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  1. Years active. 1939–1976; 1985. Joe LeRoy Brown (September 1, 1918 – August 15, 2010) [ 1] was an American front office executive in Major League Baseball . Brown served as the general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from November 1, 1955, through the end of the 1976 season. [ 2] Under his administration, the Pirates recovered from four ...

  2. Mar 5, 2013 · Joe L. Brown was the son of actor Joe E. Brown and a baseball executive who transformed the Pirates from a cellar-dweller to a two-time champion. Learn about his life, career, and achievements in this biography by Rob Edelman.

  3. Jun 23, 2020 · Joe L. Brown oversaw the Pirates from 1955 to 1976 and led them to two World Series victories and five NL East titles. He acquired and developed many star players, such as Clemente, Stargell, Parker and Blass, and was praised for his progressive approach in signing Black and Latin American players.

  4. Aug 17, 2010 · Joe L. Brown, the general manager who built World Series champions with the Pirates in 1960 and 1971, died Sunday in an assisted living facility in Albuquerque, N.M., where he spent the final days of

  5. Aug 16, 2010 · Joe L. Brown, the general manager whose shrewd trading and expert rebuilding of the Pittsburgh Pirates' farm system resulted in two World Series championships, died after an extended illness. He...

  6. Aug 19, 2010 · Joe L. Brown was born on Sept. 1, 1918, in New York, a son of the comedian and actor Joe E. Brown, who briefly played minor league baseball and drew on that in a comic show-business routine ...

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  8. Aug 16, 2010 · Joe L. Brown, the general manager whose shrewd trading and expert rebuilding of the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system resulted in two World Series championships, died Sunday in Albuquerque, N.M ...