Steve Braun
[edit] Biography
Steve Braun (Stephen Russell Braun) was born on May 8, 1948 in Trenton, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on April 6, 1971 for the Minnesota Twins. In 1971, his rookie year, he hit .254 with 5 home runs and 35 RBI. Braun played for the Minnesota Twins, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 15 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Steve Braun's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1975, when he hit for a .302 average. However, others believe that it was 1976, when he hit for a .288 average and knocked in 61 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| 128
| 343
| 51
| 87
| 5
| 35
| .254
| .350
| .344
| 12
| 2
| 48
| 50
| 5
| 2
| 8
| 4
| 8
|
| 1972
| MIN
| A
| 121
| 402
| 40
| 116
| 2
| 50
| .289
| .360
| .356
| 21
| 0
| 45
| 38
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 14
|
| 1973
| MIN
| A
| 115
| 361
| 46
| 102
| 6
| 42
| .283
| .408
| .438
| 28
| 5
| 74
| 48
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 8
| 9
|
| 1974
| MIN
| A
| 129
| 453
| 53
| 127
| 8
| 40
| .280
| .361
| .364
| 12
| 1
| 56
| 51
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 4
| 6
|
| 1975
| MIN
| A
| 136
| 453
| 70
| 137
| 11
| 45
| .302
| .389
| .428
| 18
| 3
| 66
| 55
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 8
|
| 1976
| MIN
| A
| 122
| 417
| 73
| 120
| 3
| 61
| .288
| .384
| .353
| 12
| 3
| 67
| 43
| 1
| 2
| 12
| 2
| 5
|
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| 139
| 451
| 51
| 106
| 5
| 31
| .235
| .351
| .315
| 19
| 1
| 80
| 59
| 2
| 8
| 8
| 2
| 14
|
| 1978
| SEA
| A
| 32
| 74
| 11
| 17
| 3
| 15
| .230
| .310
| .405
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| 64
| 137
| 16
| 36
| 0
| 14
| .263
| .386
| .350
| 10
| 1
| 28
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| 96
| 211
| 27
| 53
| 3
| 29
| .251
| .360
| .370
| 14
| 1
| 37
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 5
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| 58
| 116
| 15
| 31
| 4
| 10
| .267
| .384
| .388
| 2
| 0
| 22
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| 37
| 55
| 4
| 15
| 1
| 9
| .273
| .365
| .364
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| 14
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .043
| .120
| .043
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| 51
| 78
| 4
| 16
| 1
| 10
| .205
| .295
| .269
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| 44
| 46
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .196
| .393
| .283
| 2
| 1
| 15
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1982
| STL
| N
| 58
| 62
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 4
| .274
| .384
| .339
| 4
| 0
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 78
| 92
| 8
| 25
| 3
| 7
| .272
| .404
| .413
| 2
| 1
| 21
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1984
| STL
| N
| 86
| 98
| 6
| 27
| 0
| 16
| .276
| .383
| .327
| 3
| 1
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| 64
| 67
| 7
| 16
| 1
| 6
| .239
| .342
| .343
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 330
| 365
| 36
| 94
| 4
| 35
| .258
| .382
| .348
| 15
| 3
| 74
| 50
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1095
| 3285
| 430
| 895
| 48
| 353
| .272
| .370
| .369
| 140
| 16
| 505
| 383
| 16
| 23
| 44
| 31
| 73
|
| Total
|
|
| 1425
| 3650
| 466
| 989
| 52
| 388
| .271
| .371
| .367
| 155
| 19
| 579
| 433
| 17
| 24
| 45
| 32
| 77
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 10
| 8
| 81
| 18
| 29
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 73
| 59
| 543
| 48
| 106
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 28
| 20
| 173.2
| 41
| 58
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 8
| 6
| 56
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 11
| 8
| 78
| 6
| 20
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1972
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1972
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 75
| 72
| 644.1
| 49
| 146
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1972
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 9
| 7
| 69
| 19
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1972
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 20
| 13
| 138
| 36
| 39
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1973
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 7
| 6
| 54
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 7
| 6
| 54
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 101
| 98
| 852
| 79
| 175
| 16
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1973
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 108
| 103
| 894.2
| 180
| 10
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1974
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 108
| 103
| 894.2
| 179
| 10
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1974
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 17
| 17
| 137
| 15
| 37
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| 1975
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 106
| 102
| 865
| 195
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1975
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 9
| 9
| 68.1
| 75
| 5
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1975
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 106
| 102
| 865
| 193
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1975
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1976
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 71
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 16
| 13
| 119
| 7
| 28
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| 1976
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 32
| 32
| 236
| 64
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1976
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 30
| 30
| 219
| 59
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 99
| 95
| 831
| 179
| 11
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 32
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 99
| 95
| 831
| 186
| 11
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1977
| SEA
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 4
| 3
| 24.2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| SEA
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 7.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 11
| 6
| 59.1
| 11
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| OF
| 33
| 27
| 202.2
| 52
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| LF
| 32
| 27
| 201.2
| 52
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 34
| 29
| 218.2
| 56
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 37
| 30
| 227.1
| 57
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| OF
| 18
| 14
| 126
| 26
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| LF
| 18
| 14
| 126
| 26
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| DH
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 13
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| OF
| 5
| 3
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| LF
| 6
| 2
| 25
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| OF
| 12
| 6
| 55
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| STL
| N
| RF
| 6
| 4
| 30
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| STL
| N
| LF
| 7
| 1
| 22
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 4
| 28
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1982
| STL
| N
| OF
| 9
| 2
| 27
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| STL
| N
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| OF
| 23
| 13
| 116
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 6.2
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| LF
| 19
| 9
| 84
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| STL
| N
| RF
| 5
| 4
| 32
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| STL
| N
| RF
| 7
| 6
| 42
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| STL
| N
| OF
| 19
| 10
| 93
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| STL
| N
| LF
| 12
| 4
| 51
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| RF
| 7
| 3
| 31.2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| LF
| 7
| 2
| 27
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| OF
| 14
| 5
| 58.2
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 501
| 428
| 3685.2
| 802
| 42
| 23
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 49
| 33
| 315.2
| 78
| 100
| 4
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 152
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 35
| 23
| 189.1
| 40
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 309
| 269
| 2402.2
| 214
| 510
| 45
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 466
| 405
| 3495.1
| 754
| 39
| 22
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 21
| 16
| 159
| 24
| 49
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 9
| 9
| 68.1
| 75
| 5
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
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- Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 10th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1966 - signed June 22, 1966).
- Selected by Seattle Mariners from Minnesota Twins (38th pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 5, 1976).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Jim Colborn (June 1, 1978).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (June 2, 1980).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (June 21, 1980).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1980).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (March 3, 1981).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (December 18, 1985).
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