Jeff Branson

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: January 26, 1967 in Waynesboro, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of West Alabama (Livingston, AL).

High School: Southern Choctaw HS (Silas, AL)

School: University of West Alabama (Livingston, AL)

Debut: April 12, 1992 (Age 25-077d, 16,105th in major league history)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 6, 2001 (Age 34-253d)
vs. SFG 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

National Team: us USA (Oly,College)

Full Name: Jeffery Glenn Branson

Nicknames: Brano

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

1555

383

.246

173

RBI

156

OBP

.300

SLG

.372

OPS

.672

OPS+

Summary of 34 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 8 go ahead

2 Tms
CIN	31
CLE	3

Platoon
vs RHP	30
vs LHP	4

Home/Road
Home	21
Away	13

Outs
2	16
0	10
1	8

16 Opps
LAD	5
CHC	4
NYM	4
SDP	3
ATL	3
COL	2
SFG	2
PIT	2
HOU	2
STL	1
TEX	1
PHI	1
BOS	1
MON	1
FLA	1
TOR	1

31 Pitchers
John Smoltz	3
Steve Trachsel	2
Tim Wakefield	1
Andy Ashby	1
Tom Candiotti	1
José Parra	1
Amaury Telemaco	1
Steve Reed	1
Todd Jones	1
Andrés Berumen	1
Jeff McCurry	1
Josías Manzanillo	1
Randy Veres	1
Pedro Astacio	1
Jim Bullinger	1
Bobby Jones	1
Sean Bergman	1
Terry Clark	1
Frank Tanana	1
Bob MacDonald	1
Robert Person	1
Joey Eischen	1
Bryan Hickerson	1
Curt Leskanic	1
Kevin Tapani	1
Dennis Martínez	1
Doug Drabek	1
Rod Beck	1
René Arocha	1
Tommy Greene	1
Jon Lieber	1

9 Parks
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	18
Progressive (CLE)	3
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	3
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
3Com Park (SFO)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1

Where Hit
9	22
89	7
8	2
7	2
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	9
4	8
1	7
5	5
2	2
7+	2
Unk	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	34

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	22
1--	6
-2-	4
12-	1
-23	1

48 RBI
RISP	6
0 on	22
1 on	10
2 on	2
Any on	12

Inning
1	1
2	4
3	1
4	1
5	4
6	7
7	6
8	7
9	3

1-3	6
4-6	12
7-end	16

RelScore
+4..	6
+2	2
+1	6
Tied	6
-1	5
-2	4
-3	2
-4..	3

Ahead	14
Tied	6
Behind	14

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
1-1	6
1-2	5
2-1	5
3-1	4
2-0	3
3-2	1
Unk	1
1-0	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
3B	16
2B	10
SS	8

OrderPos
8th	18
7th	8
9th	3
2nd	2
3rd	2
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	12
Low Lev	17

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1993-06-12	CIN	@	ATL	John Smoltz	behind 0-6	t 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	7	6	0.023	3%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); R. Sanders Scores
2	2	2	1	1993-08-18	CIN		NYM	Frank Tanana	behind 0-2	b 3	0	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	7	4	0.110	43%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1993-08-22	CIN		MON	Dennis Martínez	behind 1-5	b 6	0	---	11,(1-2) ..CFFFFFFFFBX	1	2	6	0.064	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1994-06-14	CIN	@	LAD	Pedro Astacio	behind 0-4	t 8	0	---	4,(2-1) KBBX	1	9	4	0.034	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
5	5	2	1	1994-06-19	CIN	@	ATL	John Smoltz	ahead 4-0	t 1	1	1--	1,(0-0) 1X	2	7	4	0.082	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Sanders Scores
6	6	3	1	1994-07-03	CIN	@	PIT	Jon Lieber	tied 3-3	t 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	4	0.204	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
7	7	4	1	1994-07-15	CIN		CHC	Jim Bullinger	ahead 6-1	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	5	0.003	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
8	8	5	1	1994-07-29	CIN	@	SDP	Andy Ashby	tied 0-0	t 2	2	-2-	3,(1-1) FBX	2	7	5	0.188	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); R. Sanders Scores
9	9	6	1	1994-08-03	CIN	@	SFG	Bryan Hickerson	ahead 14-2	t 8	2	-2-	3,(1-1) CBX	2	3	6	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Boone Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1995-05-07	CIN		NYM	Josías Manzanillo	ahead 4-2	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	5	0.066	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
11	11	2	1	1995-05-22	CIN		HOU	Doug Drabek	behind 0-2	b 5	0	---	4,(1-2) FBFX	1	8	5	0.127	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
12	12	3	1	1995-06-02	CIN		STL	René Arocha	behind 6-9	b 8	0	---	4,(2-1) .BCBX	1	7	5	0.079	17%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
13	13	4	1	1995-06-13	CIN	@	COL	Curt Leskanic	behind 3-6	t 9	1	---		1	8	6	0.028	5%		Home Run (Deep CF)
14	14	5	1	1995-07-07	CIN		LAD	José Parra	ahead 2-1	b 6	2	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	7	5	0.183	90%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); B. Boone Scores
15	15	6	1	1995-07-23	CIN		CHC	Steve Trachsel	behind 2-3	b 6	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	5	0.187	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
16	16	7	1	1995-07-28	CIN	@	LAD	Tom Candiotti	tied 2-2	t 7	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	8	5	0.204	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	8	1	1995-08-06 (1)	CIN		PHI	Tommy Greene	behind 0-1	b 2	1	-23	4,(2-1) BSBX	3	8	5	0.193	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Gant Scores; E. Taubensee Scores
18	18	9	1	1995-08-17	CIN		LAD	Kevin Tapani	ahead 3-2	b 4	2	1--	3,(1-1) .FBX	2	8	5	0.182	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Santiago Scores/unER; J. Branson Scores/unER
19	19	10	1	1995-08-25	CIN	@	PIT	Jeff McCurry	ahead 8-2	t 7	2	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	7	5	0.015	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); E. Taubensee Scores; B. Boone Scores
20	20	11	1	1995-09-12	CIN		FLA	Randy Veres	behind 3-5	b 6	2	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX	1	8	5	0.128	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
21	21	12	1	1995-09-14	CIN		SDP	Andrés Berumen	ahead 7-1	b 6	0	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	8	5	0.007	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1996-04-08	CIN		NYM	Bob MacDonald	ahead 5-4	b 8	2	1--	5,(1-2) 1FCF*BX	2	8	4	0.119	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); W. Greene Scores
23	23	2	1	1996-04-12	CIN		HOU	Todd Jones	behind 6-7	b 9	2	---	5,(3-1) BSBBX	1	2	4	0.488	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
24	24	3	1	1996-05-08	CIN		LAD	Joey Eischen	ahead 2-0	b 7	0	---	4,(1-2) .BFCX	1	8	5	0.055	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
25	25	4	1	1996-06-12	CIN	@	SDP	Sean Bergman	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	6	0.111	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
26	26	5	1	1996-07-05	CIN	@	CHC	Steve Trachsel	ahead 1-0	t 5	1	---	7,(3-2) CBFBFBX	1	7	5	0.118	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
27	27	6	1	1996-08-06	CIN	@	SFG	Rod Beck	behind 1-2	t 9	2	-2-	3,(2-0) 1B.BX	2	8	5	0.698	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Davis Scores
28	28	7	1	1996-08-17 (2)	CIN		COL	Steve Reed	ahead 5-4	b 8	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	8	6	0.103	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to RF Line); B. Boone Scores; J. Branson Scores
29	29	8	1	1996-08-21	CIN	@	ATL	John Smoltz	tied 0-0	t 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	4	0.142	59%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
30	30	9	1	1996-09-26	CIN		CHC	Amaury Telemaco	ahead 11-4	b 8	1	---	4,(1-2) FFBX	1	3	6	0.001	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); J. Branson Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	1997-06-09	CIN		NYM	Bobby Jones	behind 0-2	b 7	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	6	0.331	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Boone Scores
32	32	2	1	1997-08-09 (1)	CLE		TEX	Terry Clark	behind 0-1	b 5	2	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	8	4	0.147	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
33	33	3	1	1997-08-15	CLE		TOR	Robert Person	ahead 2-1	b 2	2	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	8	4	0.093	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Branson Scores
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	1998-07-21 (2)	CLE		BOS	Tim Wakefield	tied 2-2	b 6	2	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	9	4	0.171	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball)