After his playing career, Brown settled in Freeport, New York. During World War II, he worked for Grumman at their Bethpage, New York, facility. He also pitched for Grumman's semi-professional baseball team. After the war, Brown opened a sporting goods store in Freeport. It went out of business in 1953. Brown and his first wife, Martha Tobe, had one daughter. He met his second wife when he played for the Giants and she worked as a nurse at the Polo Grounds. They married on February 2, 1940, and had one daughter. In his later life, Brown spent time living in Providence, Rhode Island, before returning to Freeport. Brown died on October 2, 1966, from congestive heart failure. See also List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders References External links 1907 births 1966 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Rhode Island Chicago Cubs players Cleveland Indians players New York Yankees players Cincinnati Reds players New York Giants (NL) players Gulfport Tarpons players Jersey City Giants players Jersey City Skeeters players Newark Bears players Omaha Crickets players Oklahoma City Indians players Sarasota Gulls players Sportspeople from Kent County, Rhode Island