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Ron Brand
Ronald George Brand

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 8", Weight 170 lb.

Debut May 26, 1963
  vs. MLN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 25, 1971
Born January 13, 1940 in Los Angeles, CA

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1963 23 PIT NL  46   66    8   19   2  0   1    7   0  0  10  11  .288  .390  .364  118   24   0   0   0   1   1
 1965 25 HOU NL 117  391   27   92   6  3   2   37  10  5  19  34  .235  .281  .281   65  110   3   1   2   6  17
 1966 26 HOU NL  56  123   12   30   2  0   0   10   0  2   9  13  .244  .301  .260   63   32   3   2   3   2   6
 1967 27 HOU NL  84  215   22   52   8  1   0   18   4  0  23  17  .242  .321  .288   79   62   4   0   7   2   6
 1968 28 HOU NL  43   81    7   13   2  0   0    4   1  1   9  11  .160  .261  .185   38   15   2   0   0   2   1
 1969 29 MON NL 103  287   19   74  12  0   0   20   2  3  30  19  .258  .327  .300   77   86   4   3   4   1  11
 1970 30 MON NL  72  126   10   30   2  3   0    9   2  1   9  16  .238  .287  .302   59   38   4   1   0   0   0
 1971 31 MON NL  47   56    3   12   0  0   0    1   1  1   3   5  .214  .254  .214   34   12   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      568 1345  108  322  34  7   3  106  20 13 112 126  .239  .303  .282   69  379  22   7  16  14  42
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        384   31   92  10  2   1   30   6  4  32  36  .239  .303  .282   69  108   6   2   5   4  12
 Career High    117  391   27   92  12  3   2   37  10  5  30  34  .258  .327  .300   77  110   4   3   7   6  17
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1963 23 PIT NL   77   48   10   5.6    90| .288  .255| .390  .317| .364  .382| .754  .699| 118  .659   2.1   0.2   0%
 1965 25 HOU NL  420  325   28   2.3    87| .235  .249| .281  .311| .281  .376| .562  .687|  65  .259 -17.8  -1.9  66%
 1966 26 HOU NL  139  106    9   2.3    90| .244  .256| .301  .314| .260  .386| .561  .700|  63  .245  -5.3  -0.6   0%
 1967 27 HOU NL  244  173   21   3.3    87| .242  .253| .321  .315| .288  .372| .609  .687|  79  .414  -4.9  -0.5 100%
 1968 28 HOU NL   94   72    5   1.9    79| .160  .249| .261  .306| .185  .350| .446  .657|  38  .235  -5.7  -0.6  50%
 1969 29 MON NL  325  234   27   3.1    94| .258  .259| .327  .330| .300  .384| .627  .714|  77  .366  -7.5  -0.8  40%
 1970 30 MON NL  140  102   12   3.2   103| .238  .266| .287  .338| .302  .406| .589  .744|  59  .330  -7.8  -0.8  66%
 1971 31 MON NL   61   47    3   1.7    92| .214  .260| .254  .326| .214  .380| .468  .706|  34  .171  -5.0  -0.5  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1500 1107  115   2.8    90| .239  .255| .303  .319| .282  .380| .585  .699|  69  .329 -52.0  -5.5  60%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1963 23 PIT NL C 33 138 13 5 3 .968 .986 4.58 6.02 8.10 7.07 16 167.7 1 11 6 7 2B 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 4.60 3.00 5.25 0 6.0 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1.000 .909 0.50 2.55 2.43 2.92 0 3.7 1965 25 HOU NL C 102 585 54 8 8 .988 .988 6.26 5.80 6.76 6.96 94 851.3 17 28 44 22 3B 6 7 5 0 2 1.000 .952 2.00 2.47 2.35 2.82 5 46.0 LF 5 6 1 0 1 1.000 .972 1.40 1.38 1.47 1.72 5 43.0 1966 26 HOU NL C 25 132 6 2 1 .986 .987 5.52 5.81 7.68 6.84 15 161.7 1 5 8 4 2B 9 15 23 1 5 .974 .977 4.22 4.68 4.96 5.33 7 69.0 LF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.37 1.80 1.74 2 15.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 1967 27 HOU NL C 67 397 36 1 3 .998 .990 6.46 5.85 7.65 6.89 55 509.3 7 28 25 20 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.60 4.50 5.40 0 2.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 3.0 1968 28 HOU NL C 29 153 14 0 3 1.000 .990 5.76 6.12 7.91 6.87 18 190.0 0 5 10 3 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.77 0 1.3 1969 29 MON NL C 84 492 44 8 7 .985 .989 6.38 6.25 7.04 7.06 79 685.0 7 26 44 25 OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.75 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.30 0.00 1.50 0 3.0 1970 30 MON NL SS 19 22 37 3 8 .952 .966 3.11 4.23 6.01 5.05 7 88.3 3B 12 6 18 3 0 .889 .945 2.00 2.58 2.73 2.91 8 79.0 C 9 30 1 1 0 .969 .987 3.44 5.94 7.15 6.85 2 39.0 1 4 6 1 OF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.78 1.34 2.01 0 6.7 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 4.67 4.86 5.35 0 3.7 CF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.07 0.00 2.43 0 3.7 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1971 31 MON NL SS 22 25 42 3 10 .957 .968 3.05 4.46 6.53 5.14 6 92.3 OF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.93 13.85 2.08 0 1.3 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 2.33 2.69 2.82 0 6.7 LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.53 18.00 1.80 0 1.0 C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.60 4.50 6.30 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.90 0.00 5.40 0 3.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 3.00 0 0.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1963 23 PIT NL 2B 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 4.60 3.00 5.25 0 6.0 1966 26 HOU NL 2B 9 15 23 1 5 .974 .977 4.22 4.68 4.96 5.33 7 69.0 1967 27 HOU NL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.60 4.50 5.40 0 2.0 1970 30 MON NL 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 4.67 4.86 5.35 0 3.7 1971 31 MON NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.90 0.00 5.40 0 3.0 1963 23 PIT NL 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1.000 .909 0.50 2.55 2.43 2.92 0 3.7 1965 25 HOU NL 3B 6 7 5 0 2 1.000 .952 2.00 2.47 2.35 2.82 5 46.0 1966 26 HOU NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.57 0 0.7 1968 28 HOU NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.77 0 1.3 1970 30 MON NL 3B 12 6 18 3 0 .889 .945 2.00 2.58 2.73 2.91 8 79.0 1971 31 MON NL 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 2.33 2.69 2.82 0 6.7 1963 23 PIT NL C 33 138 13 5 3 .968 .986 4.58 6.02 8.10 7.07 16 167.7 1 11 6 7 1965 25 HOU NL C 102 585 54 8 8 .988 .988 6.26 5.80 6.76 6.96 94 851.3 17 28 44 22 1966 26 HOU NL C 25 132 6 2 1 .986 .987 5.52 5.81 7.68 6.84 15 161.7 1 5 8 4 1967 27 HOU NL C 67 397 36 1 3 .998 .990 6.46 5.85 7.65 6.89 55 509.3 7 28 25 20 1968 28 HOU NL C 29 153 14 0 3 1.000 .990 5.76 6.12 7.91 6.87 18 190.0 0 5 10 3 1969 29 MON NL C 84 492 44 8 7 .985 .989 6.38 6.25 7.04 7.06 79 685.0 7 26 44 25 1970 30 MON NL C 9 30 1 1 0 .969 .987 3.44 5.94 7.15 6.85 2 39.0 1 4 6 1 1971 31 MON NL C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.60 4.50 6.30 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1969 29 MON NL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1970 30 MON NL CF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.07 0.00 2.43 0 3.7 1971 31 MON NL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1965 25 HOU NL LF 5 6 1 0 1 1.000 .972 1.40 1.38 1.47 1.72 5 43.0 1966 26 HOU NL LF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.37 1.80 1.74 2 15.0 1967 27 HOU NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 3.0 1969 29 MON NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.30 0.00 1.50 0 3.0 1970 30 MON NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1971 31 MON NL LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.53 18.00 1.80 0 1.0 1965 25 HOU NL OF 5 6 1 0 1 1.000 .972 1.40 1.76 1.47 2.01 5 43.0 1966 26 HOU NL OF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.77 1.80 2.04 2 15.0 1967 27 HOU NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1968 28 HOU NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 1969 29 MON NL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.75 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 1970 30 MON NL OF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.78 1.34 2.01 0 6.7 1971 31 MON NL OF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.93 13.85 2.08 0 1.3 1968 28 HOU NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 1970 30 MON NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1970 30 MON NL SS 19 22 37 3 8 .952 .966 3.11 4.23 6.01 5.05 7 88.3 1971 31 MON NL SS 22 25 42 3 10 .957 .968 3.05 4.46 6.53 5.14 6 92.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 350 1928 168 25 25 .988 .989 5.99 5.97 7.24 6.96 279 2606.0 34 107 143 82 SS* 41 47 79 6 18 .955 .967 3.07 4.35 6.28 5.09 13 180.7 3B* 26 14 25 3 3 .929 .947 1.50 2.52 2.56 2.87 13 137.3 OF* 21 13 1 0 1 1.000 .979 0.67 1.80 1.70 2.02 7 74.0 14 5 2# 2B* 16 18 25 1 5 .977 .977 2.69 4.67 4.62 5.33 7 83.7 LF* 14 11 1 0 1 1.000 .968 0.86 1.41 1.61 1.72 7 67.0 CF* 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.52 0 5.0 RF* 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 454 2020 298 35 52 .985 .986 5.11 5.39 6.77 6.51 319 3082
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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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.

Grounded into Double Plays
1965 NL-17-5

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Transactions 

Before 1958 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

November 30, 1964: Drafted by the Houston Colt .45's from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1964 rule 5 draft.

October 14, 1968: Drafted by the Montreal Expos from the Houston Astros as the 58th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.


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Name and misspellings: Ronald gearge George goerge Ron ronnie Brand

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