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Roy Branch

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: July 12, 1953 in St. Louis, MO us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (5th) of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Beaumont HS (St. Louis, MO).

High School: Beaumont HS (St. Louis, MO)

School: Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL)

Debut: September 11, 1979 (Age 26-061d, 14,249th in major league history)
vs. TEX 5.2 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: September 18, 1979 (Age 26-068d)
vs. MIL 5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 5 ER

Full Name: Roy Branch

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

ERA

7.94

11.1

WHIP

1.676

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1971	17	KCR-min	Rk	0	2	.000	2.70	3	3		1	0	20.0	12	6	6	1	8	0	18	0	0	1				1.000	5.4	0.5	3.6	8.1	2.25	KPT APPY
1972	18	KCR-min	Rk,A	10	5	.667	4.28	22	22		6	1	120.0	99	73	57	3	80	1	83	3	0	13				1.492	7.4	0.2	6.0	6.2	1.04	BIL,SJO PION,CALL
1973	19	KCR-min	A	4	6	.400	5.74	16	16		1	0	69.0	62	53	44	3	68	0	44	3	0	14				1.884	8.1	0.4	8.9	5.7	0.65	SJO CALL
1974	20	KCR-min	A	5	10	.333	4.09	23	22		5	0	132.0	140	83	60	10	56	2	97	4	0	17				1.485	9.5	0.7	3.8	6.6	1.73	WLO,SJO MIDW,CALL
1975	21	KCR-min	AA,A	13	7	.650	3.00	27	24		12	0	162.0	147	74	54	7	83	2	126	8	1	6				1.420	8.2	0.4	4.6	7.0	1.52	JCK,WLO SOUL,MIDW
1976	22	KCR-min	AA	6	11	.353	3.10	25	23		8	0	157.0	116	67	54	6	73	3	93	12	1	5				1.204	6.6	0.3	4.2	5.3	1.27	JCK SOUL
1977	23	KCR-min	A,AA	9	13	.409	2.75	26	25		12	4	170.0	161	81	52	3	76	3	108	10	0	15				1.394	8.5	0.2	4.0	5.7	1.42	DYB,JCK FLOR,SOUL
1978	24	SEA-min	AAA	0	3	.000	10.06	4	4		0	0	17.0	19	19	19	3	14	0	7	4	0	2				1.941	10.1	1.6	7.4	3.7	0.50	SJO PCL
1979	25	SEA	AL	0	1	.000	7.94	2	2	0	0	0	11.1	12	11	10	2	7	1	6	0	0	1	52	57	5.82	1.676	9.5	1.6	5.6	4.8	0.86
1980	26	SEA-min	AAA	3	12	.200	5.51	26	24		6	0	152.0	190	106	93	8	68	3	73	9	0	7				1.697	11.3	0.5	4.0	4.3	1.07	SPO PCL
1 Yr				0	1	.000	7.94	2	2	0	0	0	11.1	12	11	10	2	7	1	6	0	0	1	52	57	5.82	1.676	9.5	1.6	5.6	4.8	0.86
162 Game Avg.				0	17	.000	7.94	34	34	0	0	0	192	204	187	170	34	119	17	102	0	0	17	884	57	5.82	1.676	9.5	1.6	5.6	4.8	0.86

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