Emil Brown

Emil Quincy Brown (born December 29, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. Taken by the Oakland Athletics in the sixth round of the 1994 draft, Brown made his major league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1997 in a limited role. He became the everyday center-fielder during the 2001 season, but this five-tool propsect could never manage to capitalize on his potential, so he was traded to the Padres. Brown did not play in the majors from 2002-2004. In 2005 he emerged as the everyday starting right fielder for the Kansas City Royals. During this breakout year, Brown hit 17 home runs and drove in 86 with a .286 batting average. During the 2006 season, Brown batted .287 with 15 home runs and 81 RBI's. He was 9th in the American League with 41 doubles. On July 30, 2007, Brown shot Kansas City reporter Karen Kornacki in the eye with a BB gun. This happened with Kornacki was talking to his Royals teammate Tony Pena, Jr.. The Royals called it "an accident". Despite limited playing time during the 2007 season (113 games & 366 ABs), Brown led the Royals in RBIs for the third straight year. He and Carlos Beltran are the only Royals to have led the team in RBIs for three consecutive years.^[1]

Three Browns in 1 game

The last time the 3 last name took place on September 29, 1999 when Emil , Adrian Brown, and Brant Brown all played for the Pittsburgh Pirates according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference