William Brown (baseball)
William M. Brown (1866 – December 20, 1897), nicknamed "Big Bill", was a Major League Baseball player who played infielder from -. He played for the New York Giants, New York Giants (PL), Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, and Louisville Colonels.

In 1895, Brown developed a problem with his lungs. He travelled to Hawaii, southern California, and Arizona in an effort to find a climate that would be more beneficial for his health, but his efforts were unsuccessful, and he died as a result of his condition at home in San Francisco in 1897.

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1866 births
1897 deaths
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Deaths from lung disease
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