Frank Browning (baseball) explained

Frank Browning
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:October 29, 1882
Birth Place:Falmouth, Kentucky
Death Place:San Antonio, Texas
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 16
Debutyear:1910
Debutteam:Detroit Tigers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 30
Finalyear:1910
Finalteam:Detroit Tigers
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:2–2
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:2.57
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:16
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Frank "Dutch" Browning (October 29, 1882 – May 19, 1948) was a Major League Baseball player. He played one Major League Baseball (MLB) season for the Detroit Tigers in 1910. In 1909 he led the minor leagues in wins while pitching for the San Francisco Seals.

Born in Falmouth, Kentucky, Browning attended Georgetown College in Kentucky and began his baseball career in 1906 with minor leagues. In 1909, the Detroit Tigers MLB team drafted Browning in a rule 5 draft.

In the mid-1920s, Browning was part of a vaudeville quartet.[1]

Browning died of burns received in an accidental house fire in San Antonio, Texas.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Zoss, Joel . Diamonds in the Rough: The Untold History of Baseball . 2004 . University of Nebraska Press . 0803299206 . 377–378 . Bowman . John.
  2. News: May 21, 1948 . Former Ball Player Dies in Home Fire . 4 . The Paris News .