Dr. Bobby Brown was a .300 left-handed batter and was used in manager Casey Stengel's platooning system mostly at 2B. He attended UCLA, Stanford and Tulane Medical Schools and played while studying medicine during his career with the New York Yankees. Bobby Brown played in 4 World Series, 17 games and batted .439 with 9 RBI's. When he first joined the Yankees in 1947 he batted an even .300 in 150 at bats and the following year again batted .300 in 363 at bats. His batting slipped in the 1950's but Bobby Brown was noted for his clutch- hitting performances. After his baseball days ended, Dr. Bobby Brown became a cardiologist and a surgeon. He returned to baseball in 1984 as President of the American League. Brown's lifetime batting average .279 in 598 games. baseballhistorian.com |