Brown finished up his time in the Big Leagues with 53 games with the Philadelphia Phillies, for whom he played the last three-and-a-half seasons after coming over from the Houston Astros in 1974.
During the 1977 season he hit .243 with 17 hits over 70 at-bats, while driving in 13 runs while generally playing left field for the Phillies.
Brown was one of the San Diego Padres first stars, hitting 43 home runs during their first two seasons in 1969 and 1970.
His finest season is easily 1970 when he hit 23 of those homers, along with 89 runs batted in and a .292 batting average and 34 doubles, all career-highs.
By the time he retired after the 1977 season, he ended up with a .265 batting average, with 964 hits in 3642 at-bats in 1221 games, with 102 home runs and 454 RBIs.
