As we turn the page to another year, let’s take a moment to reflect on those we lost this year. In the baseball world we lost notable players like Bruce Sutter, Maury Wills, Curt Simmons, Dick Ellsworth, Julio Cruz, Dick Schofield Sr., John Stearns, Denny Doyle, Gerald Williams, David Green, Dwight Smith, Pete Ward, and Chuck Carr.
We also lost a few former Kansas City ballplayers. Take a moment to reflect on their careers and celebrate them.
Tom Browning
Tom Browning was a soft-tossing lefty who spent most of his career with the Reds. He was known as one of the most dependable pitchers in baseball, making 30 or more starts in seven consecutive seasons, and leading the league in games started four times.