John Braun (baseball) explained

John Braun
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:26 December 1939
Birth Place:Madison, Wisconsin
Death Place:Oceanside, California
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:October 2
Debutyear:1964
Debutteam:Milwaukee Braves
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 2
Finalyear:1964
Finalteam:Milwaukee Braves
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–0
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:0.00
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:1
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John Paul Braun (December 26, 1939 – June 10, 2011) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in one game in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Braves in 1964.[1] Braun threw and batted right-handed, stood 6feet tall and weighed . He was born in Madison, Wisconsin.

Braun graduated from Madison West High School in 1957, where he played baseball, football and basketball.[2] After high school, Braun played college basketball for the Chipola Indians[3] [4] before transferring to the University of Wisconsin.

His pro baseball career lasted five seasons (1960–1961, 1963–1965), all of them in the Braves' system. In his only MLB appearance, on October 2, 1964 at Milwaukee County Stadium, he threw two shutout innings of relief against the Pittsburgh Pirates, allowed two hits and one base on balls, and struck out one — victimizing Baseball Hall of Famer and four-time National League batting champion Roberto Clemente on a called third strike.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/braunjo01.shtml "John Braun Statistics and History"
  2. News: Walch . Pete . Young John Braun Impresses Braves . 28 December 2022 . . 21 March 1961 . Page 1, Section 3.
  3. News: Walch . Pete . Young John Braun Impresses Braves . 28 December 2022 . . 21 March 1961 . Page 2, Section 3.
  4. News: Chipola '5' Puts Record On Line . 28 December 2022 . . 24 January 1958 . 14.
  5. Web site: Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Milwaukee Braves 4 . . October 2, 1964 . retrosheet.org . . April 28, 2023 .