadian professional baseball player, manager, and team owner. He was active in minor league baseball in various capacities from 1900 through 1953, appearing in over 600 games as player and managing for at least 14 seasons. He was a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and served in the U.S. military during the Spanish–American War.

Baseball career As a player, Brown was listed at and ; he threw right-handed. Note that minor league baseball records from the era that Brown was a player and manager are often incomplete.

Player Brown's professional baseball career spanned 1900 to 1917, with gaps, and a final season in 1926. Early career stops included Pendleton, Oregon; Portland, Oregon; and Aberdeen, Washington, Brown appeared in at least 666 minor league games as a player. moving to Canada to take on the role of the team's player-manager. While Brown owned the Beavers, manager Kitty Brashier guided the team to Northwestern League championships in 1911; the Beavers were also champions in 1913 and 1914, while the team was second in the league in 1912. and in 1989 he was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame as a builder. The Vancouver Canadians mascot is named “Bob Brown Bear” in honour of him.

Personal life Born on July 5, 1876, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Brown attended the University of Notre Dame during the 1890s, where he played football with the Fighting Irish and won varsity letters in football and baseball. In 1898, he enlisted in the United States Army to fight in the Spanish–American War. He graduated from Notre Dame in 1900. Brown died on June 23, 1962, in St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver.