- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRobert Randall Bragan
- Nickname
- Nig
- Height5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
- Bobby Bragan was born on October 30, 1917 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He was married to Betty Bragan and Gwenn Bragan. He died on January 21, 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- SpousesBetty Bragan(? - January 28, 2010) (his death)Gwenn Bragan(? - 1983) (her death, 1 child)
- Catcher and infielder with the Philadelphia Phillies (1940-1942) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1943-1944 & 1947-1948).
- Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates (1956-1957), Cleveland Indians (1958), and Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1963-1966)
- Made major league debut on 16 April 1940.
- President of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (now 'Minor League Baseball'), 1976-1978.
- He is survived by his daughter, Cissie Bragan Walden; his third wife, Betty; his brothers, Frank, Peter and Lionel Bragan; sister, Marian Lewis; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
- On working with Jackie Robinson: It helped make me a better, more enlightened man, and it helped me to have a future in baseball as a manager because later on I was going to have to manage fellows like Felipe Alou, Maury Wills, Henry Aaron, and plenty of other black players.
- Roy Campanella took my place. That was the biggest contribution I ever made [to baseball]. (on ending his major-league playing career in 1948, with a .240 career batting average)
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