Ron Brand

Positions: Catcher, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-7, 167lb (170cm, 75kg)

Born: January 13, 1940 in Los Angeles, CA us

High School: North Hollywood HS (North Hollywood, CA)

School: Los Angeles Valley College (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: May 26, 1963 (Age 23-133d, 9,721st in MLB history)
vs. MLN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1971 (Age 31-255d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: Ronald George Brand

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

AB

1345

H

322

HR

BA

.239

R

108

RBI

106

SB

OBP

.303

SLG

.282

OPS

.585

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1958	18	PIT-min	C,D	97	374	316	43	75	16	5	2	37	7		49	48	.237	.350	.339	.689		107		6	3	0			SJO,CLI · CALL,MIDW
1959	19	PIT-min	D	117	526	448	97	142	16	5	11	71	26		64	45	.317	.403	.449	.852		201	10	5	3	6			SAA · SOPH
1960	20	PIT-min	B	121	460	388	62	93	14	3	8	38	15		61	56	.240	.349	.353	.703		137		5	5	1	1		BUR · IIIL
1961	21	PIT-min	B	120	491	440	62	139	18	1	5	66	10		38	42	.316	.372	.395	.768		174		2	10	1	5		BUR · IIIL
1962	22	PIT-min	AAA,B	126	493	425	64	120	19	5	7	54	11	2	57	49	.282	.369	.400	.769		170		4	3	4	0		CLB,KIN · IL,CARL
1963	23	PIT-min	AAA	23	70	64	3	6	1	1	1	5	1	1	5	8	.094	.171	.188	.359		12		1	0	0			CLB · IL
1963	23	PIT	NL	46	77	66	8	19	2	0	1	7	0	0	10	11	.288	.390	.364	.753	119	24	1	1	0	0	0	2/45

1964	24	PIT-min	AAA	121	453	407	39	111	24	1	6	42	9	6	35	43	.273	.334	.381	.715		155		5	1	5			CLB · IL
1965	25	HOU	NL	117	420	391	27	92	6	3	2	37	10	5	19	34	.235	.281	.281	.562	65	110	17	6	3	1	2	2/57
1966	26	HOU	NL	56	139	123	12	30	2	0	0	10	0	2	9	13	.244	.301	.260	.562	63	32	6	2	3	2	3	2/475
1967	27	HOU	NL	84	244	215	22	52	8	1	0	18	4	0	23	17	.242	.321	.288	.609	79	62	6	2	4	0	7	2/47
1968	28	HOU-min	AAA	18	70	64	7	21	1	0	0	3	2	1	5	3	.328	.371	.344	.715		22		0	0	1			OKC · PCL
1968	28	HOU	NL	43	94	81	7	13	2	0	0	4	1	1	9	11	.160	.261	.185	.446	38	15	1	2	2	0	0	2/59
1969	29	MON	NL	103	325	287	19	74	12	0	0	20	2	3	30	19	.258	.327	.300	.627	77	86	11	1	4	3	4	2/87
1970	30	MON	NL	72	140	126	10	30	2	3	0	9	2	1	9	16	.238	.287	.302	.588	59	38	0	0	4	1	0	65/24879
1971	31	MON	NL	47	61	56	3	12	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	5	.214	.254	.214	.469	35	12	0	0	2	0	0	6/57428
1972	32	MON-min	AAA	74	279	242	31	50	8	1	2	17	3	1	26	18	.207	.290	.273	.563		66		3	7	1			PNS · IL
1975	35	LAD-min	A	31	76	64	15	13	3	0	0	5	4	2	10	6	.203	.320	.250	.570		16	0	1	1	0	0		BAK · CALL
8 Yrs				568	1500	1345	108	322	34	7	3	106	20	13	112	126	.239	.303	.282	.585	69	379	42	14	22	7	16
162 Game Avg.				162	428	384	31	92	10	2	1	30	6	4	32	36	.239	.303	.282	.585	69	108	12	4	6	2	5

HOU (4 yrs)				300	897	810	68	187	18	4	2	69	15	8	60	75	.231	.293	.270	.563	66	219	30	12	12	3	12
MON (3 yrs)				222	526	469	32	116	14	3	0	30	5	5	42	40	.247	.308	.290	.598	67	136	11	1	10	4	4
PIT (1 yr)				46	77	66	8	19	2	0	1	7	0	0	10	11	.288	.390	.364	.753	119	24	1	1	0	0	0

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