Tom Browning Obituary, Death – Fans and friends gathered on Friday to remember Tom Browning, a former Cincinnati Reds player. Browning, dubbed “Mr. Perfect,” died on December 19. He was 62 years old at the time. “As a result, I was able to spend a lot of quality time with one of the most outstanding guys I’ve ever encountered,” Cincinnati Reds COO Phil Castellini said. Browning has the only perfect game record for the Reds. He recorded the league’s 12th perfect game in 1988, blanking the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 at Riverfront Stadium.
“I went to see the game. I did, indeed, complete the dugout scorecard. I made certain he received it following the game “Tommy Helms, a former Reds infielder, spoke at the funeral service. Browning will be remembered as a huge lefty who made everyone he met laugh, tell a tale, or encourage them to go fishing. Former Reds pitcher Larry Luebbers took his first major league road trip to Chicago, and Browning, his mentor, told him to look for him in the third inning. “So I’m looking for him and everything else in the dugout, thinking I should go get him a cup of coffee or whatever rookies do. And it turns out he’s up on the roof “Luebbers is convinced.
After winning Game 3 of the 1990 World Series, being an All-Star in 1991, and winning Game 3 of the 1990 World Series, Browning was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 2006. However, statistics and awards did not convey the soul of the individual. He was also the father of six children and grandfather of nine grandchildren, including Nick, a wrestler at St. Henry High School. “Bring your mom to school day and everything like that, and I believe Mr. Browning was probably the coolest one,” Quent Bolton, a St. Henry High catcher, remembered.
Browning sounded like a beaten baseball. Nonetheless, a keen game observer. “I wish I could have played behind him. With games lasting three to four hours today, Tommy’s pitching time will most likely be an hour and a half or two hours. It would have been a lot of fun to play behind it “Former Reds infielder Doug Flynn made the observation. Despite the fact that the visitation was private, the Reds shared a short video of the ‘We’ll Miss You’ banner and images of Browning. And, while Browning is no longer physically present in town, he was honored magnificently tonight.