Earl James Browne (March 5, 1911 – January 12, 1993) was an American professional baseball player and manager.

An outfielder and first baseman, he threw and batted left-handed, stood 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg).

Browne spent one full season and parts of three others in Major League Baseball between 1935 and 1938, toiling for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies.

[1] Browne also had a 22-year career in minor league baseball as a southpaw pitcher, outfielder and first baseman.

He batted .304 in 2,167 minor league games, with 183 home runs and 1,301 RBI, and twice batted over .400 as a playing manager in the Class D KITTY League (1946–1947) as skipper of the Owensboro Oilers, a Boston Braves farm club.