Branch Rickey

Positions: Catcher, Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 175lb (175cm, 79kg)

Born: December 20, 1881 in Flat, OH us

Died: December 9, 1965 in Columbia, MO

Buried: Rushtown Cemetery, Rushtown, OH

School: Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH)

Debut: June 16, 1905 (Age 23-178d, 2,725th in major league history)
vs. PHA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 25, 1914 (Age 32-248d)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Pioneer/Executive in 1967. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Branch Rickey's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1906 season

Full Name: Wesley Branch Rickey

Nicknames: The Mahatma

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.6

343

.239

RBI

OBP

.304

SLG

.324

OPS

.628

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-32 / in Starts: 13-20
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	49 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games

RBI Opportunities

1907 Batting Game Log

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1907 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	67	37 (36)	Jun 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			PH
2	68	39 (1)	Jun 6	NYY		CLE	L,0-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			PH
3	69	41 (1)	Jun 8	NYY		DET	L,0-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	6			LF
4	70	43 (1)	Jun 11	NYY		DET	L,2-10	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	8			C
5	71	45 (1)	Jun 13	NYY		CHW	L,3-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			PH
6	72	47 (1)	Jun 17	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				1		.000	.000	.000	.000	9			PH
7	73	48	Jun 18	NYY		SLB	W,6-1	0-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.000	.143	.000	.143	2			LF
8	74	49	Jun 19	NYY		SLB	L,0-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.091	.000	.091	8			C
9	75	50	Jun 20	NYY		SLB	L,6-9	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.083	.000	.083	9			PH
10	76	52 (1)	Jun 22	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-12	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.077	.000	.077	9			PH
11	77	53	Jun 24 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-8	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.071	.000	.071	9			PH
12	78	54	Jun 24 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	1				0		.059	.111	.059	.170	8			C
13	79	55	Jun 25	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.095	.136	.095	.232	8			C
14	80	56	Jun 26	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.125	.160	.125	.285	8			C
15	81	58 (1)	Jun 28	NYY		WSH	L,5-16	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		3	0	0				0		.111	.172	.111	.284	8			C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
16	82	59	Jul 1 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,16-15	0-GF	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		2	0	0				0		.129	.182	.129	.311	8			PH C
17	83	61 (1)	Jul 2	NYY		PHA	W,8-7	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	1	0				0		.143	.211	.143	.353	7			LF
18	84	62	Jul 3	NYY		PHA	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.132	.195	.132	.327	7			LF
19	85	63	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.122	.182	.122	.304	8			LF
20	86	64	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,7-3	CG(7)	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				1		.159	.213	.159	.372	7			LF
21	87	66 (1)	Jul 6	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-4	GS-0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.174	.224	.196	.420	2			RF
22	88	80 (13)	Jul 20	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-6	0-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.163	.212	.184	.395	7			LF
23	89	82 (1)	Jul 22	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-4	0-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.176	.222	.196	.418	6			LF
24	90	83	Jul 24	NYY		CLE	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.164	.207	.182	.389	5			LF
25	91	84	Jul 25	NYY		CLE	W,9-4	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.153	.194	.169	.363	7			LF
26	92	85	Jul 26 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.159	.197	.175	.372	7			LF
27	93	86	Jul 26 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,3-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.152	.188	.167	.355	7			LF
28	94	87	Jul 27	NYY		CLE	L,10-11	CG(11)	6	5	2	2	0	1	0	2	1		0	0	0				0		.169	.213	.211	.425	7			LF
29	95	88	Jul 30	NYY		DET	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.187	.228	.227	.455	6			LF
30	96	89	Jul 31	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.179	.220	.218	.437	7			LF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
31	97	90	Aug 1	NYY		DET	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.195	.233	.232	.464	7			LF
32	98	91	Aug 2	NYY		CHW	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.198	.233	.233	.466	6			LF
33	99	92	Aug 3 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,3-6	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1	0	0				1		.193	.245	.227	.472	6			LF
34	100	93	Aug 3 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,3-5	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2		1	0	0				1		.189	.255	.222	.477	6			LF
35	101	94	Aug 5	NYY		CHW	W,8-4	CG	4	4	2	2	0	1	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.202	.265	.255	.520	7			LF
36	102	95	Aug 6	NYY		CHW	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.204	.264	.255	.519	7			1B
37	103	96	Aug 7	NYY		SLB	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.196	.255	.245	.500	7			1B
38	104	97	Aug 8	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	CG	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	1		0	0	1				0		.202	.265	.269	.535	7			1B
39	105	98	Aug 10 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.194	.256	.259	.516	7			1B
40	106	99	Aug 10 (2)	NYY		SLB	T,6-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0		1		0	0	0				0		.198	.264	.261	.526	7			1B
41	107	100	Aug 12	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.191	.256	.252	.508	7			1B
42	108	101	Aug 13	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-15	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0		1		1	0	0				0		.185	.254	.244	.498	7			1B
43	109	102	Aug 14	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	0				0		.180	.254	.238	.491	7			LF
44	110	105 (2)	Aug 17	NYY	@	DET	W,5-3	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.180	.254	.238	.491	6			LF
45	111	110 (4)	Aug 23	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.180	.254	.238	.491	8			CF
46	112	114 (3)	Aug 28 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,3-5	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.179	.252	.236	.488	9			PH
47	113	116 (1)	Aug 29	NYY		PHA	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.183	.259	.238	.497	8			C
48	114	118 (1)	Aug 31	NYY		PHA	L,0-3	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.181	.257	.236	.493	9			PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
49	115	119	Sep 2	NYY		BOS	L,1-12	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.176	.250	.229	.479	8			C
50	116	120	Sep 3 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.178	.250	.230	.480	8			C
51	117	123 (2)	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-3	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.176	.253	.228	.481	8			C
52	118	134 (10)	Sep 13	NYY		WSH	L,2-10	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.182	.258	.234	.492	9			PH
							19-32		153	137	16	25	1	3	0	14	12		24	2	2		0		4		.182	.258	.234	.492

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