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Orlando Cepeda League (Majors)
8-16-2309
Branch Pasquella Catcher
Retired (1961, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .323 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .979 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
H 2024 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 11-07-1923
HR 391 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(0 games)
RBI 1291
SB 96
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed C- Bunt C+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B D  (16.3%) LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 NYN
148
611
124
216
38
4
47
152
65
 84 3 6
5
 4 5
1.074
.415
.660
.306
.354
1951 NYN
148
606
137
211
45
9
37
139
80
 83 3 5
4
 5 2
1.059
.424
.635
.287
.348
1952 NYN
149
588
119
203
44
9
41
134
84
 74 3 2
10
 7 3
1.088
.428
.660
.315
.345
1953 NYN
150
575
99
202
35
4
39
126
64
 61 4 4
5
 2 1
1.047
.417
.630
.278
.351
1954 NYN
150
561
107
176
35
6
43
132
72
 84 3 4
3
 5 2
1.020
.392
.627
.314
.314
1955 NYN
149
575
117
184
35
7
42
110
75
 86 2 2
6
 3 1
1.023
.399
.624
.304
.320
1956 NYN
148
588
106
209
36
4
36
115
70
 80 1 2
9
 9 3
1.038
.424
.614
.259
.355
1957 NYN-STL
149
515
97
164
21
3
44
131
54
 75 2 4
10
 4 4
1.010
.383
.627
.309
.318
1958 STL
153
528
58
143
28
1
16
65
44
 81 2 1
14
 16 3
.747
.329
.419
.148
.271
1959 STL
156
518
75
155
28
3
29
108
61
 66 2 4
17
 23 3
.905
.373
.533
.234
.299
1960 STL
136
415
58
113
16
1
14
55
43
 65 1 5
10
 10 2
.755
.338
.417
.145
.272
1961 STL-BOS
97
183
17
48
8
0
3
24
9
 34 0 4
3
 1 0
.646
.291
.355
.093
.262
Total
1733
6263
1114
2024
369
51
391
1291
721
 873 26 43
96
 89 29
.979
.393
.586
.262
.323
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01Branch Pasquella has retired from the Boston BayPirates
1961-05-02A trade has been completed between the Boston BayPirates and the St. Louis Baseball Club. The St. Louis Baseball Club receive Bear Gile, Red Stephenson, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 3 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1962 Round 1 (BOS) from the Boston BayPirates in exchange for Casey Taylor, Ben Guiney, Branch Pasquella, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 3 (STL).
1957-05-06A trade has been completed between the New York Shadows and the St. Louis Baseball Club. The St. Louis Baseball Club receive Branch Pasquella, Ben Guiney, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 2 (NYN) from the New York Shadows in exchange for Fred Blanco, Jimmy Lombardi, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 1 (STL).
1956-06-13A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Shadows and the Cleveland Wolves. The Cleveland Wolves receive Dusty Shetrone, Nate Leroy, Mack Dozier, Fred Estalella, Angelo McCarty, Charlie Firova, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1957 Round 1 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Shadows in exchange for Carter Hernandez, Bruce Benedict, Ben Guiney, Patsy Grant, Branch Pasquella, Mark Pastorius.