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Branch Rickey Branch Rickey

Full name: Wesley Branch Rickey Born: December 20, 1881, Flat, Ohio Died December 9, 1965, Columbia, Missouri Buried at Rushtown Cemetery, Rushtown, Ohio First Game: June 16, 1905; Final Game: August 25, 1914 Managed First Game: September 17, 1913; Managed Final Game: May 30, 1925 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 9" Weight: 175 Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1967 TSN Executive of the Year (1936, 1942 and 1947) Branch Rickey Collectibles! Branch Rickey Memorabilia! Branch Rickey Cards! Branch Rickey Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week! LOC Photo

Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1905 STL A                 1     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0        0   0    0      .000  .000  .000  -0.1 1905 STL A
1906 STL A                65   201   22   57   7   3   3   24   16        3   3    4      .284  .345  .393   0.8 1906 STL A
1907 NY  A                52   137   16   25   1   3   0   15   11        2   2    4      .182  .253  .234  -1.4 1907 NY  A
1914 STL A                 2     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000  -0.1 1914 STL A
Total                    120   343   38   82   8   6   3   39   27    1i  5   5    8   0i .239  .304  .324  -0.8 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

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Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   PB   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1905 STL A         C    1     2    1    0    0    0 1.000
1906 STL A         C   55   233   58   14    2    5  .954
1906 STL A        OF    1     1    0    0    0      1.000     0    0    1 
1907 NY  A        OF   22    32    1    6    0       .846    20    1    1 
1907 NY  A         C   11    56   11    9    2    1  .882
1907 NY  A        1B    9    71    4    2    3       .974
Total              C   67   291   70   23    4    6  .940
Total             OF   23    33    1    6    0       .850    20    1    2 
Total             1B    9    71    4    2    3       .974
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   PB   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

Managerial RecordManagerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1913 STL A   12    5    6  .455    47    45   9-17           8  8
1914 STL A  159   71   82  .464   523   615                  5
1915 STL A  159   63   91  .409   522   680                  6
1919 STL N  138   54   83  .394   463   552                  7
1920 STL N  155   75   79  .487   675   682                  5
1921 STL N  154   87   66  .569   809   681                  3
1922 STL N  154   85   69  .552   863   819                  3
1923 STL N  154   79   74  .516   746   732                  5
1924 STL N  154   65   89  .422   740   750                  6
1925 STL N   38   13   25  .342   197   221          5-30    8  4
Total      1277  597  664  .473  5585  5777
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

TransactionsTransactions

Traded by Chicago White Sox to St. Louis Browns in exchange for a player to be named
later (February, 1905); Chicago White Sox received Frank Roth (June, 1905).

Traded by St. Louis Browns to New York Highlanders in exchange for Joe Yeager
(February 27, 1907).

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