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Santo Rodriguez League
4-1-2082
Bret Branson Left Field
Retired (1981, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .279 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .761 Status Deceased (2036) Option Years 0  
H 719 Age at Death 91 Date of Birth 02-17-1945
HR 39 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1968)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(80 games)
RBI 288
SB 67
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A 
Speed A- Bunt C- Control D    Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm C  WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health A  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF B- (55.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1970 LHP 13 24 11 3 1 1 6 2 2 1.273 .481 .792 .333 .458
1970 RHP 40 43 16 3 0 1 8 8 7 .982 .471 .512 .140 .372
1973 LHP 35 40 13 3 1 0 5 7 6 .887 .438 .450 .125 .325
1973 RHP 84 88 27 2 1 2 19 11 13 .799 .379 .420 .114 .307
1974 LHP 50 55 13 4 1 0 4 11 11 .719 .373 .345 .109 .236
1974 RHP 82 88 24 6 0 1 7 10 17 .722 .347 .375 .102 .273
1975 LHP 51 56 20 4 0 3 15 8 10 1.020 .431 .589 .232 .357
1975 RHP 96 204 65 11 3 6 28 21 36 .876 .386 .490 .172 .319
1976 LHP 83 81 18 2 2 2 12 13 16 .700 .330 .370 .148 .222
1976 RHP 92 314 81 19 2 2 31 57 48 .722 .372 .350 .092 .258
1977 LHP 65 61 8 0 0 0 2 7 10 .360 .229 .131 .000 .131
1977 RHP 118 384 111 14 8 5 40 57 56 .791 .385 .406 .117 .289
1978 LHP 63 65 16 1 0 1 8 12 11 .671 .364 .308 .062 .246
1978 RHP 112 401 103 15 3 5 41 49 61 .690 .344 .347 .090 .257
1979 LHP 53 53 17 5 2 0 7 4 3 .859 .368 .491 .170 .321
1979 RHP 110 413 121 18 1 8 45 45 63 .764 .364 .400 .107 .293
1980 LHP 24 25 6 2 0 0 2 0 6 .560 .240 .320 .080 .240
1980 RHP 52 180 49 10 1 2 8 31 30 .757 .385 .372 .100 .272
Total LHP 437 460 122 24 7 7 61 64 75 .750 .357 .393 .128 .265
Total RHP 786 2115 597 98 19 32 227 289 331 .763 .371 .392 .110 .282
Total 1047 2575 719 122 26 39 288 353 406 .761 .369 .392 .113 .279

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Ivan Rodriguez League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01Bret Branson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1980-07-13The Pittsburgh Marauders have waived Bret Branson.
1980-06-25The Pittsburgh Marauders have promoted Leon Baker to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Marauders have promoted John Abernathy to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Marauders have promoted Curt Geddes to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Marauders have sent Red Henderson to the minors. The Pittsburgh Marauders have designated Bret Branson for assignment. The Pittsburgh Marauders have sent Tony Brown to the minors.
1973-04-01The Pittsburgh Marauders have promoted Bret Branson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Marauders have designated Astyanax Necciai for assignment.
1971-04-01The Pittsburgh Marauders have auto-demoted Bret Branson to the minor leagues.
1970-08-05Bret Branson of the Pittsburgh Marauders is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.