| Bucky Brandon | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 8 July 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Nacogdoches, Texas, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 19 |
| Debutyear: | 1966 |
| Debutteam: | Boston Red Sox |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 30 |
| Finalyear: | 1973 |
| Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 28–37 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 4.04 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 354 |
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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, 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, then pitched only innings in . A year later, he divided his playing time between the expansion Seattle Pilots and Minnesota, and then spent the entire season with the Triple-A Tucson Toros, in the Chicago White Sox farm system. From to, Brandon collected 15 wins and eight saves for the Phillies, as a reliever and spot starter.