3B Ralph Branson #30
Age: 24 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/19/1888
3B RALPH BRANSON #30 - AGE: 24 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
112 440 121 19 17 0 66 53 36 .275 .355 .395 56 2.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 3
Errors: - 3 4
Arm: 2 4 2
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 4 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 1 Left Field: 1
1st Base: 1 Center Field: 1
2nd Base: - Right Field: 1
3rd Base: 3
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/16/1888 @ SCGr Win, 9-2 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 1
08/15/1888 @ SCGr Win, 8-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1888 LiSt Loss, 6-9 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
08/13/1888 LiSt Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 1
08/12/1888 @ RoRi Win, 4-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
08/11/1888 @ RoRi Loss, 1-8 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/10/1888 @ DaMo Win, 17-7 5 3 3 2 0 1 0 1
08/09/1888 @ DaMo Win, 6-5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/07/1888 PeWa Loss, 1-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/06/1888 PeWa Loss, 6-10 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/08/1864
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$220
Signed Through:1888 Season
Major Service:4 Years, None
Service This Yr:177 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CORN BELT LEAGUE 1888 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 112 440 121 19 17 0 66 87 53 36 .275 .355 .395 .750 .355 .120 120
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 112 502 3 0 0 1 3 3 174 36 56 26 68.3 66.0 5.06 2.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   39 11 1 3 0 5 10 8 6 0 0 0 .282 .404 .462 .866
Versus Right   401 110 18 14 0 61 77 45 30 3 3 3 .274 .350 .389 .739
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   47 10 0 3 0 7 8 6 5 0 0 0 .213 .302 .340 .642
May   115 34 4 3 0 15 25 15 8 0 1 1 .296 .382 .383 .764
June   109 26 4 4 0 14 14 11 7 0 0 1 .239 .314 .349 .663
July   107 34 7 6 0 21 32 16 10 3 1 1 .318 .402 .495 .897
August   62 17 4 1 0 9 8 5 6 0 1 0 .274 .328 .371 .699
Last Year   374 100 17 12 2 46 42 48 28 2 1 5 .267 .357 .393 .750
Career   814 221 36 29 2 112 129 101 64 5 4 8 .271 .356 .394 .750
Home   222 60 11 8 0 35 45 25 17 0 2 0 .270 .344 .392 .736
Road   218 61 8 9 0 31 42 28 19 3 1 3 .280 .365 .399 .764
Grass   440 121 19 17 0 66 87 53 36 3 3 3 .275 .355 .395 .750
Day   124 32 5 6 0 22 27 21 13 0 1 0 .258 .366 .395 .761
Night   316 89 14 11 0 44 60 32 23 3 2 3 .282 .350 .396 .746
As Starter   440 121 19 17 0 66 87 53 36 3 3 3 .275 .355 .395 .750
Close/Late   82 23 2 2 0 7 18 12 6 0 0 1 .280 .379 .354 .733
Inning 1-3   167 47 9 11 0 30 26 15 15 2 1 2 .281 .344 .467 .811
Inning 4-6   144 37 7 4 0 25 36 20 12 1 2 0 .257 .345 .361 .707
Inning 7-9   122 36 3 2 0 11 24 18 8 0 0 1 .295 .390 .352 .743
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
0 Outs   131 38 5 3 0 11 41 21 8 0 2 0 .290 .388 .374 .762
1 Outs   144 37 6 6 0 37 32 19 14 3 1 1 .257 .341 .382 .723
2 Outs   165 46 8 8 0 18 14 13 14 0 0 2 .279 .339 .424 .763
Scoring Position   162 47 7 8 0 63 36 22 15 3 3 2 .290 .376 .432 .808
Bases Empty   240 64 12 6 0 0 35 26 19 0 0 1 .267 .341 .367 .707
Runner on 1st   38 10 0 3 0 3 16 5 2 0 0 0 .263 .349 .421 .770
Runner on 2nd   58 19 3 3 0 11 16 10 8 0 3 1 .328 .435 .483 .918
Runner on 3rd   57 16 2 3 0 29 10 6 3 1 0 1 .281 .354 .421 .775
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 5 0 2 0 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 .263 .300 .474 .774
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   14 5 2 0 0 13 5 3 0 1 0 0 .357 .444 .500 .944
Bases Loaded   7 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Two Strikes   159 40 8 6 0 21 30 22 36 2 0 3 .252 .349 .377 .727
First Pitch   71 17 1 3 0 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .239 .338 .577
Count 0-1   51 19 3 1 0 10 10 0 0 1 2 0 .373 .365 .471 .836
Count 0-2   29 5 0 1 0 4 4 0 9 1 0 0 .172 .167 .241 .408
Count 1-0   38 13 2 1 0 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 .342 .342 .447 .789
Count 1-1   55 14 2 3 0 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .255 .400 .655
Count 1-2   53 12 2 2 0 5 5 0 11 0 0 2 .226 .255 .340 .594
Count 2-0   23 6 1 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .261 .304 .565
Count 2-1   37 11 2 2 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .297 .459 .757
Count 2-2   51 14 5 1 0 6 10 0 14 0 0 1 .275 .288 .412 .700
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 4 17 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 1 0 1 0 1 7 14 0 0 0 0 .167 .750 .500 1.250
Full Count   26 9 1 2 0 6 11 22 2 1 0 0 .346 .633 .538 1.171
Behind in Count   133 36 5 4 0 19 19 0 20 2 2 2 .271 .277 .368 .646
Ahead in Count   104 31 5 4 0 19 32 31 0 0 1 0 .298 .459 .423 .882
Batting 3rd   440 121 19 17 0 66 87 53 36 3 3 3 .275 .355 .395 .750
Low Leverage   211 59 11 5 0 13 32 17 16 0 0 1 .280 .336 .379 .715
Medium Leverage   164 46 5 11 0 38 38 25 16 2 3 1 .280 .375 .445 .820
High Leverage   63 16 3 1 0 15 17 11 4 1 0 1 .254 .368 .333 .702
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1884 Detroit - PBB 20 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000 205 178 0.1
1886 Chicago - PBB 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -57 -0.0
Total PBB 2 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833 154 139 0.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1887 St. Joseph - AA 23 103 374 100 17 12 2 46 42 48 5 2 28 52 23 .267 .357 .393 .750 116 118 2.8
1888 St. Joseph - AA 24 112 440 121 19 17 0 66 87 53 3 3 36 56 26 .275 .355 .395 .750 117 120 2.7
Total CBL 215 814 221 36 29 2 112 129 101 8 5 64 108 49 .271 .356 .394 .750 117 119
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1884 Detroit - MLB C 1 1 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 10.0 7.20 +0.1 .000 1 0 0 0.0
1886 Chicago - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1886 Chicago - MLB SS 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 2.0 9.00 -0.2 .638
1888 St. Joseph - AA 3B 112 112 143 266 11 473 64 .865 982.2 3.75 +0.7 1.001
TOTAL C 1 1 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 10.0 7.20 +0.1 .000 1 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 3B 112 112 143 266 11 473 64 .865 982.2 3.75 +0.7 1.001
TOTAL SS 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 2.0 9.00 -0.2 .638
PLAYER HISTORY
05/01/1884 Named the #90 prospect in the PBB
11/06/1886 Wins the 1886 World Championship Series with the Chicago Cyclones.
08/25/1887 Injured (bruised hand),day-to-day for 1 day.
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