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Norm Branch
Norman Downs Branch (Red)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.
School University of Texas at Austin

Debut May 5, 1941
Final Game August 20, 1942
Born March 22, 1915 in Spokane, WA
Died November 21, 1971 in Navasota, TX

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1941 26 NYY AL   5   1  27   0   0   0  22  2   47.0   37   16   15   2   26   28   0   2   195       0  2.87  3.94  137 1.340
 1942 27 NYY AL   0   1  10   0   0   0   6  2   15.7   18   15   11   3   16   13   0   1    80       0  6.32  3.44   54 2.170
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  2 Yr WL% .714   5   2  37   0   0   0  28  4   62.7   55   31   26   5   42   41   0   3   275       0  3.73  3.81  102 1.548
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9   3  68   0   0   0  51  7  115.0  101   56   47   9   77   75   0   5   505   0   0  3.73  3.81  102 1.548
 Career High      5   1  27   0   0   0  22  2   47.0   37   16   15   3   26   28   0   2   195   0   0  2.87  3.94  137 1.340

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1941 26 NYY AL  27   10    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .000  .091  .000  -74    0   0           0   1
 1942 27 NYY AL  10    3    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   89    1   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2 Seasons       37   13    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   5  .077  .143  .077  -40    1   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         57    4    4   0  0   0    4   0  0   4  22  .077  .143  .077  -40    4   0   0   0   0   4
 Career High     27   10    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   4                           1   0   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1941 26 NYY AL   11   11    0   0.0   106| .000  .274| .091  .351| .000  .404| .091  .755| -74  .000  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1942 27 NYY AL    3    2    0   0.0    93| .333  .263| .333  .337| .333  .369| .666  .706|  89  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2 Seasons        14   13    0   0.0   103| .077  .272| .143  .348| .077  .396| .220  .744| -40  .000  -2.6  -0.3   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1941 26 NYY AL P 27 0 12 0 0 1.000 .960 0.44 1.16 2.30 2.14 0 47.0 1942 27 NYY AL P 10 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 0.50 1.30 2.87 2.29 0 15.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1941 26 NYY AL P 27 0 12 0 0 1.000 .960 0.44 1.16 2.30 2.14 0 47.0 1942 27 NYY AL P 10 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 0.50 1.30 2.87 2.29 0 15.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 37 0 17 0 0 1.000 .960 0.46 1.20 2.44 2.18 0 62.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 37 0 17 0 0 1.000 .960 0.46 1.20 2.43 2.17 0 63
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games Finished
1941 AL-22-5

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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