Curtis Brown (born September 14, 1945) is an American former

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. Although his professional career lasted for 16 seasons (1965–1978 and 1980–1981, including

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service), he played only one game of

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as the starting

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for the

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on May 27, 1973. Facing the

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, Brown went hitless in four

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and played errorless ball in the field, recording two

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, as the Giants won, 6–3.1973-5-27 box score from Retrosheet
/ref> Brown then spent the rest of the season, and his career, in minor league baseball at the Triple-A level. Brown threw and batted right-handed; he stood tall and weighed . Signed as an amateur

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by the

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in 1965, he spent seven seasons in the Mets'

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before being traded to Montreal in December 1971. His brother, Leon Brown, was also a Major League outfielder, appearing in 64

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for the 1976 Mets.

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