fbpx
Wikipedia

Doc Bracken

Herbert Bracken (May 12, 1915 – February 15, 1994), nicknamed "Doc", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

Doc Bracken
Pitcher
Born: (1915-05-12)May 12, 1915
Paducah, Kentucky
Died: February 15, 1994(1994-02-15) (aged 78)
St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Last appearance
1947, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Career statistics
Win–loss record4–3
Earned run average5.52
Strikeouts37
Teams

A native of Paducah, Kentucky, Bracken served in the US Navy during World War II.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 for the Cleveland Buckeyes, and was the winning pitcher in Cleveland's lone victory of the 1947 Negro World Series, tossing nine innings and allowing one earned run in the Buckeyes' 10–7 Game 2 win. Bracken went on to play in the minor leagues for the Belleville Stags in 1949 and the Paris Lakers in 1954.[2][3] He died in St. Louis, Missouri in 1994 at age 78.

References edit

  1. ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Doc Bracken". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Doc Bracken". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links edit

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads


bracken, herbert, bracken, 1915, february, 1994, nicknamed, american, negro, league, pitcher, 1940s, pitcherborn, 1915, 1915paducah, kentuckydied, february, 1994, 1994, aged, louis, missouribatted, rightthrew, rightnegro, league, baseball, debut1946, cleveland. Herbert Bracken May 12 1915 February 15 1994 nicknamed Doc was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s Doc BrackenPitcherBorn 1915 05 12 May 12 1915Paducah KentuckyDied February 15 1994 1994 02 15 aged 78 St Louis MissouriBatted RightThrew RightNegro league baseball debut1946 for the Cleveland BuckeyesLast appearance1947 for the Cleveland BuckeyesCareer statisticsWin loss record4 3Earned run average5 52Strikeouts37TeamsCleveland Buckeyes 1946 1947 A native of Paducah Kentucky Bracken served in the US Navy during World War II 1 He made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 for the Cleveland Buckeyes and was the winning pitcher in Cleveland s lone victory of the 1947 Negro World Series tossing nine innings and allowing one earned run in the Buckeyes 10 7 Game 2 win Bracken went on to play in the minor leagues for the Belleville Stags in 1949 and the Paris Lakers in 1954 2 3 He died in St Louis Missouri in 1994 at age 78 References edit Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII baseballinwartime com Retrieved October 7 2020 Doc Bracken seamheads com Retrieved October 7 2020 Doc Bracken baseball reference com Retrieved October 7 2020 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors and Seamheads nbsp This Negro league baseball pitcher article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Doc Bracken amp oldid 1191190962, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.