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Bob Horner League 4-29-1975 |
| Joe Branca |  Right FieldRetired (1974, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .276 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .773 | Status | Retired (1974) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1084 | Age | 36 (OS 36) | Date of Birth | 02-04-1939 | |
| HR | 151 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 19 (1957) |
Majors Svc Time | 9 years (115 games) |
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| RBI | 619 | |||||
| SB | 100 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (48.7%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (87.4%) | LF | (85.6%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 5 | |||
| 2B | (77.2%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 6 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (100%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 1 | ||
| Notes: | After 1966 season. SS Skill rating of 73.7%. | ||||||||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1957 | Minors | 18 | 65.00 | 8 / 9 | 8 / 8 | 5 / 9 | 12 / 13 | 4 / 8 | 10 / 10 | 8 / 8 | 55 / 65 | |||
| 1958 | Minors | 19 | 63.00 | 8 / 9 | 3 / 5 | 4 / 6 | 9 / 13 | 7 / 15 | 6 / 6 | 9 / 9 | 46 / 63 | |||
| 1959 | Minors | 20 | 67.00 | 2 / 5 | 10 / 12 | 5 / 13 | 4 / 13 | 1 / 5 | 5 / 5 | 14 / 14 | 41 / 67 | |||
| 1960 | Minors | 21 | 65.00 | 10 / 12 | 6 / 7 | 7 / 10 | 0 / 7 | 6 / 11 | 4 / 6 | 10 / 12 | 43 / 65 | |||
| 1961 | Minors | 22 | 45.00 | 5 / 12 | 4 / 10 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 5 | 12 / 45 | |||
| 1962 | Minors | 23 | 73.00 | 3 / 8 | 2 / 9 | 6 / 16 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 9 / 11 | 8 / 12 | 28 / 73 | |||
| 1963 | Minors | 24 | 65.00 | 6 / 10 | 0 / 4 | 3 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 2 / 13 | 5 / 10 | 5 / 10 | 21 / 65 | |||
| 1964 | Minors | 25 | 55.00 | 3 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 4 / 10 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 10 | 2 / 10 | 3 / 9 | 14 / 55 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 25 | 10.32 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 10 |
| 1964 | Pos (1B) | 25 | 5.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 5 | |||
| 1964 | Pos (SS) | 25 | 35.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 5 / 35 | |||
| 1965 | Majors | 26 | 45.18 | 162 | 76 | 0 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 5 / 13 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 6 | 11 / 45 |
| 1966 | Majors | 27 | 59.94 | 162 | 100 | 0 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 12 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 7 | 5 / 10 | 1 / 12 | 11 / 59 |
| 1967 | Majors | 28 | 46.42 | 162 | 82 | 0 | 1 / 12 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 46 |
| 1968 | Majors | 29 | 57.45 | 162 | 136 | 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 12 | 2 / 13 | 3 / 57 |
| 1969 | Majors | 30 | 43.25 | 162 | 77 | 0 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 43 |
| 1970 | Majors | 31 | 64.71 | 162 | 121 | 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 13 | 1 / 7 | 3 / 64 |
| 1971 | Majors | 32 | 61.56 | 162 | 150 | 0 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 61 |
| 1972 | Majors | 33 | 66.19 | 162 | 117 | 0 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 66 |
| 1973 | Majors | 34 | 57.87 | 162 | 99 | 0 | -1 / 7 | -4 / 6 | -2 / 11 | -2 / 10 | -1 / 4 | -2 / 12 | -1 / 7 | -13 / 57 |
| 1974 | Majors | 35 | 5.74 | 54 | 2 | 0 | -6 / 1 | -1 / 1 | -5 / 0 | -5 / 1 | -2 / 1 | -4 / 1 | -1 / 0 | -24 / 5 |
| 1974 | Pos (1B) | 35 | 2.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | |||
| Total | 1539 | 986 | 0 | 44 / 141 | 28 / 115 | 34 / 161 | 18 / 149 | 25 / 146 | 43 / 147 | 62 / 152 | 261 / 1053 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1974-11-01 | Joe Branca has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1974-07-05 | The Boston Pops have waived Joe Branca. |
| 1974-06-21 | The Boston Pops have designated Joe Branca for assignment. |
| 1974-05-12 | The Boston Pops have acquired Joe Branca from the waiver wire. |
| 1974-05-05 | The Milwaukee Socialist Mayors have designated Joe Branca for assignment. |
| 1974-04-14 | The Milwaukee Socialist Mayors have promoted Joe Branca to the major league team. |
| 1974-03-25 | The Milwaukee Socialist Mayors have designated Ron Banks for assignment. The Milwaukee Socialist Mayors have designated Joe Branca for assignment. |
| 1972-04-03 | Trade #1932870 has been completed between the Boston Pops and the Milwaukee Socialist Mayors. The Milwaukee Socialist Mayors receive Joe Branca from the Boston Pops in exchange for Draft Pick 1973 Round 2 MIL (John "Thurston" Howell). |
| 1964-09-02 | The Boston Pops have promoted Joe Branca to the major league team. |
| 1964-07-16 | Trade #1897709 has been completed between the Boston Pops and the Miami Motorboatin SOBs. The Miami Motorboatin SOBs receive Draft Pick 1965 Round 2 COL (Camilo Esser) from the Boston Pops in exchange for Joe Branca. |
| 1964-07-10 | The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have placed Joe Branca on the trade block. |
| 1959-04-08 | The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have acquired Joe Branca from the waiver wire. |
| 1959-04-01 | The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have waived Joe Branca. |
| 1957-04-09 | The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have acquired Joe Branca from the waiver wire. |
| 1957-04-02 | The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have waived Joe Branca. |