Emil Quincy Brown graduated from Harlan (Chicago, Ill.) High...helped his baseball team win the city championship in 1992 and 1993...Attended Indian River Community College (Fort Pierce, Fla.).

Made his 3rd straight Opening Day roster...struggled at the plate for most of the year, but ended up hitting .257 with 6 home runs and led the team with 62 RBI despite playing only 113 games...marked the third consecutive season he led the team in RBI...Recorded an RBI every 5.9 at bats, besting his totals from the past 2 seasons (1/6.3 in 2005 and 1/6.5 in 2006)...Equaled his career high with 12 stolen bases in 14 attempts (also 2001 w/ PIT and SD)...Pounded right-handed pitchers with a .317 (46-for-145) average...hit .316 (37- for-117) with runners in scoring position...Just like the past 2 seasons, struggled getting out of the gate, hitting .186 (13-for-70) with 3 doubles, no home runs and 5 RBI in 22 games in April...Hit .200 (25-for-125) with 1 home run and 15 RBI in April and May combined before hitting .290 (20-for-69) with 2 homers and 15 RBI in June alone...Slumped to .233 (14-for-60) in July, but rebounded to hit .297 (19-for-64) in August and .333 (16-for-48) in September...Hit .333 (17-for-51) with a homer and 15 RBI in Interleague play and now has a .377 (66-for-175) average against the N.L. since 2005, the third-highest average in baseball behind Magglio Ordonez (.422) and Alex Rodriguez (.379)...Tied a career high (3rd time) swiping 2 bases on May 12 at Chicago...Failed to homer in his first 31 games with a plate appearance this season and 33 dating to 2006, the longest homerless stretch of his Royals career and longest stretch since a 43-game stretch from May 2, 2001 to April 6, 2005...Hit the go-ahead 3-run home run, his 1st of the season, in the 8th inning on May 18 at Colorado...Hit a game-winning sac fly in the 11th inning of a 3-2 win over Seattle on July 2...Equaled his career high by recording 4 hits on Aug. 25 vs. Cleveland (also June 11, 2005 at Arizona).