Jim Brown (catcher)

Jim Brown
Jim Brown
	Catcher/First baseman
	Born: May 16, 1892; San Marcos, Texas
	Died: January 21, 1943 (aged 50); San Marcos, Texas
Batted: Both	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1920, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
	1935, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams
	Chicago American Giants (1920–1927, 1929–1932, 1935)[1]; Cleveland Cubs (1932); Louisville Black Caps (1928–1929, 1932);

James R. Brown (May 16, 1892 – January 21, 1943) was an American baseball catcher and first baseman in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1920 to 1935, playing mostly with the Chicago American Giants. Brown died after being thrown out of a car, breaking his neck.[2]

References

"Foster Wastes No Time on Uncertainties" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, Saturday, April 3, 1920, Page 7, Columns 1 and 2
Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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[amgiants1920-1] "Foster Wastes No Time on Uncertainties" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, Saturday, April 3, 1920, Page 7, Columns 1 and 2

[Riley-2] Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.