Branch Rickey Stats & Facts

ByTom December 29, 2018November 22, 2021

VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Branch Rickey Positions: Catcher, Leftfielder and First BasemanBats: Left • Throws: Right5-9, 175lb (175cm, 79kg)Born: December 20, 1881 in Flat, OHDied: December 9, 1965 in Columbia, MOBuried: Rushtown Cemetery, Rushtown, OHSchool: Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH)Debut: June 16, 1905 (2,726th in major league history)vs. PHA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: August 25, 1914vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBHall…

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Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner are elected to the Hall of Fame

ByThis Day in Baseball January 29, 1967August 26, 2024

On January 29, 1967, former Brooklyn Dodgers executive Branch Rickey and Pittsburgh Pirates hitting great Lloyd Waner are elected to the Hall of Fame. In 1947 in a unanimous vote of the Special Veterans Committee, Rickey promoted Jackie Robinson to the major leagues, effectively breaking baseball’s color line.

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1967 Hall of Fame

Branch Rickey Stats & Facts

Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner are elected to the Hall of Fame

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