Saturday, February 27, 2021

Bobby Bragan Had The Foundation

Later in Bobby Bragan's life, long after his active career in baseball, he did a lot for the local kids in Fort Worth and the Metroplex, through the The Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation, which "honors outstanding athletes and executives for the achievements on and off of the playing field, at the annual Bobby Bragan Gala, to raise funds for scholarships."

That lead him to make many appearances around the Fort Worth area and at the local Fort Worth Cats games, chatting with fans and signing autographs. I interacted with him on numerous occasions at Cats games, he was very humble and approachable. I even wrote him once, and picked up an autographed copy of his book You Can't Hit The Ball With The Bat On Your Shoulder (a good read).

Bobby Bragan passed away January 21, 2010 at the age of 92.

As player
Philadelphia Phillies (1940–1942)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1943–1944, 1947–1948)

As manager
Pittsburgh Pirates (1956–1957)
Cleveland Indians (1958)
Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1963–1966)

As coach
Los Angeles Dodgers (1960)
Houston Colt .45s (1962)

Batting average .240
Home runs 15
Runs batted in 172
Games managed 927
Win–loss record 443–478
Winning % .481

President of the Texas League, 1969-75.
President of Minor League Baseball, 1976-78.
Assistant to the President, Special Projects for the Texas Rangers, 1979-91.
In 2005, managed Fort Worth Cats one game, becoming the oldest person (87) to manage a professional game.
Fort Worth's Mr. Baseball for decades.
Chairman of Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation.


3 comments:

  1. I knew the Bragan family, and it was an honor to have met Mr. Bragan.

    His Brother, Peter Bragan, Sr, and his Son, "Pedro" owned the Jacksonville Expos/Suns for 33 years.

    Pedro is on Twitter, @pedrodebraganza , if you'd like to follow him

    Good Job!

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  2. I think I have a card or two of his, but never knew anything about him, very cool!

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