Pete Browning

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Pete Browning was a 19th-century American baseball star and prolific hitter, best known as one of the era’s premier batsmen and the original inspiration for the Louisville Slugger bat.

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instanceOf Major League Baseball player
baseball player
human
associatedWith Hillerich & Bradsby Company
batsmanReputation one of the premier hitters of 19th-century baseball
batsOriginStory had custom bats turned for him by a Louisville woodworker, inspiring the Louisville Slugger brand
batsUsed Louisville Slugger bat
battingAverage .341 (Major League career batting average)
battingHand right
battingStance unconventional and crouched stance
battingStyle line-drive hitter with exceptional contact ability
battingTitles 3 American Association batting championships
battingTitleSeason 1882 American Association batting champion
1883 American Association batting champion
1885 American Association batting champion
burialPlace Cave Hill Cemetery
causeOfDeath complications of cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1861-06-17
dateOfDeath 1905-09-10
era 19th-century baseball
givenName Louis Rogers
hallOfFameStatus not inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
healthIssues suffered from chronic ear problems and vertigo
hitsLeader American Association hits leader in multiple seasons
league American Association (19th-century baseball league)
Major League Baseball
nickname Pete Browning
The Gladiator
The Louisville Slugger
notableFor original inspiration for the Louisville Slugger brand
notableStatistic career on-base percentage over .400
led American Association in slugging percentage multiple times
occupation baseball player
onBasePlusSlugging among highest OPS figures of 19th-century players
placeOfBirth Louisville, Kentucky, United States
placeOfDeath Louisville, Kentucky, United States
positionPlayed center fielder
outfielder
third baseman
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
team Brooklyn Grooms
Cincinnati Red Stockings (American Association)
Cleveland Spiders
Louisville Colonels
Louisville Eclipse
St. Louis Browns (American Association)
linked to: St. Louis Browns
throwingHand right

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Louisville Colonels notablePlayer Pete Browning
American Association (1884 season) featuredPlayer Pete Browning
subject linked to: American Association in 1884
Cave Hill Cemetery hasNotableBurial Pete Browning
Pete Browning nickname Pete Browning
Cave Hill Cemetery containsGraveOf Pete Browning