Former Yankee, AL President And Fort Worth Resident Bobby Brown Passes Away At 96

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM/AP) - Bobby Brown, an infielder who played on five World Series champions with the New York Yankees and later became a cardiologist and president of the American League, has died.

He was 96.

He died Thursday, March 25 in Fort Worth, the Yankees said.

Bobby Brown in January 2017 (credit: Mark Schnyder)

Brown played with the Yankees from 1947-54, with Yogi Berra his roommate.

He spent eight seasons in the majors and played in a career-high 113 games in 1948, batting .300 with three home runs, 48 RBIs. Overall, he batted .279 with 22 home runs and 237 RBIs.

Yankees who played a big part in the 4-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers meet in the Yankee Stadium dressing room after the game, September 16. Left to Right are Bobby Brown, Tommy Byrne and Larry Berra. Berra caught Byrne, who kept the Tigers to two hits, while Brown clubbed the Bengals into submission, batting in three of the Yanks four-run total.

Commissioner Rob Manfred called him a "proud Yankee" and "quiet star."

"Dr. Bobby Brown led an extraordinary life, which included great accomplishments on the baseball field and as a leader and executive in our game," he said in a statement.

Brown was born on Oct. 25, 1924, in Seattle and went to the same San Francisco high school as Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio.

He enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and signed with the Yankees in 1946.

Brown continued his military service when he was called up by the Army medical corps in the middle of the 1952 season and was overseas during the Korean War for 19 months.

He played in 28 games for the Yankees in May and June 1954 before retiring from baseball.

Brown is survived by his son, Dr. Pete Brown, daughters, Beverley Dale and Kaydee Bailey, 11 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Brown's wife of more than 60 years, Sara, died in 2012.

(© Copyright 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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