Ex-Pilot Brabender Dies

Tue., Dec. 31, 1996

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Gene Brabender, a former pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Pilots and Milwaukee Brewers, has died at the age of 55 after collapsing on his farm.

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1961, he broke into the majors in 1966 with the Orioles and posted a 4-3 record and 3.55 ERA for the World Series champions that year.

He spent three seasons with the Orioles and then played for the Pilots in 1969, going 14-13 with a 4.36 ERA. Brabender moved with the franchise to Milwaukee in 1970 and posted a 6-15 record with the Brewers that season.

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