Pidge Browne

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Prentice Almont Browne

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.

• Debut April 13, 1962
• Final Game July 29, 1962
• Born March 21, 1929 in Peekskill, NY USA
• Died June 3, 1997 in Houston, TX USA

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Pidge Browne was a long time minor league star who at the age of 33 finally got a shot at the major leagues with the expansion Houston Colt .45's in 1962. Pidge had labored in the minor leagues for 13 seasons. He was the Texas League home run champion in 1955 when he hit 33 home runs for Shreveport. He later became a fan favorite playing for the Houston minor league team in the late 1950s.

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