Branch Rickey Stats

Branch Rickey was born on Tuesday, December 20, 1881, in Flat, Ohio. Rickey was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 16, 1905, with the St. Louis Browns. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Branch Rickey baseball stats page.
"Mr. Rickey went out of his way to do so much to put blacks in the major leagues. he could tell you so many things, Mr. Rickey, just like my mother or father reading a book to me as a youngster. He made me a better catcher, a better person on and off the field. He made me a completely changed individual." - Hall of Famer Roy Campanella

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Branch Rickey
 
 
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Birth Name:   Wesley Branch Rickey
Nickname:   The Mahatma
Born On:   12-20-1881
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Flat, Ohio
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-09-1965
Place of Death Data Died In:   Columbia, Missouri
Cemetery:   Rushtown Cemetery, Rushtown, Ohio Click For Grave Photo
College:   Ohio Wesleyan University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   06-16-1905 (Age 23)
Last Game:   08-25-1914
Draft:   Not Applicable
Branch Rickey

Branch Rickey Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Branch Rickey

Branch Rickey Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1905 Browns 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1906 Browns 65 201 22 57 7 3 3 0 24 16 - - 3 - 3 - .284 .345 .393
1907 Highlanders 52 137 16 25 1 3 0 0 15 11 - - 2 - 2 - .182 .253 .234
1914 Browns 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 120 343 38 82 8 6 3 0 39 27 - 1 5 - 5 - .239 .304 .324
Branch Rickey

Branch Rickey Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1905 Browns C 1 - - 3 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1906 Browns C 55 - - 305 5.5 291 233 58 14 2 5 - - .954 0.00 -
1906 Browns RF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1907 Highlanders 1B 9 - - 77 8.6 75 71 4 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1907 Highlanders C 11 - - 76 6.9 67 56 11 9 2 1 - - .882 0.00 -
1907 Highlanders OF 22 - - 39 1.8 33 32 1 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .846 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 67 0 0 384 5.7 361 291 70 23 4 6 n/a n/a .940 0.00 --
OF Totals 22 0 0 39 1.8 33 32 1 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .846 0.00 --
1B Totals 9 0 0 77 8.6 75 71 4 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 --
RF Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
3 Years 99 - - 501 5.1 470 395 75 31 7 6 n/a n/a .938 0.00 --
Branch Rickey

Branch Rickey Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1905 Browns 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1906 Browns 4 - - - - n/a 67.0 0.0 8.4 - - -
1907 Highlanders 4 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 9.1 - - -
1914 Browns 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 8 0 1.000 - - n/a 114.3 343.0 8.8 - - -
Branch Rickey

Branch Rickey Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1905 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a -
1906 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a -
1907 New York Highlanders n/a Undetermined n/a -
1914 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a -


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