Lloyd Brown

Lloyd Andrew Brown
(Gimpy or El Grande Burro)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 9", Weight 170 lb.
• High School Beeville High School
• Debut July 17, 1925
• Final Game August 10, 1940
• Born December 25, 1904 in Beeville, TX USA
• Died January 14, 1974 in Opa-Locka, FL USA

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Biographical Information

"They tell me he has the stuff but needs plenty of work. If the first part of this is true I'll guarantee he'll be given plenty of work." - Walter Johnson, talking Lloyd to the Washington Post, February 26, 1929

Pitcher Lloyd Brown put up double digit victories in three consecutive seasons as a swingman for the Washington Senators from 1930 to 1932. He put up 16 wins and a 4.25 ERA in 1930 in 38 games (22 starts), but may have enjoyed the finest of the three seasons in 1931, going 15-14 with a 3.20 ERA and 15 complete games in 42 games (32 starts) and 258 2/3 innings. He capped the stretch with a 15-12, 4.44 season and 6 saves, pitching 46 times, starting 24 times and finishing 17 games in 1932. In 404 games in the big leagues from 1925 to 1940, Lloyd finished 91-105 with a 4.20 ERA and 23 saves.

Additionally, he was an accomplished minor league moundsman, compiling a 202-161 mark in 522 minor league games between 1923 and 1953 while making several leaderboards. He managed in the minors 11 years between 1947 and 1960 for various organizations, but only managed the entire season for 5 of the 12 teams. He was a scout for the Philadelphia Phillies (1957-1958, 1970-1971), Washington Senators (1961-1966) and Seattle Pilots (1969).

• Led 1924 East Texas League with 224 Strikeouts
• Led 1925 Western Association with 2.45 ERA
• Led 1946 Georgia-Alabama League with 2.17 ERA
• Led 1947 Arizona-Texas League with 167 Strikeouts
• Led 1948 Arizona-Texas League with 3.01 ERA

Notable Achievements

• 15 Wins Seasons: 3 (1930-1932)
• 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 3 (1931-1933)

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1946	Newnan Brownies	Georgia-Alabama League		4th	none	Lost in 1st round	replaced George Nix
1947	Globe-Miami Browns	Arizona-Texas League	53-77	5th	St. Louis Browns	League Champs
1948	Tucson Cowboys	Arizona-Texas League	78-62	2nd	Cleveland Indians	Lost in 1st round
1949	Burlington Indians	Central Association	81-48	1st	Cleveland Indians	Lost in 1st round
1950	Pittsfield Indians	Canadian-American League	49-86	7th	Cleveland Indians
1951	Fort Lauderdale Braves	Florida International League	16-41	--	none	--	replaced by Ed Goostree (1-10) on June 16
	Borger Gassers	West Texas-New Mexico League	34-49	7th	none		replaced Edwin Carnett (20-38) on June 24
1952	Borger Gassers	West Texas-New Mexico League	70-70	4th	none	Lost League Finals
1953	Borger Gassers	West Texas-New Mexico League	40-58	--	none	--	replaced by Hersh Martin (9-35) on August 3
1955	Cordele Orioles	Georgia-Florida League		--	Baltimore Orioles	--	replaced by Max Carey June 22
1956	Thomson Orioles	Georgia State League		--	Baltimore Orioles	--	replaced by Fred Hofmann (interim) May 26
1960	Sanford Greyhounds	Florida State League	14-15 20-11	3rd	Kansas City A's		replaced Jack Sanford (1-1) on June 30 / replaced by Jack Sanford (7-1) on August 3 / replaced Jack Sanford (7-1) on August 11

Related Sites

• Lloyd Brown at the SABR Bio Project