José Bracho
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Born: July 23, 1928 Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela |
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Died: June 16, 2011 (aged 82) Los Puertos de Altagracia, Zulia |
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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.
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 the all-time records in the Venezuelan league for the most wins (109), complete games (91), strikeouts (859) and innings pitched (1.769⅔), 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 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).
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