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Norm Branch

Norman Downs Branch (Red)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: March 22, 1915 in Spokane, WA
School: University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1941
Team: Yankees 1941-1942

Final Game: August 20, 1942
Died: November 21, 1971 in Navasota, TX
Buried: Montgomery New Cemetery, Montgomery, TX
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1941 26 NYY AL 5 1 .833 2.87 27 0 22 0 0 2 47.0 37 16 15 2 26 28 0 0 2 195 138 1.340 7.1 0.4 5.0 5.4 1.08
1942 27 NYY AL 0 1 .000 6.32 10 0 6 0 0 2 15.2 18 15 11 3 16 13 0 0 1 80 56 2.170 10.3 1.7 9.2 7.5 0.81
2 Yrs 5 2 .714 3.73 37 0 28 0 0 4 62.2 55 31 26 5 42 41 0 0 3 275 103 1.548 7.9 0.7 6.0 5.9 0.98
162 Game Avg. 9 4 .714 3.73 68 0 51 0 0 7 115 101 57 48 9 77 75 0 0 6 505 103 1.548 7.9 0.7 6.0 5.9 0.98

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1941 26 NYY AL 47.0 27 0 16 3.06 4.71 0.36 0.00 98.9 4.30 6 0.6 1.0 -0.0 0.9 11 .523 .504 $
1942 27 NYY AL 15.2 10 0 15 8.62 4.30 0.42 0.00 101.0 3.92 -8 -0.8 1.0 -0.0 -0.7 -7 .417 .495 $
2 Seasons 62.2 37 0 31 4.45 4.60 0.38 0.00 99.4 4.20 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.2 4 .494 .499 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1941 26 NYY AL 195 1.0% 14.4% 13.3% 69%
1942 27 NYY AL 80 3.8% 16.3% 20.0% 58%
2 Yrs 275 1.8% 14.9% 15.3% 66%
MLB Averages 1.3% 9.0% 9.1% 2.9% 12% 79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1941 26 5 1 .833 2.87 27 0 22 0 0 2 47.0 37 16 15 2 26 28 0 0 2 195 138 1.340 7.1 0.4 5.0 5.4 1.08 138
1942 27 5 2 .714 3.73 37 0 28 0 0 4 62.2 55 31 26 5 42 41 0 0 3 275 103 1.548 7.9 0.7 6.0 5.9 0.98 103

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1941 26 3 2 .600 2.93 46.0 38 17 15 2 27 27 0 1.413 7.4 5.3 5.3 1.00 0.4 27
1942 27 0 1 .000 6.75 16.0 20 13 12 3 18 13 0 2.375 11.3 10.1 7.3 0.72 1.7 10
2 Yrs 3 3 .500 3.92 62.0 58 30 27 5 45 40 0 1.661 8.4 5.8 0.89 0.7 37

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Finished s c a p y
1941 AL  22 (5th)

                                         

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