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Ralph Kiner League
5-31-2064
Henry Branson Third Base
Retired (1958, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .288 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .835 Status Deceased (2007) Option Years 0  
H 1408 Age at Death 87 Date of Birth 01-26-1920
HR 176 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(44 games)
RBI 697
SB 53
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity C+   Mentor vR A+
Speed C- Bunt C- Control C    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS B- (59.2%) Range A  WS Rings 1
1B C  (37.1%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health A  LCS Appearances 6
3B A+ (100%) RF B  (67.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1953 LHP 76 164 50 7 2 10 25 25 30 .955 .400 .555 .250 .305
1953 RHP 148 473 149 29 3 13 82 63 57 .868 .397 .471 .156 .315
1954 LHP 65 126 38 4 1 7 24 16 20 .904 .388 .516 .214 .302
1954 RHP 155 508 138 25 6 17 67 67 81 .807 .362 .445 .173 .272
1955 LHP 73 161 48 9 0 12 26 17 19 .943 .365 .578 .280 .298
1955 RHP 150 470 128 23 5 12 51 52 73 .767 .348 .419 .147 .272
1956 LHP 62 126 37 5 0 7 23 25 23 .908 .408 .500 .206 .294
1956 RHP 148 467 114 19 3 9 33 61 67 .689 .333 .355 .111 .244
1957 LHP 60 123 31 6 2 3 21 25 18 .777 .371 .407 .154 .252
1957 RHP 134 313 87 15 3 6 40 22 36 .728 .325 .403 .125 .278
1958 LHP 42 60 21 3 0 4 12 9 9 1.029 .429 .600 .250 .350
1958 RHP 74 203 50 10 1 3 30 25 39 .679 .329 .350 .103 .246
Total LHP 378 760 225 34 5 43 131 117 119 .913 .390 .524 .228 .296
Total RHP 809 2434 666 121 21 60 303 290 353 .768 .354 .415 .141 .274
Total 1360 4888 1408 250 43 176 697 625 710 .835 .370 .465 .177 .288
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1958-11-01Henry Branson has retired from the Philadelphia Phillies
1958-04-01A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Brooklyn Dodgers receive Draft Pick - 1959 Round 1 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Henry Branson.
1952-05-09A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds receive Dick Carney, Draft Pick - 1953 Round 1 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Henry Branson.
1951-08-29A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Creepy-Crawlers and the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds receive Henry Branson, Jim Bunning from the Pittsburgh Creepy-Crawlers in exchange for Billy Dobson, Bill Diaz.
1951-08-08A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Creepy-Crawlers. The Pittsburgh Creepy-Crawlers receive Jim Bunning, Henry Branson from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Billy Dobson, Bill Diaz.