Former Cincinnati Red Tom Browning was found dead at his home in Boone County on Monday, the sheriff’s department confirmed.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office responded to the home of Browning Monday afternoon in Union after receiving report of a man who was found not breathing. Browning was found unresponsive on a couch, according to police. Resuscitation efforts were not successful, and Browning later pronounced dead.
No foul play is suspected at this time.
Browning spent 12 years in the majors, 11 of them with the Reds.
The left-handed pitcher won 123 games in his career, including the 12th perfect game in MLB history on Sept. 16, 1988 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Browning was also a member of the 1990 World Series championship team, going 15-9 that season with a 3.80 ERA. Known as “Mr. Perfect” for his perfect game, Browning also made the NL All-Star team in 1991.
He later became a member of the Reds Hall of Fame in 2006. He finished his Major League career with a 123-90 record and a 3.94 ERA.
In 2018, Browning and his three sons purchased a bar in Newport and named it Brownings. Browning’s son Logan pitched in the Red Sox minor league system for two seasons before voluntarily retiring.
This year had been a tumultuous one for Browning, with his wife Debbie passing away in March. Browning was arrested and charged with an OVI (DUI) in August after falling asleep and driving his car through a house in Georgetown, Ohio. He pled guilty to the charge last week in Brown County.
Browning wrote a book, Tom Browning’s Tales from the Reds Dugout, that debuted in 2006. Fans can still recall when he snuck out of the bullpen at Wrigley Field, walked across the street to an apartment building and joined a party of Cubs fans on the roof during a game in 1993.