José de la Trinidad Bracho (July 23, 1928 – June 16, 2011) was a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher . Listed at 6' 1", 185 lb., he batted and threw right handed. His friends and fans affectionately called him Carrao , a moniker that he used throughout his life.
13-461: (Redirected from Carrão ) [REDACTED] Look up carrao in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Carrao or Carrão may refer to: Carrão (district of São Paulo) , an administrative district of São Paulo, Brazil Carrão (São Paulo Metro) , a railway station in the district Vila Carrão , a historic borough in the district Carrao River ,
26-582: A 3.17 ERA in 370 pitching appearances (195 starts ), giving up 624 earned runs on 1626 hits and 618 walks while striking out 859 in 1,769 + 2 ⁄ 3 of work. In addition to his homeland career, Bracho pitched in the Texas League with the San Antonio Missions (1952) and Houston Buffaloes (1954), as well as for the Toronto Maple Leafs (1952) and Havana Sugar Kings (1955-1956) of
39-475: A river of Venezuela Limpkin or carrao, a species of bird People with the surname [ edit ] Humberto Carrão (born 1991), Brazilian actor See also [ edit ] Carrao-tepui , a table-top mountain or mesa in Venezuela José Bracho or Carrao Bracho (1928–2011), Venezuelan baseball player El Carrao de Palmarito (1928–2002), Venezuelan singer Topics referred to by
52-408: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages carrao [REDACTED] Look up carrao in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Carrao or Carrão may refer to: Carrão (district of São Paulo) , an administrative district of São Paulo, Brazil Carrão (São Paulo Metro) , a railway station in
65-839: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jos%C3%A9 Bracho Born in Maracaibo , Zulia , Bracho has been considered one of the best pitchers in Venezuelan baseball history. An extremely reliable and durable pitcher, he spent 26 years in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League , played four minor leagues seasons, hurled in the Dominican Winter League , and appeared in six Caribbean Series , setting an all-time pitching mark in this tournament. Notably, forty years after his retirement in 1973, Bracho still owns
78-486: The International League . He registered a combined record of 18-19 and a 3.22 ERA in 71 games (40 starts). Bracho was very solid in six Caribbean Series , while appearing in the 1949 , 1951 , 1952 , 1953 , 1955 and 1958 tournaments. In 12 pitching appearances, he went 6–3 with a 2.15 ERA and five complete games in 71.0 innings of work. His six victories ties him with Rubén Gómez and Camilo Pascual for
91-407: The 1961–1962 season for Oriente, when he posted a 15-5 record with 97 strikeouts and a 2.25 earned run average in 160 innings pitched, leading the league both in wins and innings. During that season he formed part of a solid one-two rotation along Bob Gibson , who went 7-10 with a 2.54 ERA and topped the league with 134 strikeouts in 142 innings. In a 23-year career, Bracho had a 109-90 record and
104-502: The all-time records in the Venezuelan league for the most wins (109), complete games (91), strikeouts (859) and innings pitched ( 1,769 + 2 ⁄ 3 ), and still owns the record for the most wins in a single-season, while collecting 15 in the 1961–1962 season. A sinking fastball specialist, Bracho made his debut as a 20-year-old rookie with the Caracas team in the 1948–1949 season, playing for them during ten seasons, while helping
117-498: The district Vila Carrão , a historic borough in the district Carrao River , a river of Venezuela Limpkin or carrao, a species of bird People with the surname [ edit ] Humberto Carrão (born 1991), Brazilian actor See also [ edit ] Carrao-tepui , a table-top mountain or mesa in Venezuela José Bracho or Carrao Bracho (1928–2011), Venezuelan baseball player El Carrao de Palmarito (1928–2002), Venezuelan singer Topics referred to by
130-590: The most all-time wins in the Series. He was also a productive hitter, batting an average of .393 (11-for-28) and slugging .464, while scoring two runs with six runs batted in . Bracho was inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001. Two years later, he gained induction into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum as part of their first class. Since the 1985–1986 season,
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169-489: The team to clinch four championship titles in 1948-49, 1951–52, 1952–53 and 1956-57. He also played for the Pastora (1953–54) and Magallanes (1954-55) champion teams before joining Oriente/Orientales (1959-60 through 1963-64). He then returned to Magallanes (1964–65), and later formed part of La Guaira (1964–67) and Lara (1966-68), ending his career with his home team Zulia (1970–73). His most productive campaign came in
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