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Former MLB pitcher, pitching coach Jackie Brown dies

ARLINGTON, Texas – Former major league pitcher and pitching coach Jackie Brown has died. He was 73.

The former Montreal Expo died Sunday after a long illness. Brown died in Holdenville, Oklahoma, the community where he was born.

Brown was the Rangers’ pitching coach from 1979-82, and later had stints in that role for the Chicago White Sox (1992-95) and Tampa Bay (2002). He also worked as a minor league pitching coach and co-ordinator for several organizations.

In 214 career games as a player, the right-hander was 47-53 with a 4.18 ERA. He made his debut with the Washington Senators from 1970-71, then after the franchise moved to Texas he pitched for the Rangers from 1973-75. He also played for Cleveland (1975-76) and Montreal (1977).

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