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Byron Browne
Byron Ellis Browne

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.
Schools University of Missouri, Missouri Western State College

Debut September 9, 1965
  vs. LAD 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 18, 1972
Born December 27, 1942 in St. Joseph, MO

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1965 22 CHC NL   4    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1966 23 CHC NL 120  419   46  102  15  7  16   51   3  3  40 143  .243  .316  .427  104  179   1   1   1   5   7
 1967 24 CHC NL  10   19    3    3   2  0   0    2   1  1   4   5  .158  .304  .263   61    5   1   0   1   0   0
 1968 25 HOU NL  10   13    0    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   4   6  .231  .412  .231  100    3   0   0   0   0   1
 1969 26 STL NL  22   53    9   12   0  1   1    7   0  0  11  14  .226  .359  .321   92   17   0   0   1   0   2
 1970 27 PHI NL 104  270   29   67  17  2  10   36   1  2  33  72  .248  .327  .437  105  118   1   3   5   0  12
 1971 28 PHI NL  58   68    5   14   3  0   3    5   0  0   8  23  .206  .289  .382   89   26   0   0   0   0   0
 1972 29 PHI NL  21   21    2    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   8  .190  .227  .190   19    4   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      349  869   94  205  37 10  30  102   5  6 101 273  .236  .318  .405   99  352   3   4   8   5  23
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        403   44   95  17  5  14   47   2  3  47 127  .236  .318  .405   99  163   1   2   4   2  11
 Career High    120  419   46  102  17  7  16   51   3  3  40 143  .248  .327  .437  105  179   1   3   5   5  12
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1965 22 CHC NL    6    6    0   0.0    95| .000  .260| .000  .324| .000  .394| .000  .718|-100  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1966 23 CHC NL  466  329   57   4.7    97| .243  .266| .316  .324| .427  .400| .743  .725| 104  .545   1.4   0.1  50%
 1967 24 CHC NL   24   18    2   3.0    94| .158  .264| .304  .327| .263  .387| .567  .714|  61  .375  -0.8  -0.1  50%
 1968 25 HOU NL   17   11    1   2.5    79| .231  .249| .412  .306| .231  .350| .643  .657| 100  .335   0.4   0.0   0%
 1969 26 STL NL   64   43    6   3.7    94| .226  .259| .359  .330| .321  .384| .680  .714|  92  .450  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1970 27 PHI NL  307  221   36   4.4   102| .248  .265| .327  .337| .437  .404| .764  .741| 105  .473   2.0   0.2  33%
 1971 28 PHI NL   76   54    8   4.0    92| .206  .260| .289  .326| .382  .380| .671  .706|  89  .490  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1972 29 PHI NL   22   18    1   1.5    93| .190  .259| .227  .327| .190  .382| .417  .710|  19  .139  -2.3  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       982  700  111   4.3    97| .236  .264| .318  .329| .405  .397| .723  .726|  99  .495  -2.2  -0.3  45%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1965 22 CHC NL LF 4 2 0 1 0 .667 .952 0.50 1.38 1.20 1.74 2 15.0 1966 23 CHC NL OF 114 200 3 7 0 .967 .974 1.78 1.78 1.80 2.03 112 1012.3 LF 69 98 3 3 0 .971 .963 1.46 1.35 1.58 1.74 66 575.3 CF 40 77 0 3 0 .963 .980 1.93 2.11 2.01 2.38 37 345.3 RF 10 24 0 1 0 .960 .980 2.40 1.68 2.36 1.96 9 91.7 1967 24 CHC NL OF 8 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.50 1.81 2.09 2.04 6 51.7 RF 6 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.77 2.21 2.03 5 40.7 CF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.05 2.45 2.29 1 11.0 1968 25 HOU NL RF 2 7 1 0 1 1.000 .976 4.00 1.75 4.00 2.00 2 18.0 1969 26 STL NL OF 16 35 3 0 1 1.000 .972 2.38 1.75 2.75 2.02 14 124.3 RF 8 13 2 0 1 1.000 .974 1.88 1.59 2.50 1.87 6 54.0 LF 5 13 1 0 0 1.000 .959 2.80 1.28 4.16 1.66 3 30.3 CF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 2.04 2.02 2.27 5 40.0 1970 27 PHI NL OF 88 150 4 4 1 .975 .976 1.75 1.78 2.19 2.07 68 632.0 RF 60 105 4 1 1 .991 .976 1.82 1.68 2.28 2.00 48 430.0 CF 24 43 0 2 0 .956 .977 1.79 2.07 2.07 2.34 19 187.3 LF 7 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.39 0.00 1.78 1 14.7 1971 28 PHI NL OF 30 21 0 0 0 1.000 .977 0.70 1.92 1.57 2.19 7 120.3 LF 17 14 0 0 0 1.000 .972 0.82 1.53 1.61 1.87 6 78.3 RF 10 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.50 1.80 1.35 2.08 1 33.3 CF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.30 2.07 2.69 0 8.7 1972 29 PHI NL OF 9 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.22 1.96 0.77 2.16 1 23.3 RF 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.74 0.00 2.01 0 13.0 CF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.33 1.75 2.62 1 10.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1966 23 CHC NL CF 40 77 0 3 0 .963 .980 1.93 2.11 2.01 2.38 37 345.3 1967 24 CHC NL CF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.05 2.45 2.29 1 11.0 1969 26 STL NL CF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 2.04 2.02 2.27 5 40.0 1970 27 PHI NL CF 24 43 0 2 0 .956 .977 1.79 2.07 2.07 2.34 19 187.3 1971 28 PHI NL CF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.30 2.07 2.69 0 8.7 1972 29 PHI NL CF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.33 1.75 2.62 1 10.3 1965 22 CHC NL LF 4 2 0 1 0 .667 .952 0.50 1.38 1.20 1.74 2 15.0 1966 23 CHC NL LF 69 98 3 3 0 .971 .963 1.46 1.35 1.58 1.74 66 575.3 1969 26 STL NL LF 5 13 1 0 0 1.000 .959 2.80 1.28 4.16 1.66 3 30.3 1970 27 PHI NL LF 7 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.39 0.00 1.78 1 14.7 1971 28 PHI NL LF 17 14 0 0 0 1.000 .972 0.82 1.53 1.61 1.87 6 78.3 1965 22 CHC NL OF 4 2 0 1 0 .667 .952 0.50 1.75 1.20 1.98 2 15.0 1966 23 CHC NL OF 114 200 3 7 0 .967 .974 1.78 1.78 1.80 2.03 112 1012.3 1967 24 CHC NL OF 8 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.50 1.81 2.09 2.04 6 51.7 1968 25 HOU NL OF 2 7 1 0 1 1.000 .976 4.00 1.80 4.00 2.00 2 18.0 1969 26 STL NL OF 16 35 3 0 1 1.000 .972 2.38 1.75 2.75 2.02 14 124.3 1970 27 PHI NL OF 88 150 4 4 1 .975 .976 1.75 1.78 2.19 2.07 68 632.0 1971 28 PHI NL OF 30 21 0 0 0 1.000 .977 0.70 1.92 1.57 2.19 7 120.3 1972 29 PHI NL OF 9 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.22 1.96 0.77 2.16 1 23.3 1966 23 CHC NL RF 10 24 0 1 0 .960 .980 2.40 1.68 2.36 1.96 9 91.7 1967 24 CHC NL RF 6 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.77 2.21 2.03 5 40.7 1968 25 HOU NL RF 2 7 1 0 1 1.000 .976 4.00 1.75 4.00 2.00 2 18.0 1969 26 STL NL RF 8 13 2 0 1 1.000 .974 1.88 1.59 2.50 1.87 6 54.0 1970 27 PHI NL RF 60 105 4 1 1 .991 .976 1.82 1.68 2.28 2.00 48 430.0 1971 28 PHI NL RF 10 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.50 1.80 1.35 2.08 1 33.3 1972 29 PHI NL RF 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.74 0.00 2.01 0 13.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 271 429 11 12 3 .973 .975 1.62 1.80 1.98 2.05 212 1997.0 102 78 103# RF* 103 164 7 2 3 .988 .977 1.66 1.70 2.26 1.99 71 680.7 LF* 102 127 4 5 0 .963 .963 1.28 1.38 1.65 1.75 78 713.7 CF* 78 136 0 5 0 .965 .979 1.74 2.11 2.03 2.37 63 602.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 271 429 11 12 3 .973 .975 1.62 1.80 1.98 2.05 212 1997
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Strikeouts
1966 NL-143-1

HOF Standards: Batting - 6.0 (2291) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

September 9, 1962: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

December 2, 1963: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1963 first-year draft.

May 4, 1968: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Houston Astros for Aaron Pointer.

February 12, 1969: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Houston Astros.

October 7, 1969: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Curt Flood, Joe Hoerner, and Tim McCarver to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jerry Johnson, Dick Allen, and Cookie Rojas. Curt Flood refused to report to his new team. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Willie Montanez (April 8, 1970) and Bob Browning (minors) (August 30, 1970) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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