Slim Branham

Finis Ernest Branham
(Legs; Ironman; Rascacielos)
Also known as Finest Branham
Born: April 7, 1900
in Castalian Springs, TN
Died: January 19, 1957 in Cleveland, OH
(56 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 6'2"

Wt: 198

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Notes:

• Buried: Woodland Cemetery (Cleveland, OH)
• Relatives: George Branham (Brother)

Pitching

Glossary

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1920	DM	NNL	20	SP	2	3	.400	5	5		3	1	0	39.1	14	9	27	0	11	15	1	0	0	146	2.06	190
1921	CTS	WES	21	SP	7	6	.538	20	11		8	0	1	128.1	72	53	144	2	35	66	3	0	8	549	3.72	149
1922	CTS	NNL/NVM	22	SP	5	10	.333	25	15		9	0	0	145.1	95	85	157	5	54	78	2	0	5	635	5.26	96
1922-23	SC	CUB	22	SP	0	0		3	2		0	0	0	9.2	8	7	9	0	9	2	1	0	3	49	6.52	53
1923	CAG/CTS	IND/NVM	23	SP	4	4	.500	11	7		5	1	0	64.2	32	26	52	2	27	36	0	0	4	276	3.62	107
1924	HBG/HG	ECL/IND	24	SP	2	4	.333	8	8		1	0	0	45.2	41	31	54	3	25	13	1	0	1	213	6.11	72
1925	DS/SLS	NNC/NNL	25	SP	6	5	.545	25	16		3	0	0	109.0	81	72	128	12	59	33	1	0	5	506	5.94	78
1926	CEL	NNL	26	SP	0	7	.000	10	7		1	0	0	40.0	50	43	55	3	27	15	6	0	5	203	9.68	56
1931	AB2	NNL	31	1B	0	0		1	1		0	0	0	2.1	2	2	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	14	7.71	57
8	10			SP	26	39	.400	108	72		30	2	1	584.1	395	328	630	27	250	259	15	0	31	2591	5.05	95
162 Game Average					10	15	.400	41	27		11	1	0	220.2	149	124	238	10	94	98	6	0	12	979	5.05	95

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
8	Negro Leagues				26	38	.406	102	69		29	2	1	560.0	374	310	608	27	231	248	14	0	28	2474	4.98	97
2	vs Major Leagues				0	1	.000	3	1		1	0	0	14.2	13	11	13	0	10	9	0		0	68	6.75	64
1	vs Latin Leagues				0	0		3	2		0	0	0	9.2	8	7	9	0	9	2	1	0	3	49	6.52	53

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1	Dayton Marcos			SP	2	3	.400	5	5		3	1	0	39.1	14	9	27	0	11	15	1	0	0	146	2.06	190
3	Cleveland Tate Stars			SP	16	20	.444	54	33		22	1	1	332.2	195	161	350	9	110	176	5	0	17	1433	4.36	114
1	Santa Clara			-	0	0		3	2		0	0	0	9.2	8	7	9	0	9	2	1	0	3	49	6.52	53
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	0	0		2	0		0	0	0	5.2	4	3	3	0	6	4	0		0	27	4.76	78
1	Harrisburg Giants			RP	2	3	.400	6	6		1	0	0	34.2	31	21	40	2	18	10	1	0	1	160	5.45	79
1	Homestead Grays			-	0	1	.000	2	2		0	0	0	11.0	10	10	14	1	7	3	0	0	0	53	8.18	58
1	Detroit Stars I			RP	2	4	.333	14	8		1	0	0	56.0	48	44	70	9	25	18	0	0	1	260	7.07	65
1	St. Louis Stars I			SP	4	1	.800	11	8		2	0	0	53.0	33	28	58	3	34	15	1	0	4	246	4.75	96
1	Cleveland Elites			-	0	7	.000	10	7		1	0	0	40.0	50	43	55	3	27	15	6	0	5	203	9.68	56
1	Indianapolis ABCs II			1B	0	0		1	1		0	0	0	2.1	2	2	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	14	7.71	57

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
1920	DM	NNL	20	SP	39.1	0.97	1.36	10.3%	10.8%	7.5%	8.4%	1.36	1.29	0.0%	0.4%
1921	CTS	WES	21	SP	128.1	1.39	1.69	12.0%	12.1%	6.4%	9.3%	1.89	1.30	0.4%	0.6%
1922	CTS	NNL/NVM	22	SP	145.1	1.45	1.47	12.3%	12.2%	8.5%	8.4%	1.44	1.43	0.8%	0.8%
1922-23	SC	CUB	22	SP	9.2	1.86	1.34	4.1%	8.8%	18.4%	8.1%	0.22	1.09	0.0%	0.4%
1923	CAG/CTS	IND/NVM	23	SP	64.2	1.22	1.33	13.0%	11.5%	9.8%	7.4%	1.33	1.35	0.7%	1.2%
1924	HBG/HG	ECL/IND	24	SP	45.2	1.73	1.43	6.1%	10.4%	11.7%	8.0%	0.52	1.41	1.4%	1.2%
1925	DS/SLS	NNC/NNL	25	SP	109.0	1.72	1.43	6.5%	10.6%	11.7%	8.1%	0.56	1.23	2.4%	1.3%
1926	CEL	NNL	26	SP	40.0	2.05	1.59	7.4%	9.9%	13.3%	8.6%	0.56	1.16	1.5%	1.4%
1931	AB2	NNL	31	1B	2.1	3.00	1.47	7.1%	11.5%	21.4%	8.6%	0.33	1.33	0.0%	1.0%
8	10			SP	584.1	1.51	1.49	10.0%	10.8%	9.6%	8.3%	1.04	1.32	1.0%	1.0%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
8	Negro Leagues				560.0	1.50	1.50	10.0%	10.8%	9.3%	8.3%	1.07	1.31	1.1%	1.0%
2	vs Major Leagues				14.2	1.57	1.37	13.2%	13.3%	14.7%	8.4%	0.90	1.61	0.0%	1.0%
1	vs Latin Leagues				9.2	1.86	1.34	4.1%	8.8%	18.4%	8.1%	0.22	1.09	0.0%	0.4%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
1	Dayton Marcos			SP	39.1	0.97	1.36	10.3%	10.8%	7.5%	8.4%	1.36	1.29	0.0%	0.4%
3	Cleveland Tate Stars			SP	332.2	1.38	1.53	12.3%	11.3%	7.7%	8.4%	1.60	1.35	0.6%	0.8%
1	Santa Clara			-	9.2	1.86	1.34	4.1%	8.8%	18.4%	8.1%	0.22	1.09	0.0%	0.4%
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	5.2	1.59	1.24	14.8%	13.3%	22.2%	7.3%	0.67	1.82	0.0%	1.8%
1	Harrisburg Giants			RP	34.2	1.67	1.40	6.3%	10.7%	11.3%	7.2%	0.56	1.49	1.3%	1.1%
1	Homestead Grays			-	11.0	1.91	1.55	5.7%	10.2%	13.2%	8.8%	0.43	1.15	1.9%	1.2%
1	Detroit Stars I			RP	56.0	1.70	1.42	6.9%	10.0%	9.6%	8.1%	0.72	1.24	3.5%	1.3%
1	St. Louis Stars I			SP	53.0	1.74	1.44	6.1%	10.0%	13.8%	8.2%	0.44	1.22	1.2%	1.3%
1	Cleveland Elites			-	40.0	2.05	1.59	7.4%	9.9%	13.3%	8.6%	0.56	1.16	1.5%	1.4%
1	Indianapolis ABCs II			1B	2.1	3.00	1.47	7.1%	11.5%	21.4%	8.6%	0.33	1.33	0.0%	1.0%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1920	DM	NNL	20	SP	5	146	129	14	27	2	0	0	4		11	15		0	6		3	.209	.271	.225	.496
1921	CTS	WES	21	SP	20	549	485	72	144	26	8	2	34		35	66	0	8	21		7	.297	.354	.396	.750
1922	CTS	NNL/NVM	22	SP	25	635	559	95	157	26	7	5	17		54	78		5	17		11	.281	.350	.379	.729
1922-23	SC	CUB	22	SP	3	49	36	8	9	1	0	0	4		9	2		3	1		0	.250	.438	.278	.715
1923	CAG/CTS	IND/NVM	23	SP	11	276	239	32	52	3	3	2	0		27	36		4	6		2	.218	.307	.280	.588
1924	HBG/HG	ECL/IND	24	SP	8	213	176	41	54	7	3	3	11		25	13		1	11		4	.307	.396	.432	.828
1925	DS/SLS	NNC/NNL	25	SP	25	506	426	81	128	20	7	12	20	0	59	33		5	16		10	.300	.392	.465	.857
1926	CEL	NNL	26	SP	10	203	158	50	55	11	2	3	18		27	15		5	13		5	.348	.458	.500	.958
1931	AB2	NNL	31	1B	1	14	10	2	4	0	0	0	0		3	1		0	1		0	.400	.538	.400	.938
8	10			SP	108	2591	2218	395	630	96	30	27	108	0	250	259	0	31	92		42	.284	.365	.391	.755

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
8	Negro Leagues				102	2474	2127	374	608	92	29	27	104	0	231	248	0	28	88		41	.286	.363	.394	.758
1	vs Latin Leagues				3	49	36	8	9	1	0	0	4		9	2		3	1		0	.250	.438	.278	.715
2	vs Major Leagues				3	68	55	13	13	3	1	0	0		10	9		0	3		1	.236	.354	.327	.681

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Dayton Marcos			SP	5	146	129	14	27	2	0	0	4		11	15		0	6		3	.209	.271	.225	.496
3	Cleveland Tate Stars			SP	54	1433	1263	195	350	55	17	9	51		110	176	0	17	43		20	.277	.343	.369	.712
1	Santa Clara			-	3	49	36	8	9	1	0	0	4		9	2		3	1		0	.250	.438	.278	.715
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	2	27	20	4	3	0	1	0	0		6	4		0	1		0	.150	.346	.250	.596
1	Harrisburg Giants			RP	6	160	134	31	40	6	3	2	9		18	10		1	7		3	.299	.386	.433	.818
1	Homestead Grays			-	2	53	42	10	14	1	0	1	2		7	3		0	4		1	.333	.429	.429	.857
1	Detroit Stars I			RP	14	260	224	48	70	12	5	9	8		25	18		1	10		6	.313	.384	.531	.915
1	St. Louis Stars I			SP	11	246	202	33	58	8	2	3	12	0	34	15		4	6		4	.287	.400	.391	.791
1	Cleveland Elites			-	10	203	158	50	55	11	2	3	18		27	15		5	13		5	.348	.458	.500	.958
1	Indianapolis ABCs II			1B	1	14	10	2	4	0	0	0	0		3	1		0	1		0	.400	.538	.400	.938

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