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: Woodlawn 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	146	2.06	188
1921	CTS	WES	21	SP	7	6	.538	20	11	7	8	0	1	128.1	72	53	144	2	35	66	3	0	8	549	3.72	150
1922	CTS	NNL/NVM	22	SP	5	10	.333	25	15	8	9	0	0	145.1	95	85	157	5	54	78	2	0	5	635	5.26	95
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	4	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	3	.400	7	7	0	1	0	0	41.0	37	30	51	1	21	14	0	0	2	53	6.59	65
1925	DS/SLS	NNC/NNL	25	SP	7	5	.583	26	16	0	3	0	0	105.2	77	76	128	0	58	24	1		2	8	6.47	84
1926	CEL	NNL	26	SP	0	7	.000	10	7	1	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	0	2.1	2	2	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	14	7.71	56
8	10			SP	27	38	.415	108	71	20	30	2	1	576.1	387	331	627	13	245	251	14	0	29	1933	5.17	95
162 Game Average					10	14	.415	41	27	12	11	1	0	219.0	147	126	238	7	93	95	5	0	11	1019	5.17	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				27	37	.422	102	68	18	29	2	1	552.0	366	313	605	13	226	240	13	0	26	1816	5.10	98
2	vs Major Leagues				0	1	.000	3	1	2	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	146	2.06	188
3	Cleveland Tate Stars			SP	16	20	.444	54	33	17	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	2	0	0	0	5.2	4	3	3	0	6	4	0		0	27	4.76	78
1	Harrisburg Giants			RP	2	2	.500	5	5		1	0	0	30.0	27	20	37		14	11	0		2		6.00	68
1	Homestead Grays			-	0	1	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.0	10	10	14	1	7	3	0	0	0	53	8.18	59
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	2	4	.333	14	8		1	0	0	53.1	43	43	66		24	15	0		0		7.26	74
1	St. Louis Stars I			SP	5	1	.833	12	8	0	2	0	0	52.1	34	33	62	0	34	9	1		2	8	5.68	93
1	Cleveland Elites			-	0	7	.000	10	7	1	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	0	2.1	2	2	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	14	7.71	56

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%	8.3%	1.36	1.29	0.0%	0.5%
1921	CTS	WES	21	SP	128.1	1.39	1.71	12.0%	12.2%	6.4%	9.5%	1.89	1.28	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	41.0	1.76	1.39	7.3%	427.1%	10.9%	250.9%	0.67	1.56	0.5%	2.1%
1925	DS/SLS	NNC/NNL	25	SP	105.2	1.76	1.42	4.9%	-667.5%	11.7%	-562.1%	0.41	1.19	0.0%	0.5%
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	1.46	7.1%	11.4%	21.4%	8.6%	0.33	1.33	0.0%	0.9%
8	10			SP	576.1	1.51	1.49	9.8%	-136.7%	9.6%	-127.6%	1.02	1.32	0.7%	0.8%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
8	Negro Leagues				552.0	1.51	1.50	9.8%	-143.8%	9.3%	-134.1%	1.06	1.32	0.7%	0.8%
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%	8.3%	1.36	1.29	0.0%	0.5%
3	Cleveland Tate Stars			SP	332.2	1.38	1.54	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%	13.2%	22.2%	7.3%	0.67	1.82	0.0%	1.8%
1	Harrisburg Giants			RP	30.0	1.70	1.34	7.9%	844.0%	10.0%	492.8%	0.79	1.71
1	Homestead Grays			-	11.0	1.91	1.55	5.7%	10.1%	13.2%	8.9%	0.43	1.14	1.9%	1.2%
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	53.1	1.69	1.42	6.1%	-1,000.5%	9.8%	-834.3%	0.63	1.20
1	St. Louis Stars I			SP	52.1	1.83	1.43	3.6%	-981.0%	13.7%	-832.3%	0.26	1.19	0.0%	0.0%
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	1.46	7.1%	11.4%	21.4%	8.6%	0.33	1.33	0.0%	0.9%

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	558	95	157	25	7	5	17	2	54	78		5	16		11	.281	.350	.378	.728
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	7	53	42	37	51	1	0	1	2		21	14		2	4	0	1	1.214	1.138	1.310	2.448
1925	DS/SLS	NNC/NNL	25	SP	26	8	7	77	128	0	0	0	0	0	58	24		2	0	0	0	18.286	2.806	18.286	21.092
1926	CEL	NNL	26	SP	10	203	158	50	55	11	2	3	18	1	27	15	0	5	13		5	.348	.458	.500	.958
1931	AB2	NNL	31	1B	1	14	10	2	4	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	1		0	.400	.538	.400	.938
8	10			SP	108	1933	1664	387	627	69	20	13	79	3	245	251	0	29	68	0	29	.280	.357	.369	.726

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	1816	1573	366	605	65	19	13	75	3	226	240	0	26	64	0	28	.282	.355	.373	.727
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	1262	195	350	54	17	9	51	2	110	176	0	17	42		20	.277	.343	.368	.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	5			27	37						14	11		2				.000	.000	.000	.000
1	Homestead Grays			-	2	53	42	10	14	1	0	1	2		7	3		0	4	0	1	.333	.429	.429	.857
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	14			43	66						24	15		0				.000	.000	.000	.000
1	St. Louis Stars I			SP	12	8	7	34	62	0	0	0	0	0	34	9		2	0	0	0	.571	.625	.571	1.196
1	Cleveland Elites			-	10	203	158	50	55	11	2	3	18	1	27	15	0	5	13		5	.348	.458	.500	.958
1	Indianapolis ABCs II			1B	1	14	10	2	4	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	1		0	.400	.538	.400	.938

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