Tom Browning
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Thomas Leo Browning
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
- School LeMoyne College, Tennessee Wesleyan College
- Debut September 9, 1984
- Final Game May 19, 1995
- Born April 28, 1960 in Casper, WY USA
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[edit] Biographical Information
Tom Browning was signed as a 9th round pick in the 1982 amateur draft by the Cincinnati Reds and scout Chet Montgomery. He has more than six times as many wins as all the other pitchers combined who were drafted with Browning in the 9th round of the 1982 draft.
He won 20 games as a rookie in 1985 and ended the season with an 11-game winning streak. He was also the first rookie pitcher to win 20 games in 32 years. Bob Grim was the last to do it before him, in 1954, when he went 20-6. No one has done it since. That same year, he was also the first Reds pitcher to win 20 games in 15 years; Jim Merritt, was 20-12 in 1970. A workhorse, he was the National League leader in starts on four different occasions (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990).
He pitched a perfect game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 16, 1988 [1]. He also came close to a no-hitter that year when he went 8 1/3 innings before giving up a hit.
On May 9, 1994, he broke his arm while delivering a pitch to Archi Cianfrocco, which ended his season. He tried to come back in 1995 with the Kansas City Royals, but appeared in only two games before shutting himself down for the season for further rehab. He was in spring training with the Royals again in 1996, but retired before camp broke.
Browning was pitching coach for the Billings Mustangs in 2008 and 2009. He was originally slated to be the pitching coach of the Carolina Mudcats in 2009, but was replaced by Rigo Beltran after being arrested in Florida for failure to pay child support. In 2010 and 2011, he was pitching coach of the AZL Reds.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 1985 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
- NL All-Star (1991)
- 15 Wins Seasons: 4 (1985 & 1988-1990)
- 20 Wins Seasons: 1 (1985)
- 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 6 (1985, 1986 & 1988-1991)
- Won a World Series with the Cincinnati Reds in 1990
[edit] Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | Record | Finish | Organization | Playoffs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Florence Freedom | Frontier League | 27-61 | 12th | Independent Leagues | ||
| 2004 | Florence Freedom | Frontier League | 13-33 | -- | Independent Leagues | replaced by Pete Rose, Jr. on July 7 |
[edit] Further Reading
- Tom Browning and Dann Stupp: Tom Browning's Tales from the Reds Dugout, Sports Publishing LLC, Champaign IL, 2006.
