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“They called me all the names, ‘Con,’ ‘Jailbird,’ the whole thing. They were pretty vicious. Some of the guys wanted to go up into the stands after those people, but I told them to just let it lay. It made me do better. It made me try harder. I decided that they could beat me physically, but no way were they going to beat me mentally. And do you know something, I hit the ball hard that season and led the league in hitting".
Gates Brown Hit .321 at Durham, Carolina League,`61. "I took a little English, a little mathematics, some science, some hubcaps, some wheel covers.” Gates Brown when asked what he had majored in back in high school. Signed from Mansfield Reformatory in Ohio by ex-Tiger and then scout Pat Mullin. Location for “The Shawshank Redemption”.
Gates Brown Hit .321 at Durham, Carolina League,`61. "I took a little English, a little mathematics, some science, some hubcaps, some wheel covers.” Gates Brown when asked what he had majored in back in high school. Signed from Mansfield Reformatory in Ohio by ex-Tiger and then scout Pat Mullin. Location for “The Shawshank Redemption”.
