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.
Frank Browning | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: October 29, 1882 Falmouth, Kentucky | |
Died: May 19, 1948 San Antonio, Texas | (aged 65)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 16, 1910, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 30, 1910, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 2–2 |
Earned run average | 2.57 |
Strikeouts | 16 |
Teams | |
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]
References
edit- ^ Zoss, Joel; Bowman, John (2004). Diamonds in the Rough: The Untold History of Baseball. University of Nebraska Press. pp. 377–378. ISBN 0803299206.
- ^ "Former Ball Player Dies in Home Fire". The Paris News. May 21, 1948. p. 4.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)