Doc Bracken

Doc Bracken
Pitcher
Born: (1915-05-12)May 12, 1915
Paducah, Kentucky
Died: February 15, 1994(1994-02-15) (aged 78)
St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Last appearance
1947, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Career statistics
Win–loss record4–3
Earned run average5.52
Strikeouts37
Teams

Herbert Bracken (May 12, 1915 – February 15, 1994), nicknamed "Doc", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

A native of Paducah, Kentucky, Bracken served in the US Navy during World War II.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1946 for the Cleveland Buckeyes, and was the winning pitcher in Cleveland's lone victory of the 1947 Negro World Series, tossing nine innings and allowing one earned run in the Buckeyes' 10–7 Game 2 win. Bracken went on to play in the minor leagues for the Belleville Stags in 1949 and the Paris Lakers in 1954.[2][3] He died in St. Louis, Missouri in 1994 at age 78.

References

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  1. ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Doc Bracken". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Doc Bracken". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
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