James Roberson Brown (April 25, 1910 – December 29, 1977) was a Major League Baseball infielder and coach.

[1] Brown was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed; he was listed as 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg).

He made an immediate impact, not only scoring 9 triples his rookie year, but also leading the league in sacrifice hits with 26.

[6] Brown then returned to the National League as a coach for the Boston Braves, working for three seasons (1949–51) under his old Cardinal skipper, Billy Southworth.

After leaving Boston in 1952, he was a manager for minor league teams in the farm systems of the Cardinals, Braves and Cincinnati Reds.