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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | * {{cite-web | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/columns/story?columnist=reeves_jim&id=4847932 | year=2010 | month=01 | day=22}} | ||
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== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
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* 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. | * 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. | * During the winter of 1952 he managed Almendares in the Cuban League. | ||
| - | * | + | * Shows he was manager of Fort Worth in the 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1952 Texas League. |
=== Outside of baseball === | === Outside of baseball === | ||
| - | * | + | * Spent two years in the U.S. Army. |
| + | * Served as an infantry lieutenant in World War II in 1945-1946. | ||
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| + | === Career notes === | ||
| + | * 1945, 1946 Shows "Armed Forces (Army)" | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book}} | ||
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