Ron Brand
[edit] Biography
Ron Brand (Ronald George Brand) was born on January 13, 1940 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on May 26, 1963 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1965, his rookie year, he hit .235 with 2 home runs and 37 RBI. Brand played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros and Montreal Expos over the course of his 8 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1963
| PIT
| N
| 46
| 66
| 8
| 19
| 1
| 7
| .288
| .390
| .364
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1965
| HOU
| N
| 117
| 391
| 27
| 92
| 2
| 37
| .235
| .281
| .281
| 6
| 3
| 19
| 34
| 6
| 3
| 10
| 2
| 17
|
| 1966
| HOU
| N
| 56
| 123
| 12
| 30
| 0
| 10
| .244
| .301
| .260
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 13
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 6
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| 84
| 215
| 22
| 52
| 0
| 18
| .242
| .321
| .288
| 8
| 1
| 23
| 17
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 7
| 6
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| 43
| 81
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 4
| .160
| .261
| .185
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 11
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| MON
| N
| 103
| 287
| 19
| 74
| 0
| 20
| .258
| .327
| .300
| 12
| 0
| 30
| 19
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 11
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| 72
| 126
| 10
| 30
| 0
| 9
| .238
| .287
| .302
| 2
| 3
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| 47
| 56
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 1
| .214
| .254
| .214
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 568
| 1345
| 108
| 322
| 3
| 106
| .239
| .303
| .282
| 34
| 7
| 112
| 126
| 14
| 22
| 20
| 16
| 42
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1963
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 3.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| PIT
| N
| C
| 33
| 16
| 167.2
| 138
| 13
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 0
| .968
|
| 1963
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 5
| 5
| 43
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| HOU
| N
| C
| 102
| 94
| 851.1
| 585
| 54
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 17
| 44
| 22
| 1
| .988
|
| 1965
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 5
| 5
| 43
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 5
| 46
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 9
| 7
| 69
| 15
| 23
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1966
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1966
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 3
| 2
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| HOU
| N
| C
| 25
| 15
| 161.2
| 132
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 0
| .986
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| C
| 66
| 55
| 509.1
| 397
| 36
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 25
| 20
| 5
| .998
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| C
| 29
| 18
| 190
| 153
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| MON
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| MON
| N
| C
| 84
| 79
| 685
| 492
| 44
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 44
| 25
| 2
| .985
|
| 1969
| MON
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| MON
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| 3B
| 12
| 8
| 79
| 6
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| CF
| 3
| 0
| 3.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| C
| 9
| 2
| 39
| 30
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| .969
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 3.2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| SS
| 19
| 7
| 88.1
| 22
| 37
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 6.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 1.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| SS
| 22
| 6
| 92.1
| 25
| 42
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 6.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 26
| 13
| 137.1
| 14
| 25
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 14
| 7
| 67
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 41
| 13
| 180.2
| 47
| 79
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 349
| 279
| 2606
| 1928
| 168
| 25
| 25
| 0
| 34
| 143
| 82
| 9
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 21
| 7
| 74
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 16
| 7
| 83.2
| 18
| 25
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1958).
- Selected by Houston Astros from Pittsburgh Pirates in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 30, 1964).
- Selected by Montreal Expos from Houston Astros (58th pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 14, 1968).
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