What years did Al Brancato play?

Al Brancato played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1945.

Was Al Brancato a pitcher?

No. Al Brancato was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Al Brancato hit?

Al Brancato hit 4 career home runs with 199 hits.

Al Brancato

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1939-1945)

AVG .214

HR 4

RBI 80

H 199

OPS .580

PIV -2,427

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 188 lb
Born: 5/29/1919 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died: 6/14/2012 in Media, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1939-09-07
Last Game: 1945-09-19

Full name: Albert Brancato

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
282	930	117	199	37	11	4	80	5	96	92	.214	.290	.290	.580	-2,427

Career AVG .214 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 19.6% below league average.

Career OBP .290 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 13.5% below league average.

Career SLG .290 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 23.0% below league average.

Career OPS .580 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 18.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1939	PHA	AL	21	68	12	14	5	0	1	8	1	8	4	.206	.274 (-25%)	.342 (-13%)	.393 (-18%)	.735 (-15%)	-167.6
1940	PHA	AL	107	298	42	57	11	2	1	23	3	28	36	.191	.267 (-28%)	.335 (-21%)	.387 (-35%)	.722 (-29%)	-1348.8
1941	PHA	AL	144	530	60	124	20	9	2	49	1	59	49	.234	.262 (-11%)	.332 (-7%)	.373 (-15%)	.705 (-11%)	-910.6
1945	PHA	AL	10	34	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.118	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			282	930	117	199	37	11	4	80	5	96	92	.214	—	—	—	—	-2,427

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	142	465	57	99	1	38	.213
Away	140	465	64	100	3	42	.215

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO
1945-09-19	PHA	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-16	PHA	CLE	W	4	1	2	0	0	0
1945-09-16	PHA	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-14	PHA	DET	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-12	PHA	DET	W	6	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-10	PHA	SLA	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-09	PHA	SLA	W	3	0	0	0	0	0
1945-09-05	PHA	CHW	L	5	1	1	0	1	2
1945-09-03	PHA	NYY	L	5	1	0	0	0	1
1945-09-01	PHA	BOS	L	2	0	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	52	0	48	101	10	8
SS	230	0	421	600	80	120

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1939	PHA	3B	20	20	42	4	2
1939	PHA	SS	1	0	0	0	0
1940	PHA	3B	25	24	51	6	4
1940	PHA	SS	80	136	180	17	35
1941	PHA	3B	7	4	8	0	2
1941	PHA	SS	139	263	395	61	80
1945	PHA	SS	10	22	25	2	5

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Third Base	52
Shortstop	230

Frequently Asked Questions about Al Brancato

What years did Al Brancato play?: Al Brancato played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1945.
Was Al Brancato a pitcher?: No. Al Brancato was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Al Brancato hit?: Al Brancato hit 4 career home runs with 199 hits.