| Jim Bragan | |
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| Born:(1929-03-12)March 12, 1929 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | |
| Died: June 2, 2001(2001-06-02) (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 Americaninfielder, manager and league president in Americanminor league baseball, ascout andcoach at theMajor League level, and acollege baseball coach during a 40-plus year career in the game. He was the brother of MLBcatcher,shortstop, manager and coachBobby Bragan, also a minor league president.
Born inBirmingham, Alabama, Jimmy Bragan attendedMississippi State University and signed with theBrooklyn Dodgers in 1950. When his eight-year playing career ended, he became the manager of the Class DBluefield Dodgers in 1957 and then joined theCincinnati 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 ofDave Bristol.
Bragan moved to theMontreal 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-AWinnipeg Whips for the latter half of 1971, head baseball coach of Mississippi State University in 1975,[1] and a coach with theMilwaukee Brewers in 1976–77. He was president of theDouble-ASouthern 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 theKing of Baseball award given by Minor League Baseball.[3]
Bragan died inWestover, Alabama, in 2001 at the age of 72.[4]
| 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) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Cincinnati Redsfirst-base coach 1967–1969 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Montreal Exposfirst-base coach 1970–1971 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Montreal Exposthird-base coach 1972 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Milwaukee Brewersthird-base coach 1976–1977 | Succeeded by |
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