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- | + | == 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 == | ||
+ | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | ||
+ | * {{cite-web | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/columns/story?columnist=reeves_jim&id=4847932 | year=2010 | month=01 | day=22}} |
Latest revision as of 13:18, 25 August 2010
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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.