Crestline in Crawford County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Gates Brown Field

William “Gates” Brown - Pride of Crestline

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 20, 2025

1. Gates Brown Field Marker

Inscription.
• 1968 World Champions Detroit Tigers- Player
• 1984 World Champions Detroit Tigers- Batting Coach
• AL Record, 107 Pinch Hits
• AL Record, 16 Pinch Hit Home Runs
• Major League Record, 74 RBI’s Pinch Hitting
• 1968 Batted .462 as a Pinch Hitter
• First Major League at bat- Hit a Home Run at Fenway Park
• Signed first Pro Baseball contract 1960
• 1978-1984 Batting Coach Detroit Tigers
• 3 Sport Athlete at Crestline High School- Baseball, Football, Basketball

Crestline High School 1954-1957
Detroit Tigers 1963-1975

Erected 2009.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1968.

Location. 40° 48.033′ N, 82° 44.509′ W. Marker is in Crestline, Ohio, in Crawford County. It is at the intersection of Oldfield Road and New Henry Street, on the right when traveling west on Oldfield Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7854 Oldfield Rd, Crestline OH 44827, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: J. F. McMahon - A. F. Bement (approx. 0.7 miles away); Crestline War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Crestline Community Service Center

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Crestline PRR Roundhouse (approx. 1.3 miles away); To the Memory of Colonel Wm. Crawford (approx. 2.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Big Four Depot (approx. 5.1 miles away); Galion Veterans Memorial / Flag Plaza (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crestline.

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 20, 2025

2. Gates Brown Field Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 64 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.