Doc Bracken Explained

Doc Bracken
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:May 12, 1915
Birth Place:Paducah, Kentucky
Death Place:St. Louis, Missouri
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1946
Debutteam:Cleveland Buckeyes
Finalyear:1947
Finalteam:Cleveland Buckeyes
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:4–3
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:5.52
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:37
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Herbert Bracken (May 12, 1915 – February 15, 1994), nicknamed "Doc", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

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.

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Notes and References

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