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| Name | Team | Age |
| Joe Branca | Retired (1974, Age 35) | 36 |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 19 (1957) |
RF | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Bob Horner League | 0 | 9 years (115 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
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 2/4/1939 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (2B) |
| (87.4 %) | (85.6 %) | (77.2 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1957 | Minors | 65.00 | 8 / 9 | 8 / 8 | 5 / 9 | 12 / 13 | 4 / 8 | 10 / 10 | 8 / 8 | 55 / 65 | |||
| 1958 | Minors | 63.00 | 8 / 9 | 3 / 5 | 4 / 6 | 9 / 13 | 7 / 15 | 6 / 6 | 9 / 9 | 46 / 63 | |||
| 1959 | Minors | 67.00 | 2 / 5 | 10 / 12 | 5 / 13 | 4 / 13 | 1 / 5 | 5 / 5 | 14 / 14 | 41 / 67 | |||
| 1960 | Minors | 65.00 | 10 / 12 | 6 / 7 | 7 / 10 | 0 / 7 | 6 / 11 | 4 / 6 | 10 / 12 | 43 / 65 | |||
| 1961 | Minors | 45.00 | 5 / 12 | 4 / 10 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 5 | 12 / 45 | |||
| 1962 | Minors | 73.00 | 3 / 8 | 2 / 9 | 6 / 16 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 9 / 11 | 8 / 12 | 28 / 73 | |||
| 1963 | Minors | 65.00 | 6 / 10 | 0 / 4 | 3 / 9 | 0 / 9 | 2 / 13 | 5 / 10 | 5 / 10 | 21 / 65 | |||
| 1964 | Minors | 55.00 | 3 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 4 / 10 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 10 | 2 / 10 | 3 / 9 | 14 / 55 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 10.32 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 10 |
| 1964 | Pos (1B) | 5.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 5 | |||
| 1964 | Pos (SS) | 35.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 5 / 35 | |||
| 1965 | Majors | 45.18 | 162 | 76 | 0 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 5 / 13 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 6 | 11 / 45 |
| 1966 | Majors | 59.94 | 162 | 100 | 0 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 12 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 7 | 5 / 10 | 1 / 12 | 11 / 59 |
| 1967 | Majors | 46.42 | 162 | 82 | 0 | 1 / 12 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 46 |
| 1968 | Majors | 57.45 | 162 | 136 | 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 12 | 2 / 13 | 3 / 57 |
| 1969 | Majors | 43.25 | 162 | 77 | 0 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 43 |
| 1970 | Majors | 64.71 | 162 | 121 | 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 13 | 1 / 7 | 3 / 64 |
| 1971 | Majors | 61.56 | 162 | 150 | 0 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 61 |
| 1972 | Majors | 66.19 | 162 | 117 | 0 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 66 |
| 1973 | Majors | 57.87 | 162 | 99 | 0 | -1 / 7 | -4 / 6 | -2 / 11 | -2 / 10 | -1 / 4 | -2 / 12 | -1 / 7 | -13 / 57 |
| 1974 | Majors | 5.74 | 54 | 2 | 0 | -6 / 1 | -1 / 1 | -5 / 0 | -5 / 1 | -2 / 1 | -4 / 1 | -1 / 0 | -24 / 5 |
| 1974 | Pos (1B) | 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. |