David Brown (June 9, 1895 – May 24, 1985) was an American left-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball.

[4] He was regarded as a "timid nice guy" who did not cause trouble, but during his time with the Dallas Black Giants he was involved in a highway robbery.

[7] Brown became the ace of the American Giants as they dominated negro league baseball in the early 1920s.

[10] For the 1923 season, Brown left Rube Foster's American Giants for the brand new Eastern Colored League.

[14] The story at the time was that a fight erupted at the bar, possibly involving cocaine, and Brown killed one of the participants, Benjamin Adair.

Rumors abounded that he continued playing baseball under the alias "Lefty Wilson" with semi-professional teams through the Midwestern United States.

More unsubstantiated rumors claimed that Brown died in mysterious circumstances in Denver, Colorado in 1930.