Byron Browne

Full Name: Byron Ellis Browne	Primary Position: OF,RF,LF,CF
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/190	First Game: September 9, 1965
Birthdate: December 27, 1942	Final Game: June 18, 1972
Birthplace: St. Joseph, Missouri	MLB Experience: 8 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Byron Browne (Byron Ellis Browne) was born on December 27, 1942 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on September 9, 1965 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1966, his rookie year, he hit .243 with 16 home runs and 51 RBI. Browne played for the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that Byron Browne's best season was 1966, when he slugged 16 home runs and knocked in 51 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1965	CHI	N	4	6	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1966	CHI	N	120	419	46	102	16	51	.243	.316	.427	15	7	40	143	5	1	3	1	7
1967	CHI	N	10	19	3	3	0	2	.158	.304	.263	2	0	4	5	0	1	1	1	0
1968	HOU	N	10	13	0	3	0	1	.231	.412	.231	0	0	4	6	0	0	0	0	1
1969	STL	N	22	53	9	12	1	7	.226	.359	.321	0	1	11	14	0	0	0	1	2
1970	PHI	N	104	270	29	67	10	36	.248	.327	.437	17	2	33	72	0	1	1	5	12
1971	PHI	N	58	68	5	14	3	5	.206	.289	.382	3	0	8	23	0	0	0	0	0
1972	PHI	N	21	21	2	4	0	0	.190	.227	.190	0	0	1	8	0	0	0	0	1
Total			349	869	94	205	30	102	.236	.318	.405	37	10	101	273	5	3	5	8	23

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1965	CHI	N	OF	4	2	15	2	0	1	0	.667
1965	CHI	N	LF	4	2	15	2	0	1	0	.667
1966	CHI	N	OF	114	112	1012.1	200	3	7	0	.967
1966	CHI	N	RF	10	9	91.2	24	0	1	0	.960
1966	CHI	N	LF	69	66	575.1	98	3	3	0	.971
1966	CHI	N	CF	40	37	345.1	77	0	3	0	.962
1967	CHI	N	CF	2	1	11	3	0	0	0	1.000
1967	CHI	N	OF	8	6	51.2	12	0	0	0	1.000
1967	CHI	N	RF	6	5	40.2	10	0	0	0	1.000
1968	HOU	N	RF	2	2	18	7	1	0	1	1.000
1968	HOU	N	OF	2	2	18	7	1	0	1	1.000
1969	STL	N	LF	5	3	30.1	13	1	0	0	1.000
1969	STL	N	OF	16	14	124.1	35	3	0	1	1.000
1969	STL	N	CF	5	5	40	9	0	0	0	1.000
1969	STL	N	RF	8	6	54	13	2	0	1	1.000
1970	PHI	N	RF	60	48	430	105	4	1	1	.991
1970	PHI	N	CF	24	19	187.1	43	0	2	0	.956
1970	PHI	N	OF	88	68	632	150	4	4	1	.975
1970	PHI	N	LF	7	1	14.2	0	0	1	0	.000
1971	PHI	N	OF	30	7	120.1	21	0	0	0	1.000
1971	PHI	N	CF	4	0	8.2	2	0	0	0	1.000
1971	PHI	N	LF	17	6	78.1	14	0	0	0	1.000
1971	PHI	N	RF	10	1	33.1	5	0	0	0	1.000
1972	PHI	N	CF	3	1	10.1	2	0	0	0	1.000
1972	PHI	N	OF	10	1	23.1	2	0	0	0	1.000
1972	PHI	N	RF	7	0	13	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			OF	272	212	1997	429	11	12	3	.973
Total			CF	78	63	602.2	136	0	5	0	.965
Total			RF	103	71	680.2	164	7	2	3	.988
Total			LF	102	78	713.2	127	4	5	0	.963

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (September 9, 1962).
Selected by Chicago Cubs from Pittsburgh Pirates in the first-year minor league draft (December 2, 1963).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to Houston Astros in exchange for Aaron Pointer (May 4, 1968).
Sold by Houston Astros to St. Louis Cardinals (February 12, 1969).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Tim McCarver, Joe Hoerner and Curt Flood to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Jerry Johnson, Dick Allen and Cookie Rojas (October 7, 1969); Curt Flood refused to report to Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals sent Willie Montanez (April 8, 1970) and Bob Browning (August 30, 1970) to complete trade.

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