- Jackie Brandt
Infobox MLB retired
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bgcolor1=#F87217
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Jackie Brandt
position=Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1934|4|28
deathdate=
debutdate=April 21
debutyear=by|1956
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=September 2
finalyear=1967
finalteam=Houston Astros
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.262
stat2label=HR
stat2value=112
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=485
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|1956)
*New York/San Francisco Giants (by|1956-by|1959)
*Baltimore Orioles (by|1960-by|1965)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|1966-by|1967)
*Houston Astros (by|1967)
highlights=
*All star in 1961
*Gold Glove in 1959John George Brandt Jr. (born
April 28 ,1934 inOmaha, Nebraska ) is a formerMajor League Baseball outfielder . He was signed by theSt. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent before the 1953 season, and played for the Cardinals (1956), New York Giants (1956),San Francisco Giants (1958-1959),Baltimore Orioles (1960-1965),Philadelphia Phillies (1966-1967), andHouston Astros (1967).Brandt made his major league debut on
April 21 ,1956 against the Milwaukee Braves atSportsman's Park , then was traded to the New York Giants almost two months later. He had a very goodrookie season, batting .298 in 125 games with 12home runs and 50runs batted in . In 1959 he won aGold Glove for his stellar play as the San Francisco Giants regularleft fielder , then was traded to Baltimore, where he would have his most productive years.His best season was 1961, when he was named to the
American League All-Star team. Brandt finished ninth in the A.L. batting race with a .297 average, and he had career highs in hits (153),at bats (516),runs batted in (72), runs scored (93), andon base percentage (.371). The Orioles had a great year, winning 95 games and only losing 67.One of the most famous games he was ever involved in took place at Memorial Stadium on September 12, 1964. He drove in the only run in a rare battle of
complete game one-hitters between Orioles left-handerFrank Bertaina and Kansas City Athletics southpawBob Meyer . TeammateBob Saverine entered the 0-0 game in the bottom of the 8th as apinch runner forJohn Orsino , who had doubled, advanced to third on a Bertaina sacrifice bunt and then scored when Brandt hit a clutchsacrifice fly toright field .Career totals include 1,221
games played , 1,020 hits, 112home runs , 485runs batted in , 540 runs scored, a .262batting average , and aslugging percentage of .412.Trivia
*Brandt hit a combined .370 (71-for-192) against
All-Stars Jim Bouton ,Roy Face ,Mudcat Grant ,Tommy John , John O'Donoghue,Claude Osteen ,Camilo Pascual , andDon Schwall
*hit a combined .253 (37-for-146) against Hall of FamersJim Bunning ,Whitey Ford , and Robin Roberts
*was the first strikeout victim of Cardinals right-handerBob Duliba {Busch Stadium -- August 11, 1959}External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brandja01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbranj101.htm Retrosheet]
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