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. External links Byron Browne at SABR (Baseball BioProject) Byron Browne at Baseball Almanac Byron Browne at Baseball Library Byron Browne at Astros Daily 1942 births Living people African-American baseball players Alijadores de Tampico players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Arizona Instructional League Cubs players Baseball players from Missouri Batavia Pirates players Chicago Cubs players Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs players Eugene Emeralds players Florida Instructional League Tigers players Houston Astros players Major League Baseball outfielders Mineros de Coahuila players Oklahoma City 89ers players Philadelphia Phillies players Salt Lake City Bees players Sportspeople from St. Joseph, Missouri St. Louis Cardinals players Tacoma Cubs players Toledo Mud Hens players Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players Wenatchee Chiefs players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople