1900
Born April 7, 1900
Castalian Springs, TN, USA
Slim Branham Notable
b. April 7, 1900 · Dayton Marcos 1920, Cleveland Tate Stars 1922, Harrisburg Giants 1924, Detroit Stars 1925, St. Louis Stars 1925, Cleveland Elites 1926, Indianapolis ABCs 1931, New York Black Yankees 1932
Slim Branham played for eight clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Dayton Marcos in 1920 and closing with the New York Black Yankees in 1932.
He went 16 and 27 with a 5.70 earned run average, pitching 357 innings in 71 games. He struck out 136 and threw 1 shutout. Across 81 games he batted .255, with 37 hits and 24 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 8 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Castalian Springs, TN, USA on April 7, 1900, and died on January 19, 1957. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | DM | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1922 | CTS | 24 | 49 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| 1924 | HBG | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| 1925 | DS/SLS | 25 | 41 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .341 |
| 1926 | CEL | 16 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| 1931 | AB2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| 1932* | NBY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Major leagues | — | 80 | 144 | 24 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| All seasons | — | 81 | 145 | 24 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | DM | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 39.1 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 2.06 |
| 1922 | CTS | 5 | 9 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 136.1 | 147 | 77 | 50 | 73 | 5.08 |
| 1924 | HBG | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 34.2 | 40 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 5.45 |
| 1925 | DS/SLS | 7 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 104.1 | 124 | 74 | 57 | 22 | 6.38 |
| 1926 | CEL | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 40.0 | 55 | 43 | 27 | 15 | 9.68 |
| 1931 | AB2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7.71 |
| Career | — | 16 | 27 | 71 | 48 | 0 | 357.0 | 397 | 226 | 166 | 136 | 5.70 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Slim Branham, that is 1932–1932. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1957