Marty Brown (manager)

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Marty Brown
Third baseman
Born: December 23, 1963 (1963-12-23) (age 44)
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 1988 for the Cincinnati Reds
Final game
May 30, 1990 for the Baltimore Orioles
Career statistics
Batting average	.180
Hits	11
Runs	3
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1988–1989) Baltimore Orioles (1990)
Career highlights and awards

Marty Brown (born January 23, 1963 in Lawton, Oklahoma) is the current manager of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League, where he played for three seasons in the early 1990s. He is also a retired Major League Baseball third baseman who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1988–1989) and Baltimore Orioles (1990).

[edit] Career

Brown was originally drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 12th round of the 1985 Rule 4 Draft. He reached the major leagues in 1988 and appeared in 35 games over two seasons with the Reds and one with the Baltimore Orioles, who had selected him in the Rule 5 Draft in the winter of 1989. He then played in Japan for several years, before playing for the Oklahoma City 89ers in 1996, his last season before retiring as a player. He began his managing career in the Pittsburgh Pirates system in 1997^[1].

He was the manager of the Buffalo Bisons from 2003 to 2005 with an overall record of 238-193 (.552). Brown led the team to the International League title in 2004 after a regular season record of 83-61. He also managed the club to a first place finish in their division in 2005 with an 82-62 (.569) record. Brown was honored by the league by being voted the Manager of the Year in 2004, and was also named Minor League Manager of the Year by Baseball America^[1].

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Kline, Chris (September 20, 2004). Marty Brown: 2004 Minor League Manager of the Year. Baseball America. Retrieved on 2006-10-26.

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

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v • d • e Current managers in Nippon Professional Baseball Marty Brown (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) | Daijiro Ohishi (Orix Buffaloes) | Tatsunori Hara (Yomiuri Giants) Masataka Nashida (Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters) | Katsuya Nomura (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) | Hiromitsu Ochiai (Chunichi Dragons) | Sadaharu Oh (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) | Akihiko Ohya (Yokohama BayStars) | Akinobu Okada (Hanshin Tigers) | Shigeru Takada (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) | Bobby Valentine (Chiba Lotte Marines) | Hisanobu Watanabe (Saitama Seibu Lions) |