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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
B+ B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A+ A+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A+ 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 %) A- (77.2 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1964 AHP 12 54 19 1 0 4 8 3 12 .979 .386 .593 .352
1964 HHP 14 59 13 3 2 0 5 2 8 .585 .246 .339 .220
1964 LHP 12 35 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 .371 .171 .200 .171
1964 RHP 21 78 26 3 2 4 12 5 18 .950 .373 .577 .333
1965 AHP 43 144 31 4 1 3 18 5 40 .563 .243 .319 .215
1965 HHP 40 143 21 1 0 2 16 14 52 .422 .226 .196 .147
1965 LHP 35 84 16 3 0 1 7 5 25 .498 .236 .262 .190
1965 RHP 66 203 36 2 1 4 27 14 67 .490 .234 .256 .177
1966 AHP 58 204 53 8 1 8 31 12 54 .740 .314 .426 .260
1966 HHP 59 207 66 13 2 3 27 18 56 .819 .374 .444 .319
1966 LHP 57 137 35 10 0 4 25 7 36 .717 .301 .416 .255
1966 RHP 100 274 84 11 3 7 33 23 74 .811 .365 .445 .307
1967 AHP 40 159 45 4 2 4 20 14 33 .750 .341 .409 .283
1967 HHP 42 160 42 5 0 10 30 8 40 .787 .306 .481 .263
1967 LHP 37 85 26 3 0 5 13 10 18 .909 .392 .518 .306
1967 RHP 72 234 61 6 2 9 37 12 55 .716 .297 .419 .261
1968 AHP 71 281 84 14 3 9 42 21 66 .813 .347 .466 .299
1968 HHP 70 273 80 8 3 21 47 16 65 .907 .332 .575 .293
1968 LHP 63 130 45 3 3 10 29 9 32 1.035 .388 .646 .346
1968 RHP 132 424 119 19 3 20 60 28 99 .806 .325 .481 .281
1969 AHP 40 145 41 8 2 6 25 14 33 .835 .346 .490 .283
1969 HHP 42 156 45 8 1 8 27 10 37 .836 .329 .506 .288
1969 LHP 29 52 18 6 2 3 13 4 6 1.104 .393 .712 .346
1969 RHP 75 249 68 10 1 11 39 20 64 .780 .326 .454 .273
1970 AHP 62 243 62 13 1 9 41 13 56 .719 .291 .428 .255
1970 HHP 60 224 56 8 1 14 37 13 55 .773 .291 .482 .250
1970 LHP 52 112 26 5 1 7 15 8 21 .769 .287 .482 .232
1970 RHP 115 355 92 16 1 16 63 18 90 .738 .293 .445 .259
1971 AHP 77 304 77 8 1 9 40 20 76 .674 .299 .375 .253
1971 HHP 75 291 87 15 4 7 52 16 67 .785 .334 .450 .299
1971 LHP 64 135 34 3 2 3 20 9 31 .672 .301 .370 .252
1971 RHP 145 460 130 20 3 13 72 27 112 .744 .320 .424 .283
1972 AHP 60 250 71 8 1 12 44 22 57 .810 .342 .468 .284
1972 HHP 57 222 74 12 4 8 40 16 48 .914 .383 .532 .333
1972 LHP 37 65 23 4 2 2 12 0 13 .923 .354 .569 .354
1972 RHP 112 407 122 16 3 18 72 38 92 .849 .362 .486 .300
1973 AHP 51 216 63 17 0 7 34 18 55 .814 .346 .468 .292
1973 HHP 49 192 54 11 1 7 35 19 52 .807 .349 .458 .281
1973 LHP 39 51 16 6 1 0 6 6 10 .857 .386 .471 .314
1973 RHP 98 357 101 22 0 14 63 31 97 .804 .342 .462 .283
1974 AHP 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 .125 .000 .000
1974 LHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1974 RHP 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .143 .000 .000
1975 AHP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1975 HHP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1975 LHP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1975 RHP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Total AHP 516 2007 546 85 12 71 303 143 483 .754 .321 .432 .272
Total HHP 508 1927 538 84 18 80 316 132 480 .793 .327 .466 .279
Total LHP 426 887 245 44 11 35 141 58 195 .793 .324 .469 .276
Total RHP 938 3047 839 125 19 116 478 217 768 .767 .324 .443 .275
Total 1024 3934 1084 169 30 151 619 275 963 .773 .324 .449 .276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01Joe Branca has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1974-07-05The Boston Pops have waived Joe Branca.
1974-06-21The Boston Pops have designated Joe Branca for assignment.
1974-05-12The Boston Pops have acquired Joe Branca from the waiver wire.
1974-05-05The Milwaukee Socialist Mayors have designated Joe Branca for assignment.
1974-04-14The Milwaukee Socialist Mayors have promoted Joe Branca to the major league team.
1974-03-25The Milwaukee Socialist Mayors have designated Ron Banks for assignment. The Milwaukee Socialist Mayors have designated Joe Branca for assignment.
1972-04-03Trade #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).
1964-09-02The Boston Pops have promoted Joe Branca to the major league team.
1964-07-16Trade #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.
1964-07-10The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have placed Joe Branca on the trade block.
1959-04-08The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have acquired Joe Branca from the waiver wire.
1959-04-01The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have waived Joe Branca.
1957-04-09The St. Louis Men in New Laundry have acquired Joe Branca from the waiver wire.
1957-04-02The Miami Motorboatin SOBs have waived Joe Branca.