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Branch Rickey

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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
Named Major League Executive of the Year by The Sporting News (1936, 1942 and 1947)
Ejections as manager: 1914 (2), 1915 (2), 1919 (1). Total: 5
SABR Biography
Top Performances 
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1905 STL A    Daily Splits    1     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0        2   0   0   0            0      .000  .000  .000  -0.1 1905 STL A
1906 STL A    Daily Splits   65   201   22   57   7   3   3   24   16       26   3   3   0            4      .284  .345  .393   0.8 1906 STL A
1907 NY  A    Daily Splits   52   137   16   25   1   3   0   15   11       25   2   2   0            4      .182  .253  .234  -1.4 1907 NY  A
1914 STL A    Daily Splits    2     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0i   1   0   0   0   0i  0i   0   0  .000  .000  .000  -0.1 1914 STL A
Total    ( 4 Years) Splits  120   343   38   82   8   6   3   39   27   0i  54   5   5   0   0i  0i   8   0i .239  .304  .324  -0.8 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
i - incomplete

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1905 STL A Daily Splits   C    1    0    0     5       2    1    0    0   0    0    0    0 1.000
1906 STL A Daily Splits   C   55   55   50   438.2i  233   58   14    2   0    5   85i   0  .954
1906 STL A               RF    1    1    1     9       1    0    0    0   0                1.000
1906 STL A               OF    1    1    1     9       1    0    0    0   0                1.000     0    0    1 
1907 NY  A Daily Splits  OF   24   18   17   154      32    1    6    0   0                 .846    22    1    1 
1907 NY  A               LF   22   17   17   154  i   35    1    5    0   0                 .878
1907 NY  A                C   11    9    8    76  i   56   11    9    2   0    1   19i   0  .882
1907 NY  A               1B    7    7    7    61      71    4    2    3   0                 .974
1907 NY  A               CF    1    0    0             0    0    0    0   0                    -
1907 NY  A               RF    1    1    0             0    0    0    0   0                    -
Total ( 3 Years) Splits   C   67   64   58   519.2i  291   70   23    4   0    6  104i   0  .940
Total ( 2 Years)         OF   25   19   18   163      33    1    6    0   0                 .850    22    1    2 
Total ( 1 Year )         LF   22   17   17   154  i   35    1    5    0   0                 .878
Total ( 1 Year )         1B    7    7    7    61      71    4    2    3   0                 .974
Total ( 2 Years)         RF    2    2    1     9  i    1    0    0    0   0                1.000
Total ( 1 Year )         CF    1    0    0             0    0    0    0   0                    -
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
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                           Managerial 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 (10 Years) 1277  597  664  .473  5585  5777
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 5-14-1914     BOX  STL A  Jack Egan           Call at HP
 6-24-1914(2)  BOX  STL A  Jack Egan           Called third strike
 4-23-1915     BOX  STL A  Dick Nallin         Balk non-call
 9-11-1915(2)  BOX  STL A  Billy Evans         Balls and strikes
 9- 1-1919(1)  BOX  STL N  Pete Harrison       Balls and strikes

Transaction Information

Sold by Dallas (Texas) to Cincinnati Reds (August, 1904).

Returned to Dallas (Texas) (September, 1904).

Selected by Chicago White Sox from Dallas (Texas) in the major league draft (September, 1905).

Traded by Milwaukee (American Association) with cash to St. Louis Browns in exchange
for Frank Roth (February 10, 1906).

Traded by St. Louis Browns to New York Highlanders in exchange for Joe Yeager
(February 28, 1907).
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