Jim Bragan
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| Born: March 12, 1929 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | |
| Died: June 2, 2001 (aged 72) Westover, Alabama, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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James Alton Bragan (March 12, 1929 – June 2, 2001) was an American infielder, manager and league president in American minor league baseball, a scout and coach at the Major League level, and a college baseball coach during a 40-plus year career in the game. He was the brother of MLB catcher, shortstop, manager and coach Bobby Bragan, also a minor league president.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Jimmy Bragan attended Mississippi State University and signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1950. When his eight-year playing career ended, he became the manager of the Class D Bluefield Dodgers in 1957 and then joined the Cincinnati Reds organization as a scout. He remained a scout with the Reds through 1966 and then joined the major league club as first base coach from 1967–69 on the staff of Dave Bristol.
Bragan moved to the Montreal Expos in 1970, where he was first base coach through early 1971, and third base coach in 1972. He also was manager of the Expos' Triple-A Winnipeg Whips for the latter half of 1971, head baseball coach of Mississippi State University in 1975,[1] and a coach with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1976–77. He was president of the Double-A Southern League from 1981–94, one of the most successful periods in that league's history. The league subsequently created the Jimmy Bragan Executive of the Year Award in his honor.[2] In 1994 he was presented with the King of Baseball award given by Minor League Baseball.[3]
Bragan died in Westover, Alabama, in 2001 at the age of 72.[4]
Baseball coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (1909) | |||||||||
| 1975 | Mississippi State | 16–24 | 6–16 | 10th | NA | ||||
| Mississippi State: | 16–24 (.400) | 6–16 (.273) | |||||||
| Total: | 16–24 (.400) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ 2013 Mississippi State University Baseball Media Guide Archived 2013-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Baldwin named Bragan 'Executive of the Year'". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "Jacksonville online". Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ "TheDeadballEra.com :: Jimmy Bragan's Obit". www.thedeadballera.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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