William M. Brown (1866 – December 20, 1897
, The New York Times, December 22, 1897.), nicknamed "Big Bill",
was a
Major League Baseball
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player who played
infielder
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Standard arrangement of positions
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from -. He played for the
New York Giants
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,
New York Giants (PL)
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,
Philadelphia Phillies
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,
Baltimore Orioles
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, and
Louisville Colonels
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.
In 1895, Brown developed a problem with his lungs.
He travelled to
Hawaii
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, southern California, and
Arizona
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in an effort to find a climate that would be more beneficial for his health,
but his efforts were unsuccessful, and he died as a result of his condition at home in San Francisco in 1897.
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1866 births
1897 deaths
Major League Baseball infielders
New York Giants (PL) players
New York Giants (NL) players
Baltimore Orioles (NL) players
Louisville Colonels players
Philadelphia Phillies players
19th-century baseball players
San Francisco Nationals players
Oakland Morans players
Vallejo (minor league baseball) players
San Francisco Metropolitans players
Oakland Colonels players
Oakland (minor league baseball) players
Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons players
Seattle Yannigans players
Seattle Rainmakers players
Deaths from lung disease
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