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Reggie Smith League
4-10-2048
Chad Branson Catcher
Retired (1971, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .248 Total Rating 49   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .668 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
H 1013 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 01-26-1935
HR 94 Drafted Round 3, Pick 38
(1953)
Majors Svc Time 14 years
(123 games)
RBI 485
SB 111
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 47 Contact vs. L 30 Endurance 55   Ldrship 2
Power vs. R 55 Power vs. L 47 Velocity 7   Mentor vR 33
Speed 61 Bunt 64 Control 1   Mentor vL 15
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * 100 (100%) SS --- Range 30 WS Rings 0
1B 33 (33.1%) LF --- Arm 83 WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health 35 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
1954 DET
2
8
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
3 0 0
0
1 0
.472
.222
.250
.125
.125
1955 DET
5
14
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2 0 0
0
1 0
.286
.143
.143
.000
.143
1957 DET-NYN
82
221
17
47
4
3
7
33
8
55 1 1
3
2 3
.595
.242
.353
.140
.213
1958 NYN
119
320
36
75
9
1
5
34
21
62 4 1
7
3 1
.605
.289
.316
.081
.234
1959 NYN
84
242
15
48
3
1
3
21
18
47 1 2
2
0 1
.511
.255
.256
.058
.198
1960 NYN
77
240
25
66
11
3
4
31
18
48 1 2
3
0 0
.722
.326
.396
.121
.275
1961 NYN
84
256
25
56
3
2
8
41
24
53 0 1
1
2 2
.625
.285
.340
.121
.219
1962 NYN
116
154
11
38
5
1
1
13
9
33 1 0
3
1 2
.604
.293
.312
.065
.247
1963 NYN
87
132
12
26
1
0
3
23
7
20 0 2
13
1 0
.507
.234
.273
.076
.197
1964 NYN
55
124
13
28
3
1
2
11
7
24 2 0
3
2 0
.593
.278
.315
.089
.226
1965 NYN
110
414
55
114
17
4
13
49
30
83 2 1
11
4 4
.757
.327
.430
.155
.275
1966 NYN
82
214
30
54
7
3
6
26
19
39 0 0
3
3 3
.711
.313
.397
.145
.252
1967 NYN
134
540
86
152
27
6
12
57
30
93 1 2
27
3 1
.740
.319
.420
.139
.281
1968 NYN
124
370
50
97
16
5
8
48
36
71 6 1
9
5 1
.734
.337
.397
.135
.262
1969 NYN
143
435
56
114
13
4
16
52
38
96 1 0
16
5 6
.743
.323
.421
.159
.262
1970 NYN
115
188
18
48
4
0
3
27
15
28 2 1
6
2 1
.640
.316
.324
.069
.255
1971 NYN
91
209
14
47
9
1
3
18
12
46 0 0
4
3 7
.588
.267
.321
.096
.225
Total
1510
4081
463
1013
133
35
94
485
293
803 22 14
111
38 32
.668
.301
.367
.119
.248
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Chad Branson has retired from the New York Mets
1966-03-01The New York Mets have renamed Buster Schlump to Chad Branson.
1966-03-01The New York Mets have renamed Elston to Buster Schlump.
1959-03-01The New York yanks have renamed Buster Schlump to Elston.
1957-06-05The New York yanks have promoted Buster Schlump to the major league team. The New York yanks have designated martin for assignment.
1957-05-24A trade has been completed between the Detroit Dynamos and the New York yanks. The New York yanks receive Tom Henry, Victor Reese, James Newman, Buster Schlump from the Detroit Dynamos in exchange for boyer, winfield.
1956-04-01The Detroit Tiger Lilys have promoted Graig Gibson to the major league team. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have sent Buster Schlump to the minors.
1955-09-17The Detroit Tiger Lilys have promoted Buster Schlump to the major league team. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have sent Pops Longbaum to the minors.
1954-08-06The Detroit Tiger Lilys have promoted Cole Enblo to the major league team. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have promoted Pops Longbaum to the major league team. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have sent Buster Schlump to the minors. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have sent Javy Normistik to the minors.
1954-08-05The Detroit Tiger Lilys have promoted Buster Schlump to the major league team. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have sent Pops Longbaum to the minors.
1954-07-29The Detroit Tiger Lilys have promoted Homer LeField to the major league team. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have promoted George Colson to the major league team. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have promoted Wylie Vette to the major league team. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have promoted Otto Beanue to the major league team. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have sent Buster Schlump to the minors. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have sent Buzz Wonbiya to the minors. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have sent Lee Van Deyard to the minors. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have sent Javy Normistik to the minors.
1954-07-27The Detroit Tiger Lilys have promoted Buster Schlump to the major league team. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have sent Homer LeField to the minors.
1953-04-04The Detroit Tiger Lilys have renamed Chad Branson to Buster Schlump.