Jim Browning/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Pre-professional career 1.2 Transactions 2 Sources

[edit] Profile

[edit] Pre-professional career

• Played baseball and football in high school.
• In his senior year, he went undefeated, pitching his team to a state championship.
• Twice named as team's MVP and All-Alabama.
• Played Little League, Pony League, Colt League, and American Legion ball.
• Was St. Louis' first selection in the regular phase of the June 1970 free agent draft.

[edit] Transactions

• Was on the disabled list most of the 1970 season after breaking his collar bone on July 25 when he was hit by a thrown ball.
• Came to Philadelphia as partial payment for Curt Flood's failure to report.
• Suffered a broken wrist when hit by a pitch on April 26, 1971, and was on disabled list for two months.

[edit] Sources

• Philadelphia Phillies Organization Sketch Book. 1974.