“Bourbon and Marijuana Pipe?”: Tom Browning arrested for two counts of OVI; Former All-Star crashed into a house

“Bourbon and Marijuana Pipe?”: Tom Browning arrested for two counts of OVI; Former All-Star crashed into a house

Tom Browning

Former All-Star pitcher Tom Browning is the only Cincinnati Reds pitcher to pitch a perfect game, he pitched the 12th perfect game in baseball history in 1988 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Browning was arrested over the weekend for operating a vehicle under the influence (OVI), court records show.

Tom Browning admitted to drinking bourbon and told officers he had a marijuana pipe in his pocket. He also slurred his speech and appeared intoxicated during sobriety tests, according to the police report. Georgetown police bodycam video showed Browning failing a field sobriety test after police said his vehicle ran off the road, hit a light pole and eventually crashed into a house.

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Tom Browning was never a stranger to fines as one of his famous gags earned him a $500 fine from the then Cincinnati Reds manager Davey Johnson, Browning on July 7, 1993, he sneaked out of Wrigley Field during a Reds-Cubs game and spent one-half inning with fans on the rooftop of 3643 North Sheffield Avenue in full uniform in one of baseball’s most legendary pranks.

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Tom Browning failed to stay in marked lanes, following to an accident

Tom Browning
Tom Browning

The house into which Tom Browning crashed was in a town about an hour southeast of Cincinnati, he crashed into a light pole, a tree and finally a house after he lost control of his vehicle. The incident reportedly occurred at about 11:30 pm on Saturday night. No one in the home was injured in the crash.

Police records showed Tom Browning’s blood-alcohol level was an 0.127. The legal limit is 0.08. Police body camera video shows arrest of former Reds’ all-star pitcher Browning was extremely unsettling, Mr. Perfect’s Hall of Fame image is very much up in the air.

Tom is also the co-author of Tom Browning’s Tales from the Reds Dugout, now, posted a $2,000 bond and is due back in court on Sept. 14. He said he had been attending a fundraiser for the bassist Bootsy Collins in Hamilton, Ohio, about 90 minutes northwest of Georgetown, and was en route to his home in Edgewood, Ky.

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