Otis Brannan

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Otis Brannan
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Otis Owen Brannan (March 13, 1899 – June 6, 1967), sometimes misspelled Otis Brannon, was a professional

minor leagues. In the minors, he played for the Class-C Muskogee Athletics (1926), Class-A Tulsa Oilers (1926–1927), the Double-A Hollywood Stars (1930–1933), the Class-D Osceola Indians (1936), the Class-C Hot Springs Bathers (1938), the Class-C Clarksdale Red Sox (1939), the Class-D Lake Charles Skippers (1940), the Class-C Clarksdale Ginners (1941) and the Class-D Lafayette White Sox (1941). Brannan also managed
for two seasons in the minor leagues.

Professional career

Early career

Brannan began his professional career in 1926, split between the Class-C

home runs in 50 games played
. Brannan then played with the Tulsa Oilers where he batted .304 with 80 hits, 22 doubles, one triple and five home runs in 69 games played. During the 1927 season, Brannan played with the Tulsa Oilers. In 155 games, Brannan batted .320 with 206 hits, 38 doubles, 11 triples and 12 home runs.

St. Louis Browns

In 1928, Brannan joined the

second base and committed 28 errors in 812 total chances
.

Hollywood Stars

Brannan began his tenure with the Double-A

mental breakdown at his home in Arkansas and was forced to retire.[8]

Later career

Brannan returned from retirement in 1936 to join the Class-D Osceola Indians of the

Evangeline League
. With Lake Charles, he batted .261 with 71 hits, 10 doubles, one triple and three home runs in 83 games. In 1941, Brannan played for two teams and managed one. With the Clarksdale Ginners, he batted .242 with 44 hits, 12 doubles and one home run in 46 games. Brannan only played one game with the Class-D Lafayette White Sox, who were affiliated with the St. Louis Browns. In that game, he got one hit in two at-bats. He also managed the Class-D Lima Pandas that season.

References

General references
  1. "Otis Brannan Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  2. "Otis Brannan Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
Inline citations
  1. ^ a b c "Otis Brannan: 1928 Batting Gamelogs". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  2. ^ "Arkansas State University Indians (Jonesboro, AR)". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  3. ^ "Brannon, Gazeelle Sign With Stars". United Press International. Berkeley Daily Gazette. February 11, 1930. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  4. ^ "1930 Hollywood Stars". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  5. ^ Eddie Ash (December 6, 1931). "Indians' New Boss Busy On Team Line-Up". Sarasota Herald. Sarasota Herald. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  6. ^ "1932 Hollywood Stars". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  7. ^ "1933 Hollywood Stars". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  8. ^ "Brannan Forced To Retire From Game". United Press International. Berkeley Daily Gazette. March 15, 1934. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  9. ^ "1938 Hot Springs Bathers". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
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