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| Name | Team | Age |
| Chad Branson | Retired (1971, Age 36) | Died (2014, Age 79) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 38 (1953) |
C | L/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Reggie Smith League | 0 | 14 years (123 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 1/26/1935 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (33.1 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1954 | DET | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .472 | .222 | .250 | .125 |
| 1955 | DET | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| 1957 | DET-NYN | 82 | 221 | 17 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .595 | .242 | .353 | .213 |
| 1958 | NYN | 119 | 320 | 36 | 75 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 62 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .605 | .289 | .316 | .234 |
| 1959 | NYN | 84 | 242 | 15 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .511 | .255 | .256 | .198 |
| 1960 | NYN | 77 | 240 | 25 | 66 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .722 | .326 | .396 | .275 |
| 1961 | NYN | 84 | 256 | 25 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 24 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .625 | .285 | .340 | .219 |
| 1962 | NYN | 116 | 154 | 11 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .604 | .293 | .312 | .247 |
| 1963 | NYN | 87 | 132 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .507 | .234 | .273 | .197 |
| 1964 | NYN | 55 | 124 | 13 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .593 | .278 | .315 | .226 |
| 1965 | NYN | 110 | 414 | 55 | 114 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 49 | 30 | 83 | 11 | 4 | 4 | .757 | .327 | .430 | .275 |
| 1966 | NYN | 82 | 214 | 30 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .711 | .313 | .397 | .252 |
| 1967 | NYN | 134 | 540 | 86 | 152 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 30 | 93 | 27 | 3 | 1 | .740 | .319 | .420 | .281 |
| 1968 | NYN | 124 | 370 | 50 | 97 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 36 | 71 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .734 | .337 | .397 | .262 |
| 1969 | NYN | 143 | 435 | 56 | 114 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 52 | 38 | 96 | 16 | 5 | 6 | .743 | .323 | .421 | .262 |
| 1970 | NYN | 115 | 188 | 18 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .640 | .316 | .324 | .255 |
| 1971 | NYN | 91 | 209 | 14 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .588 | .267 | .321 | .225 |
| Total | 1510 | 4081 | 463 | 1013 | 133 | 35 | 94 | 485 | 293 | 803 | 111 | 38 | 32 | .668 | .301 | .367 | .248 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1971-11-01 | Chad Branson has retired from the New York Mets |
| 1966-03-01 | The New York Mets have renamed Buster Schlump to Chad Branson. |
| 1966-03-01 | The New York Mets have renamed Elston to Buster Schlump. |
| 1959-03-01 | The New York yanks have renamed Buster Schlump to Elston. |
| 1957-06-05 | The New York yanks have promoted Buster Schlump to the major league team. The New York yanks have designated martin for assignment. |
| 1957-05-24 | A 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. |
| 1956-04-01 | The Detroit Tiger Lilys have promoted Graig Gibson to the major league team. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have sent Buster Schlump to the minors. |
| 1955-09-17 | The Detroit Tiger Lilys have promoted Buster Schlump to the major league team. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have sent Pops Longbaum to the minors. |
| 1954-08-06 | The 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. |
| 1954-08-05 | The Detroit Tiger Lilys have promoted Buster Schlump to the major league team. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have sent Pops Longbaum to the minors. |
| 1954-07-29 | The 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. |
| 1954-07-27 | The Detroit Tiger Lilys have promoted Buster Schlump to the major league team. The Detroit Tiger Lilys have sent Homer LeField to the minors. |
| 1953-04-04 | The Detroit Tiger Lilys have renamed Chad Branson to Buster Schlump. |