1967
Born January 26, 1967
Waynesboro, MS, USA
Jeff Branson Notable
b. January 26, 1967 · Cincinnati Reds 1992–1997, Cleveland Indians 1997–1998, Los Angeles Dodgers 2000–2001
Jeff Branson played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1992 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2001.
Across 694 games he batted .246, with 383 hits and 173 runs. He finished with 34 home runs, 72 doubles and 9 stolen bases.
He played 259 games at third base, with 359 assists and 21 errors. He turned 44 double plays. He also played 207 games at second base and 162 games at shortstop.
He was born in Waynesboro, MS, USA on January 26, 1967. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | CIN | 72 | 115 | 12 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .296 |
| 1993 | CIN | 125 | 381 | 40 | 92 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 73 | 4 | .241 |
| 1994 | CIN | 58 | 109 | 18 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .284 |
| 1995 | CIN | 122 | 331 | 43 | 86 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 44 | 69 | 2 | .260 |
| 1996 | CIN | 129 | 311 | 34 | 76 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 67 | 2 | .244 |
| 1997 | CIN/CLE | 94 | 170 | 14 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 1 | .200 |
| 1998 | CLE | 63 | 100 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .200 |
| 2000 | LAD | 18 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .235 |
| 2001 | LAD | 13 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .286 |
| Career | — | 694 | 1555 | 173 | 383 | 72 | 11 | 34 | 156 | 122 | 312 | 9 | .246 |
On this day & linked events
1992
Major-league debut: Jeff Branson
Jeff Branson made a major-league debut on April 12, 1992.
2001
Final major-league game: Jeff Branson
Jeff Branson played a final major-league game on October 6, 2001.
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