SHOPPING » Look for Mike Brown books at BN.com » Look for Mike Brown books at Amazon.com Your purchases keep BaseballLibrary.com online. Thank you!

The Angels' top minor leaguer in 1983, Brown hit .322 after a mid-1985 trade to the Pirates. He struggled as a platoon player in 1986, was farmed out, hit .379 in the Pacific Coast League, but was released prior to the 1987 season. (ME)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » September 9, 1983: White Sox Britt Burns pitches a one-hit 11–0 win over the Angels. California's sole hit is Mike Brown's single with two out in the 7th. Sox teammates Carlton Fisk, Tom Paciorek, and Greg Luzinski make it easy for Britt by clouting consecutive homers in the first inning. » August 2, 1985: The last-place Pirates unload three of their veteran players, trading pitchers John Candelaria and Al Holland and OF George Hendrick to the Angels for OF Mike Brown and pitchers Pat Clements and Bob Kipper.