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Al Brancato
Albert Brancato (Bronk)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 188 lb.

MLB Debut September 7, 1939
Final Game September 19, 1945
Born May 29, 1919 in Philadelphia, PA
Died June 14, 2012 (age 93)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1939 20 PHA AL   21   29    5    6   3   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .207  .207  .414  .621    79    12   0   0   0   0   1  
 1940 21 PHA AL   32   29    2    8   4   0   1    2   0   0    2    3  .276  .323  .517  .840   106    15   0   0   0   0   2  
 1941 22 PHA AL   70  239   26   60  15   3   1   33   0   2   28   17  .251  .324  .351  .675    93    84   0   5   1   0   5  
 1942           [Did not play]
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 26 PHA AL   20   62    3   12   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    6  .194  .203  .242  .445    66    15   0   1   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  4 Seasons      143  359   36   86  25   3   3   44   0   2   31   28  .240  .295  .351  .646         126   0   6   1   0   8
 Per 600 PA           544   55  130  38   5   5   67   0   3   47   42                                 191   0   9   2   0  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With PHA      143  359   36   86  25   3   3   44   0   2   31   28  .240  .295  .351  .646         126   0   6   1   0   8
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      282  930  117  199  37  11   4   80   5   6   96   92  .214  .290  .290  .580         270   9           3  24
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1939 20 PHA AL  10    2   2.3  15   2   1  .133   1    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  3B   3e30       -2   
 1940 21 PHA AL  32    4   4.7  28   8   1  .286   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             323   
 1941 22 PHA AL  43   27   3.9   5   1   0  .200  21   64   27  .422    0    0  .000  SS   4e68       47   
 1942           [Did not play]
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 26 PHA AL   6    3   1.7   0   0   0  .000   2   11    7  .636    0    0  .000  SS   4e41      155   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  4 Seasons           37   3.5  48  11   2  .229  24   76   34  .447    0    0  .000                  82   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1939 20 PHA AL  3B     7     3     3    1    1   .857     3    35.0   1.54
                 SS     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1940 21 PHA AL  3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1941 22 PHA AL  SS    60   121   176   19   41   .940    60   513.1   5.21
                 3B     5     1     4    2    0   .714     2    24.0   1.88
 1942           [Did not play]
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 26 PHA AL  SS    20    24    42    2    6   .971    20   155.0   3.83
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS    81   145   218   21   47   .945    80   669.1   4.88
                 3B    13     4     7    3    1   .786     5    61.0   1.62
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1939  PHA   84-70   David Dick
 1940  PHA   58-96   David Dick
 1941  PHA   86-68   David Dick
 1945  PHA   57-97   Drew Kennedy

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