Wade Browning
Wade Henderson Browning
Born: March 16, 1922
Deceased: September 30, 1989
Midlothian, VA US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, P
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Career: 1946-1960
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Wade Browning compiled a career batting average of .270 with 21 home runs and 198 RBI in his 1095-game career with the Sunbury Yankees, Butler Yankees, Manchester Yankees, Norfolk Tars, Richmond Colts, Mobile Bears, St. Paul Saints, Montreal Royals, Jacksonville Braves, Austin Senators, Louisville Colonels, Richmond Virginians and Toronto Maple Leafs. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1960 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | B | INSL6 | Sunbury Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | |||||||||||||||
| 1951 | B | PIED | Richmond Colts | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.19 | 35 | 29 | 226.0 | 185 | 93 | 80 | 139 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 14 | 14 | .500 | 2.90 | 33 | 25 | 211.0 | 196 | 89 | 68 | 79 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 3 | 13 | .188 | 4.13 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 146.0 | 139 | 81 | 67 | 14 | 67 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.67 | 31 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 196.0 | 177 | 92 | 80 | 27 | 74 | 121 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 2 | 8 | .200 | 4.16 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 67.0 | 71 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 44 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.89 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 58 | 35 | 31 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.60 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 38 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.26 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 | 63 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 45 | 6 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.35 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 49 | 67 | .422 | 3.62 | 265 | 110 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1059.3 | 968 | 503 | 426 | 67 | 528 | 14 | 388 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | B | INSL6 | Sunbury Yankees | 138 | 589 | 511 | 91 | 148 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 59 | 11 | 68 | 75 | .290 | .374 | .440 | .814 | 225 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| 1947 | B | INSL6 | Sunbury Yankees | 123 | 505 | 423 | 66 | 125 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 57 | 7 | 68 | 43 | .296 | .397 | .433 | .829 | 183 | 3 | 11 | ||||
| 1948 | B | NENL | Manchester Yankees | 22 | 67 | 67 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .254 | .254 | .358 | .612 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | C | MATL | Butler Yankees | 98 | 383 | 383 | 125 | 23 | 11 | 2 | .326 | .326 | .460 | .786 | 176 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 141 | 616 | 501 | 92 | 138 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 12 | 107 | 46 | .275 | .404 | .351 | .755 | 176 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1950 | B | PIED | Richmond Colts | 94 | 271 | 271 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .203 | .203 | .244 | .446 | 66 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | PIED | Richmond Colts | 82 | 159 | 159 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .258 | .333 | .591 | 53 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 66 | 99 | 99 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .283 | .505 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 57 | 85 | 76 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 14 | .263 | .333 | .382 | .715 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 47 | 92 | 84 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 29 | .226 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 47 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .200 | .234 | .222 | .456 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 39 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .276 | .300 | .345 | .645 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 10 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 | .278 | .294 | .572 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 48 | 115 | 102 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 19 | .196 | .278 | .265 | .543 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 10 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .273 | .467 | .273 | .739 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 41 | 39 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .229 | .282 | .229 | .511 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 12 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .250 | .438 | .583 | 1.021 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1095 | 3151 | 2829 | 288 | 765 | 144 | 41 | 21 | 198 | 32 | 0 | 284 | 256 | .270 | .338 | .373 | .711 | 1054 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | B | INSL6 | Sunbury Yankees | OF | 138 | 308 | 18 | 14 | 3 | .959 | 2.362 |
| 1946 | B | INSL6 | Sunbury Yankees | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1947 | B | INSL6 | Sunbury Yankees | OF | 106 | 243 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .988 | 2.387 |
| 1947 | B | INSL6 | Sunbury Yankees | 1B | 10 | 67 | 7 | 4 | 5 | .949 | 7.400 |
| 1949 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 1B | 30 | 246 | 25 | 5 | 27 | .982 | 9.033 |
| 1949 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | OF | 110 | 173 | 13 | 5 | 4 | .974 | 1.691 |
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 31 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 1 | .949 | 1.194 |
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 31 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 2 | .950 | 1.226 |
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 25 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .480 |
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 27 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .857 | .444 |
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | OF | 25 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.640 |
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | P | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .692 |
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 32 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .250 |
| Totals | 616 | 1114 | 174 | 39 | 46 | .971 | 2.091 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | B | Inter-State League | Sunbury Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1947 | B | Inter-State League | Sunbury Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1948 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Butler Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1948 | B | New England League | Manchester Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1949 | B | Piedmont League | Norfolk Tars | NYA | ||
| 1950 | B | Piedmont League | Richmond Colts | NY1 | ||
| 1951 | B | Piedmont League | Richmond Colts | |||
| 1952 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | BRO | ||
| 1953 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1955 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | CHN | ||
| 1957 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1957 | AA | Texas League | Austin Senators | ML1 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | |||
| 1958 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians | NYA | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | LAN |
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