Bobby Bragan

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Latest revision as of 02:04, 20 June 2010

Bobby Bragan
Robert Randall Bragan
"Nig"
Bat/Throw:	R/R
Height:	5' 10"
Weight:	175
Born:	1917-10-30 at Birmingham, AL (US)
Died:	2010-1-21 at Fort Worth, TX (US)
Interred:	Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth, TX (US)

More info
Statistics:	Retrosheet
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Bobby Bragan was a professional player and manager.

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Outside of baseball 2 Sources

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Fort Worth, Texas in 1953.
• Self-identified as being of English-Irish ancestry.
• Started as an infielder in 1937 with Panama City in the Alabama-Florida League and switched to catching in 1942 when he was a member of the Philadelphia Phillies and all of their catchers were injured and Manager Hans Lobert asked if anyone could catch; Bragan had caught a bit around Birmingham in sandlot and semi-pro circles.
• During the winter of 1952 he managed Almendares in the Cuban League.
• Per 1953 PCL Sketch book, was manager of Fort Worth in the 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1952 Texas League.

Outside of baseball

• Served as an infantry lieutenant in the U.S. Army in World War II in 1945-1946.

Sources

• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
• http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/columns/story?columnist=reeves_jim&id=4847932, retrieved on 2010-01-22.