George Browne (baseball)

George Browne
Right fielder
Born: (1876-01-12)January 12, 1876
Richmond, Virginia
Died: December 9, 1920(1920-12-09) (aged 44)
Hyde Park, New York
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 27, 1901, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
June 24, 1912, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average .273
Home runs 18
Runs batted in 303
Teams
Career highlights and awards

George Edward Browne (January 12, 1876 – December 9, 1920) was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, Boston Doves, Chicago Cubs, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, and Brooklyn Dodgers between 1901 and 1912. He was the National League leader in runs scored in 1904 with New York. For his career, he compiled a .273 batting average, 303 runs batted in, 614 runs scored, and 190 stolen bases. Browne was a member of the 1905 World Series Champion Giants, hitting .227 with one RBI and two runs scored in the World Series.[1]

He was born in Richmond, Virginia and later died in Hyde Park, New York at the age of 44.

See also

References

  1. "George Browne Statistics and History". "baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.


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