P Brandon Claussen #40
Age: 42 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/06/1969
P BRANDON CLAUSSEN #40 - AGE: 42 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 5 5 5 5
Movement 6 6 6 6
Control 3 3 3 3
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 6 6
Slider 9 9
Changeup 4 4
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 7
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 9
Defense 3
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 11
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
He'd be better off keeping his mouth shut.
Personality Class: Outspoken
Low: Leader, Greed
Birthday:05/01/1927
Born in:Rapid City, SD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:
Service This Yr:
40-Man Service:
Pro Service:
Arbitration Eligibility:
Option Years:
Contract Extension:
Drafted:1949, 9th Pick in Round 33
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1950 Kansas City - FORT 23 2 2 0 1 0 8.03 12.1 12 11 11 3 12 5 0 0 1.95 .225 8.06 -0.3 57
1951 Milwaukee - FORT 24 15 5 1 3 0 9.00 56.0 75 60 56 10 48 25 0 0 2.20 .316 6.79 -0.9 49
1954 Milwaukee - FORT 27 10 9 3 4 0 6.06 62.1 68 48 42 1 63 25 2 1 2.10 .299 5.18 0.1 69
1957 Detroit - FORT 30 11 8 2 3 0 8.04 47.0 52 43 42 6 36 19 1 1 1.87 .289 5.94 -0.4 52
1957 Kansas City - FORT 30 3 3 2 0 0 1.57 23.0 14 5 4 0 10 13 2 0 1.04 .203 2.96 0.7 266
1957 Total - FORT 30 14 11 4 3 0 5.91 70.0 66 48 46 6 46 32 3 1 1.60 .263 4.96 0.2 71
1958 Kansas City - FORT 31 20 17 1 10 0 8.83 104.0 154 109 102 14 91 45 0 0 2.36 .354 5.82 -0.6 47
1959 Kansas City - FORT 32 17 17 4 10 0 6.49 94.1 115 70 68 5 65 43 0 0 1.91 .323 4.41 0.8 61
1959 St. Louis - FORT 32 8 7 4 3 0 6.28 57.1 66 43 40 8 37 40 4 0 1.80 .317 5.06 0.1 65
1959 Total - FORT 32 25 24 8 13 0 6.41 151.2 181 113 108 13 102 83 4 0 1.87 .321 4.65 0.8 63
1960 St. Louis - FORT 33 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.00 .286 1.90 0.1 999
1961 St. Louis - FORT 34 3 0 1 0 0 4.50 10.0 9 5 5 1 8 4 0 0 1.70 .276 5.43 -0.2 88
Total FORT 90 69 18 34 0 7.10 469.1 567 394 370 48 371 222 9 2 2.00 .314 5.37 -0.6 74
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1950 Huntington Beach - AAA 23 36 36 18 8 0 3.47 231.0 222 94 89 17 80 244 4 0 1.31 .333 3.82 4.9 128
1951 Columbus - AAA 24 12 12 6 5 0 3.33 92.0 89 37 34 11 38 94 2 0 1.38 .316 5.11 1.2 154
1952 San Antonio - AAA 25 12 12 3 4 0 3.30 71.0 66 30 26 6 25 78 3 0 1.28 .323 3.74 1.8 143
1953 San Antonio - AAA 26 26 26 18 5 0 3.67 203.1 180 96 83 19 78 237 20 2 1.27 .308 3.90 4.4 125
1954 San Antonio - AAA 27 9 9 6 3 0 3.51 74.1 62 29 29 8 32 89 6 0 1.26 .295 4.09 1.5 134
1955 Wisconsin - AAA 28 21 21 12 4 0 3.52 161.0 136 67 63 18 70 185 9 1 1.28 .296 4.41 2.3 127
1956 Wisconsin - AAA 29 26 26 11 11 0 3.96 195.1 162 103 86 26 74 201 10 1 1.21 .271 4.59 2.6 116
1957 Huntington Beach - AAA 30 5 5 3 2 0 2.01 40.1 30 14 9 3 14 58 2 1 1.09 .284 2.97 1.4 224
1958 Huntington Beach - AAA 31 4 0 0 0 0 1.54 11.2 7 3 2 1 4 16 0 0 0.94 .231 3.02 0.3 293
1960 Memphis - AAA 33 6 6 1 1 0 3.52 30.2 28 16 12 1 16 30 0 0 1.43 .314 3.94 0.6 128
1961 Memphis - AAA 34 18 17 4 6 0 5.24 92.2 96 61 54 5 63 115 0 0 1.72 .363 3.96 1.7 83
1962 Santa Ana - AAA 35 46 0 8 1 1 2.36 118.0 91 36 31 3 54 167 0 0 1.23 .335 2.59 3.2 191
Total MAAA 221 170 90 50 1 3.53 1321.1 1169 586 518 118 548 1514 56 5 1.30 .311 3.99 135.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1950 Kansas City - MLB P 2 2 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 12.1 4.38 +0.2 1.035
1951 Milwaukee - MLB P 15 5 2 12 0 14 0 1.000 56.0 2.25 +0.8 1.034
1954 Milwaukee - MLB P 10 9 1 15 0 17 1 .941 62.1 2.31 -0.4 .900
1957 Detroit - MLB P 11 8 2 9 2 11 0 1.000 47.0 2.11 +0.2 1.034
1957 Kansas City - MLB P 3 3 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 23.0 1.17 +0.2 1.034
1958 Kansas City - MLB P 20 17 3 17 1 22 2 .909 104.0 1.73 +0.1 .929
1959 Kansas City - MLB P 17 17 6 14 1 20 0 1.000 94.1 1.91 +0.0 .989
1959 St. Louis - MLB P 8 7 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 57.1 1.10 +0.2 1.060
1960 St. Louis - MLB P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
1961 St. Louis - MLB P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.0 1.056
TOTAL P 90 69 17 81 5 101 3 .970 469.1 1.88 +1.5 .982
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft by the Kansas City Royals (Round 3, Pick 4, 36th overall pick).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 4 (6).
04/01/1950 Named the #37 prospect in the FORT
06/05/1950 Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
10/15/1950 Wins the 1950 MAAA SL2 Platinum Stick Award at P.
10/16/1950 Finished 2nd in 1950 MAAA SL2 Pitcher of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 4 (4).
01/26/1951 Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Milwaukee Brewers (Round 33, Pick 9, 521st overall pick).
06/19/1951 Was selected to the 1951 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (3).
04/17/1952 Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
04/24/1952 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 days.
05/20/1952 Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 6-7 weeks.
06/15/1952 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 weeks.
07/14/1952 Injured (Strained forearm), out for 4-5 weeks.
08/21/1952 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/08/1952 Strikes out 18 against the Huntington Beach Bengals.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
05/01/1953 Injured (Tender elbow), day-to-day for one week.
05/07/1953 Injured (Dead arm), out for 4 days.
05/12/1953 Strikes out 18 against the Kansas City Flying Tigers.
05/31/1953 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Long Beach Tigers with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/11/1953 Was selected to the 1953 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
07/07/1953 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Madison Velocity with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/01/1953 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Memphis Redbirds with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/08/1953 Strikes out 17 against the Memphis Redbirds.
09/19/1953 Wins the 1953 MLB Triple A World Series with the San Antonio Missions!
10/01/1953 Finished 2nd in 1953 MAAA SL2 Pitcher of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 3 (3).
03/16/1954 Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
06/02/1954 Strikes out 15 against the Kansas City Flying Tigers.
08/06/1954 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
05/01/1955 Strikes out 15 against the Huntington Beach Bengals.
06/05/1955 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Durham 89ers with 9 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
06/16/1955 Was selected to the 1955 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
06/18/1955 Injured (Asthma), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/05/1955 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/23/1955 Strikes out 15 against the Durham 89ers.
08/01/1955 Wins the MAAA SL2 Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/25/1955 Injured (Shoulder inflammation), out for 3-4 months.
11/17/1955 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4-5 weeks.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
06/07/1956 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New Haven Ravens with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
11/17/1956 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
01/06/1957 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers organization.
04/04/1957 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
04/26/1957 Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 3 weeks.
06/16/1957 Released by the Detroit Tigers.
07/18/1957 Signed a minor league contract ($40,000 bonus) with the Kansas City Royals organization.
08/05/1957 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $888,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
08/17/1957 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers with 16 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
03/07/1958 Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/25/1958 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $888,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
07/17/1959 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with SP Ron Darling, in exchange for SP Dennis Rasmussen.
11/25/1959 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,000,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
05/19/1960 Injured (Torn meniscus (knee)), out for 4 months.
10/16/1960 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,200,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (3).
04/27/1961 Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 5 days.
11/20/1961 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,592,500 through arbitration.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (3).
01/27/1962 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Brooklyn Dodgers, along with SP George Blaeholder, in exchange for SP Toby Borland.
01/27/1962 Released by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
04/04/1962 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization.
09/01/1962 Wins the MAAA SL1 Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/19/1962 Released by the Chicago organization.
10/30/1962 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
1958 91 6
Year WP Rank
1958 6 10
Year CG Rank
1957 3 8
Year SHO Rank
1954 1 6
1957 1 2
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