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Name	Team	Age
Howie Branch	Retired (1964, Age 34)	Died (2018, Age 88)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 22 (1952)	CF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Fred Lynn League	0	3 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	D-	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	C-	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	D+	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	C	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	2/8/1930
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.2 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1952	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
1953	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
1954	PHI	0	0	0	0	5	0	9	0	1
1955	PHI	0	0	0	0	7	0	7	0	0

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1964-11-01	Howie Branch has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1956-04-01	The Philadelphia Phillies have waived Howie Branch.
1956-04-01	The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Gordie Feinberg to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Howie Branch to the minors.
1952-09-11	The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Howie Branch to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Frank Brunet to the minors.
1952-07-25	The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Jeff Plarski to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Howie Branch to the minors.
1952-06-18	The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Howie Branch to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Jeff Plarski to the minors.