Glenn
Branch
 
Nickname: Mad Dog
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 175
 
Born: September 18, 1929 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1950   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 18 DC KL $ 300,000   8 8 7 3 3 3 5 6 6 2 3 3 7 8 8
1949 19 DC KL $ 300,000   9 9 8 4 4 4 5 6 6 3 4 3 7 8 8
1950 20 DC KL $ 300,000   9 9 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 4 5 4 7 9 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 7 3 3 3 5 6 6 2 3 3 7 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   9 9 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 4 5 4 7 9 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1948 18 DC KL 126 369 52 105 21 4 3 33 15 13 15 41 .285 .313 .388 .701 40.5 4.7
1949 19 DC KL 10 39 9 8 1 1 1 6 3 1 5 4 .205 .283 .359 .642 5.4 0.5
    AAA   136 553 90 196 34 7 13 108 40 13 43 41 .354 .401 .512 .913 104.9  
1950 20 DC KL 145 604 97 198 21 4 6 76 49 20 34 53 .328 .368 .406 .774 87.2 14.1
3 Years Sim 281 1012 158 311 43 9 10 115 67 34 54 98 .307 .345 .397 .742 133.1 19.3
1 Years AAA 136 553 90 196 34 7 13 108 40 13 43 41 .354 .405 .512 .917 104.9  
162 Game Average 583 91 179 24 5 5 66 38 19 31 56 .307 .345 .397 .742 76.7  
Career Highs 145 604 97 198 21 4 6 76 49 20 34 53 .328 .368 .406 .774 87.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   695 124 226 32 7 7 86 49 21 46 61 .325 .369 .422 .790 103.1
vs LH   317 34 85 11 2 3 29 18 13 8 37 .268 .292 .344 .636 28.3
Home 135 482 77 142 19 3 3 54 32 18 25 39 .295 .332 .365 .697 55.5
Away 146 530 81 169 24 6 7 61 35 16 29 59 .319 .357 .426 .783 76.0
RISP   246 0 78 9 0 2 101 0 0 20 25 .317 .366 .378 .744 33.5
Pinch Hitting   33 6 12 3 0 0 6 1 1 3 5 .364 .417 .455 .871 5.5
Close/Late   111 16 34 2 1 1 10 0 0 8 11 .306 .353 .369 .722 14.2
Mar/Apr 43 181 27 59 8 2 2 23 11 7 4 21 .326 .346 .425 .771 23.6
May 53 211 38 71 11 3 3 28 15 11 13 17 .336 .373 .460 .833 32.5
June 47 169 23 45 8 1 1 13 10 6 11 19 .266 .319 .343 .662 17.5
July 41 153 21 47 6 1 2 24 9 2 6 15 .307 .340 .399 .738 20.1
August 44 127 18 37 4 0 1 7 13 3 11 14 .291 .353 .346 .699 16.8
Sep/Oct 53 171 31 52 6 2 1 20 9 5 9 12 .304 .335 .380 .715 21.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1948 18 DC KL CF 67 62 542.0 161 4 0 0 1.000 2.74   3.0
    RF 11 11 90.7 22 0 0 0 1.000 2.18    
    LF 9 9 77.0 15 1 0 0 1.000 1.87    
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1949 19 DC KL CF 10 10 87.7 28 0 0 0 1.000 2.87   0.4
1950 20 DC KL CF 143 141 1253.0 423 6 1 2 .998 3.08   3.0
    1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  CF 220 213 1882.7 612 10 1 2 .998 2.97   6.4
  RF 11 11 90.7 22 0 0 0 1.000 2.18    
  LF 9 9 77.0 15 1 0 0 1.000 1.87    
  3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   242 233 2053.3 650 11 1 2 .998 2.90   6.4
Career Highs   144 141 1254.0 424 6 1 2 1.000 3.09    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1950-7-.328
At-Bats
1950-9-604
Hits
1950-7-198
Singles
1950-2-167
Stolen Bases
1950-4-49
CAR-35-67
Caught Stealing
1948-9-13
1950-2-20
CAR-32-34
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 10
   Hall of Fame Standards: 30
 
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  1. Jerry Peake (972)
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  3. Richard Lind (949)
  4. Wayne Jara (945)
  5. James Arviso (945)
  6. James Schreffler (944)
  7. Harold Whaley (943)
  8. Victor Glover (943)
  9. Michael Longoria (942)
  10. Winfred Churchwell (941)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by DC in 1948
Had first career hit (double) on 4/1/1948, off Ian Corpus (BOS)
Hit first career homerun on 5/29/1948, off Israel Kelly (VER)
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 6/1/1950
Injured on 8/24/1950 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1950