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* {{cite-web | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/columns/story?columnist=reeves_jim&id=4847932 | year=2010 | month=01 | day=22}} | * {{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 == | ||
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| + | === 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. | ||
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| + | == 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)" | ||
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| + | == Source == | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1953 Pacific Coast League Sketchbook}} | ||
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Sources
- http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/columns/story?columnist=reeves_jim&id=4847932, retrieved on 2010-01-22.
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.
Outside of baseball
- Spent two years in the U. S. Army.
- Served as an infantry lieutenant in World War II in 1945-1946.
Career notes
- 1945, 1946 Shows "Armed Forces (Army)"
Source
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketchbook.
