Jackie Brandt

Jackie Brandt
Jackie Brandt
	Outfielder
	Born: April 28, 1934 (age 89); Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 21, 1956, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
	September 2, 1967, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Batting average	.262
Home runs	112
Runs batted in	485
Teams
	St. Louis Cardinals (1956); New York / San Francisco Giants (1956–1959); Baltimore Orioles (1960–1965); Philadelphia Phillies (1966–1967); Houston Astros (1967);
Career highlights and awards
	2× All-Star (1961, 1961²); Gold Glove Award (1959);

John George Brandt Jr. (born April 28, 1934) is an American former

Omaha Benson High School, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg). He was originally signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent before the 1953

season.

Brandt made his big league debut on April 21, 1956, against the

Gold Glove for his stellar play as the San Francisco Giants' regular left fielder

, then was traded to Baltimore, where he would have his most productive years.

Brandt's best season was

at bats, 73 runs batted in, 93 runs scored, and a .371 on-base percentage

. The Orioles had a great year, winning 95 games and losing only 67.

One of Brandt's most memorable games took place at

right field.^[1]

Brandt was traded with Darold Knowles from the Orioles to the Phillies for Jack Baldschun on December 6, 1965.^[2] As a Phillie, he was the last player to bat against Sandy Koufax during a regular-season game, striking out for the final out of the 1966 regular season finale. Koufax retired from baseball after the 1966 World Series, starting and losing Game 2 in a four-game sweep captured by the Orioles — the 66-year-old franchise's first world championship.

Brandt career statistics included 1,221 games, 1,020 hits, 112 home runs, 485 runs batted in, 540 runs, a .262 batting average, and a .412 slugging percentage.

References

^ Orioles win 1-0; Bertaina, Meyer toss one-hitters
^ "Orioles trade Brandt to Phils," United Press International, Tuesday, December 7, 1965. Retrieved May 4, 2020

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
Jackie Brandt at Baseball Almanac
Jackie Brandt at Astros Daily

[1] Orioles win 1-0; Bertaina, Meyer toss one-hitters

[2] "Orioles trade Brandt to Phils," United Press International, Tuesday, December 7, 1965. Retrieved May 4, 2020

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