John Brown

John J. Brown (August 24, 1876 – July 18, 1908), nicknamed "Ad", was an American professional baseball player in the late 19th century. In addition to three season in minor league baseball, he appeared in one game for the 1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms as a starting pitcher.

Career Brown began his professional baseball career in 1897, when he joined the Derby Angels of the class-F Connecticut State League. Later that season, he was signed by the Brooklyn Bridgegrooms, and appeared in one game. On August 11, he was the Bridegrooms starting pitcher in game two of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles. Brown, described as a "youngster from Trenton, New Jersey", surrendered eight runs in five innings pitched, four coming in the bottom half of the first inning. In total, he issued four bases on balls, and hit three batters, and received the loss as the Orioles defeated the Bridegrooms by a score of 13 to 3. He died there on July 18, 1908, at the age of 31 of extensive burns on his body and limbs due to a work-related accident at UGI Corporation. He left a wife, Catherine G.