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Name Team Age
Cliff Branch Retired (1972, Age 34) Died (2025, Age 87)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 33
(1960)		 CF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Whitey Ford League 0 1 years (77 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C- A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C- C  A 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  A- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D  B- B 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B+ 0 9/2/1938
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (93.9 %) D- (11.1 %) F  (0.0 %)

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 
1960 Minors 42.00 7 / 8 1 / 2 2 / 4 2 / 4 3 / 11 7 / 10 3 / 3 25 / 42
1961 Minors 24.00 3 / 4 4 / 4 1 / 3 3 / 6 0 / 0 2 / 4 1 / 3 14 / 24
1962 Minors 17.00 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 3 3 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 0 2 / 5 9 / 17
1963 Minors 26.00 1 / 2 2 / 3 1 / 3 3 / 3 1 / 3 4 / 6 5 / 6 17 / 26
1963 Majors 2.03 12 0 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2
1964 Minors 19.00 0 / 0 0 / 4 1 / 2 2 / 4 0 / 1 3 / 5 2 / 3 8 / 19
1965 Majors 16.00 2 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 3 5 / 16
1966 Minors 2.00 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2
1966 Majors 7.24 34 8 0 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 2 / 7
1967 Majors 27.42 162 9 0 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 6 0 / 3 1 / 6 0 / 4 2 / 27
1968 Minors 15.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 1 2 / 15
1968 Majors 2.91 21 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2
1969 Majors 1.67 10 2 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1
1970 Majors 19.00 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 19
1971 Majors 15.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 15
1972 Majors 18.00 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 18
Total 239 19 0 18 / 30 11 / 27 7 / 38 15 / 38 4 / 34 19 / 45 14 / 40 88 / 252
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Cliff Branch has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1969-05-01The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have waived Cliff Branch.
1969-04-12The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have designated Cliff Branch for assignment.
1969-04-01The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Cliff Branch to the major league team. The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Hick Olson to the major league team. The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Gordon Kienzle to the major league team.
1968-06-27The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have designated Cliff Branch for assignment.
1968-06-03The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Cliff Branch to the major league team.
1968-04-01The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Julie Schreiber to the major league team. The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Dan Rigby to the major league team. The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have designated Cliff Branch for assignment. The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have sent Frank Little to the minors.
1966-09-23The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Cliff Branch to the major league team.
1966-08-14The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have designated Cliff Branch for assignment.
1966-07-15The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Cliff Branch to the major league team.
1966-07-15The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have acquired Cliff Branch from the waiver wire.
1965-04-01The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have waived Cliff Branch.
1964-04-01The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have sent Cliff Branch to the minors. The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have sent Hick Olson to the minors.
1963-09-19The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have promoted Cliff Branch to the major league team.
1960-04-01The Chicago Buffalo Soldiers have renamed Ray Goodwin to Cliff Branch.