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Branch Rickey

Manager

Wesley Branch Rickey

1277 Games

597-664 Record

0.473 Win%

10 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats L

Throws R

Born 12/20/1881
Flat, OH, USA

Died 12/9/1965
Columbia, MO, USA

MLB Debut 1905-06-16

Final Game 1914-08-25

📊 Career Record

1277 Games Managed

597 Wins

664 Losses

                        0.473
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

10 seasons

Managing Career Arc

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Branch Rickey — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1913	SLA	AL	12	5	6	0.455	8	N
1914	SLA	AL	159	71	82	0.464	5	Y
1915	SLA	AL	159	63	91	0.409	6	N
1919	SLN	NL	138	54	83	0.394	7	N
1920	SLN	NL	155	75	79	0.487	5	N
1921	SLN	NL	154	87	66	0.569	3	N
1922	SLN	NL	154	85	69	0.552	3	N
1923	SLN	NL	154	79	74	0.516	5	N
1924	SLN	NL	154	65	89	0.422	6	N
1925	SLN	NL	38	13	25	0.342	4	N

Branch Rickey as a manager

Branch Rickey's clubs went 597-664 in the 1277 games Rickey managed between 1913 and 1925. Rickey ran the St. Louis Browns (1913-1915) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1919-1925). By winning percentage, 1921 (87-66) tops the season table. At the other end, 1919 finished 54-83. With the St. Louis Browns (1913-1915), the finishes read 8th, 5th, and 6th. The Rank column for the St. Louis Cardinals years shows 7th, 5th, 3rd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 4th. The first season in the table, 1913, ended 5-6; the last, 1925, ended 13-25.

The highest finish was 3rd, in 1921 and 1922. League play for Rickey's teams: the American League and National League. The stint began mid-season, in 1913. Rickey was a player-manager in 1914. Rickey was born on December 20, 1881, in Flat, OH, USA. The death date on file is December 9, 1965. As a player, Rickey appears from 1905 to 1914; the player page has that record.

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