Chris Brown

HOUSTON (AP) - Chris Brown, an All-Star third baseman who played six seasons in the majors in the 1980s, died Tuesday. He was 45.

Brown died at Memorial Hermann Hospital nearly a month after he was burned Nov. 30 in a fire at his home outside Houston.

Brown who played with Darryl Strawberry at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, played with the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers. He debuted in the majors in 1984 and made the All-Rookie team in 1985 after batting .271 with 16 home runs and 61 RBIs. Brown made the NL All-Star team in 1986, when he hit .317 with seven homers and 49 RBIs for San Francisco.

He underwent shoulder surgery after the '86 season and his statistics tapered off. The Giants traded Brown during the 1987 season to the Padres, who dealt him to Detroit the following year. He appeared in only 17 games with the Tigers in 1989 and batted .193 before he was released. He never returned to baseball.
Copyright © 2006 The Associated Press

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