Roy Branch
Roy Branch
Born: July 12, 1953
St. Louis, MO US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
Draft: Round 1 (1971 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Beaumont HS (St. Louis, MO)
Career: 1971-1982
Major League Statistics
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Roy Branch compiled a career record of 66 wins and 79 losses and a 3.76 ERA in his 204-game pitching career with the Kingsport Royals, Billings Mustangs, San Jose Bees, Waterloo Royals, Jacksonville Suns, Daytona Beach Islanders, San Jose Missions, Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes, Spokane Indians and Chihuahua Dorados. He began playing during the 1971 season and last took the field during the 1982 campaign.
 San Jose Bees |
 Billings Mustangs |
 Waterloo Royals |
 Jacksonville Suns |
 Daytona Beach Islanders |
 Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes |
 San Jose Missions |
 Spokane Indians |
 Spokane Indians |
 Chihuahua Dorados |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | R | APPY | Kingsport Royals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.70 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1972 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | 9 | 1 | .900 | 3.36 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.0 | 67 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1972 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6.32 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1973 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5.74 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 | 62 | 53 | 44 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1974 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.44 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 45 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1974 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Royals | 3 | 8 | .273 | 3.44 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89.0 | 95 | 51 | 34 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 1975 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.82 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 91 | 50 | 39 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 75 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1975 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Royals | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1.93 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 | 56 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1976 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 6 | 11 | .353 | 3.10 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 157.0 | 116 | 67 | 54 | 6 | 73 | 3 | 93 | 12 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1977 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.78 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 69.0 | 74 | 41 | 29 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1977 | A | FLOR | Daytona Beach Islanders | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2.05 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 101.0 | 87 | 40 | 23 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | MEX | Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.65 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 139.0 | 136 | 62 | 41 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 125 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | San Jose Missions | 0 | 3 | .000 | 10.06 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 3 | 12 | .200 | 5.51 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 152.0 | 190 | 106 | 93 | 8 | 68 | 3 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1982 | AAA | MEX | Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3.25 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 72.0 | 80 | 38 | 26 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 66 | 79 | .455 | 3.76 | 204 | 193 | 0 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 1210.0 | 1162 | 662 | 506 | 51 | 590 | 15 | 811 | 58 | 2 | 86 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | R | APPY | Kingsport Royals | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 9 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | 13 | 40 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .212 | .278 | .242 | .520 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 17 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .240 | .269 | .360 | .629 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Royals | 15 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .115 | .233 | .115 | .349 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Royals | 10 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .115 | .148 | .115 | .264 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 95 | 147 | 127 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 48 | .173 | .234 | .205 | .438 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | R | APPY | Kingsport Royals | P | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1972 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | P | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 1972 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | P | 13 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .889 | 1.231 |
| 1973 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | P | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .824 | .875 |
| 1974 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | P | 8 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1974 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Royals | P | 15 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 3 | .933 | 1.867 |
| 1975 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .529 |
| 1975 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Royals | P | 10 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .964 | 2.700 |
| 1976 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 25 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 0 | .921 | 1.400 |
| 1977 | A | FLOR | Daytona Beach Islanders | P | 14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .571 |
| 1977 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 12 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .905 | 1.583 |
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | San Jose Missions | P | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 1978 | AAA | MEX | Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes | P | 20 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 1.500 |
| 1980 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | P | 26 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 3 | .907 | 1.500 |
| 1982 | AAA | MEX | Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes | P | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .917 |
| Totals | 204 | 71 | 199 | 21 | 10 | .928 | 1.324 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | R | Appalachian League | Kingsport Royals | KCA | ||
| 1972 | R | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | KCA | ||
| 1972 | A | California League | San Jose Bees | KCA | ||
| 1973 | A | California League | San Jose Bees | KCA | ||
| 1974 | A | Midwest League | Waterloo Royals | KCA | ||
| 1974 | A | California League | San Jose Bees | KCA | ||
| 1975 | A | Midwest League | Waterloo Royals | KCA | ||
| 1975 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | KCA | ||
| 1976 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | KCA | ||
| 1977 | A | Florida State League | Daytona Beach Islanders | KCA | ||
| 1977 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | KCA | ||
| 1978 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Jose Missions | SEA | ||
| 1978 | AAA | Mexican League | Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes | |||
| 1979 | AAA | Mexican League | Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes | |||
| 1980 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Spokane Indians | SEA | ||
| 1981 | AAA | Mexican League | Chihuahua Dorados | |||
| 1982 | AAA | Mexican League | Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes |
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