Researching Byron Browne
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5484 people with the Browne surname? In that year Browne was ranked number 779 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Byron means "Bear" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Byron Browne on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Byron Browne and the Browne Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 12780 people with the Browne surname in the UK? Browne is now ranked number 448 for popularity in the UK. |
Browne Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Browne surname in the USA? Browne is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
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Byron Browne
Byron Ellis Browne (born December 27, 1942), is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphia Phillies, between and . He attended Central High School in St. Joseph, MO.
Browne was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent, on September 9, 1962, then was drafted by the Cubs from the Pirates in the 1963 first-year draft.
In his first Major League Baseball at-bat, on September 9, 1965, Browne lined out in the second inning of Sandy Koufax's perfect game. After a productive rookie season in, Browne played most of for the Double-A Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs. In all, he played in parts of three seasons with the Cubs, hitting .236, with 16 home runs, in 134 games. Browne also led the league in strikeouts, in 1966, with 143.
Browne was traded by the Cubs to the Astros, on May 4, 1968, in return for Aaron Pointer but only played in 10 games with the Astros, totaling three hits in 19 at-bats.
The Cardinals purchased Browne from the Astros, on February 12, 1969, where he appeared in 22 games, while hitting .226, spending most of the season with the Triple-A Tulsa Oilers.
Browne was traded to the Phillies, along with Curt Flood, Tim McCarver, and Joe Hoerner, for Dick Allen, Cookie Rojas, and Jerry Johnson, on October 7, 1969. He played the rest of his MLB career for Philadelphia.
Browne's son (Byron Browne, Jr.) played 10 years in the Milwaukee Brewers farm system.
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