Ron Brand

Full Name: Ronald George Brand	Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 5' 7.5"/167	First Game: May 26, 1963
Birthdate: January 13, 1940	Final Game: September 25, 1971
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California	MLB Experience: 8 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Ron Brand (Ronald George Brand) was born on January 13, 1940 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on May 26, 1963 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1965, his rookie year, he hit .235 with 2 home runs and 37 RBI. Brand played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros and Montreal Expos over the course of his 8 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1963	PIT	N	46	66	8	19	1	7	.288	.390	.364	2	0	10	11	1	0	0	0	1
1965	HOU	N	117	391	27	92	2	37	.235	.281	.281	6	3	19	34	6	3	10	2	17
1966	HOU	N	56	123	12	30	0	10	.244	.301	.260	2	0	9	13	2	3	0	3	6
1967	HOU	N	84	215	22	52	0	18	.242	.321	.288	8	1	23	17	2	4	4	7	6
1968	HOU	N	43	81	7	13	0	4	.160	.261	.185	2	0	9	11	2	2	1	0	1
1969	MON	N	103	287	19	74	0	20	.258	.327	.300	12	0	30	19	1	4	2	4	11
1970	MON	N	72	126	10	30	0	9	.238	.287	.302	2	3	9	16	0	4	2	0	0
1971	MON	N	47	56	3	12	0	1	.214	.254	.214	0	0	3	5	0	2	1	0	0
Total			568	1345	108	322	3	106	.239	.303	.282	34	7	112	126	14	22	20	16	42

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1963	PIT	N	3B	2	0	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1963	PIT	N	C	33	16	167.2	138	13	5	3	1	6	7	0	.968
1963	PIT	N	2B	2	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1965	HOU	N	OF	5	5	43	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1965	HOU	N	C	102	94	851.1	585	54	8	8	17	44	22	1	.988
1965	HOU	N	LF	5	5	43	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1965	HOU	N	3B	6	5	46	7	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
1966	HOU	N	LF	3	2	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1966	HOU	N	2B	9	7	69	15	23	1	5	0	0	0	0	.974
1966	HOU	N	3B	1	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1966	HOU	N	OF	3	2	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1966	HOU	N	C	25	15	161.2	132	6	2	1	1	8	4	0	.986
1967	HOU	N	LF	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1967	HOU	N	2B	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1967	HOU	N	C	66	55	509.1	397	36	1	3	7	25	20	5	.998
1967	HOU	N	OF	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1968	HOU	N	C	29	18	190	153	14	0	3	0	10	3	1	1.000
1968	HOU	N	OF	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	HOU	N	RF	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	HOU	N	3B	1	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1969	MON	N	CF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1969	MON	N	C	84	79	685	492	44	8	7	7	44	25	2	.985
1969	MON	N	LF	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1969	MON	N	OF	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1970	MON	N	3B	12	8	79	6	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	.889
1970	MON	N	CF	3	0	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1970	MON	N	RF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1970	MON	N	C	9	2	39	30	1	1	0	1	6	1	0	.969
1970	MON	N	2B	3	0	3.2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1970	MON	N	SS	19	7	88.1	22	37	3	8	0	0	0	0	.952
1970	MON	N	OF	5	0	6.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1970	MON	N	LF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1971	MON	N	OF	4	0	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1971	MON	N	C	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1971	MON	N	SS	22	6	92.1	25	42	3	10	0	0	0	0	.957
1971	MON	N	LF	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1971	MON	N	2B	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1971	MON	N	3B	4	0	6.2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1971	MON	N	CF	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			CF	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			3B	26	13	137.1	14	25	3	3	0	0	0	0	.929
Total			LF	14	7	67	11	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			SS	41	13	180.2	47	79	6	18	0	0	0	0	.955
Total			C	349	279	2606	1928	168	25	25	34	143	82	9	.988
Total			OF	21	7	74	13	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			2B	16	7	83.2	18	25	1	5	0	0	0	0	.977

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1958).
Selected by Houston Astros from Pittsburgh Pirates in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 30, 1964).
Selected by Montreal Expos from Houston Astros (58th pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 14, 1968).

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