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| Bucky Brandon | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:July 8, 1940 Nacogdoches, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 19, 1966, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 1973, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 28–37 |
| Earned run average | 4.04 |
| Strikeouts | 354 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Darrell G "Bucky" Brandon (born July 8,1940),is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox,Seattle Pilots,Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies. During a seven-year MLB career,Brandon compiled 28 wins,354 strikeouts,and a 4.04 earned run average (ERA).
Brandon attended Nacogdoches High School in Texas and was signed as a free agent in 1959 by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Once a heralded pitching prospect,Brandon was an undistinguished reliever throughout most of his career. In 1966,his rookie season,he made 40 appearances (17 starts) for Boston and finished 8–8 with a 3.31 ERA,a career-high 101 strikeouts,five complete games and two shutouts. [1] On July 20,1966,Brandon tossed a complete game,allowing one earned run on just two hits in a win over the California Angels. [2] However,Brandon developed arm problems at this early stage of his career and slumped to a 5–11 record in 1967,then pitched only 12+2⁄3 innings in 1968. [1] A year later, he divided his playing time between the expansion Seattle Pilots and Minnesota, and then spent the entire 1970 season with the Triple-A Tucson Toros, in the Chicago White Sox farm system. From 1971 to 1973, Brandon collected 15 wins and eight saves for the Phillies, as a reliever and spot starter. [1]
