Al Brancato
Albert Brancato (born May 29, 1919) was a shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1939–1941 and 1945. His career in the Majors was interrupted by military service in the US Navy during the second World War. Brancato served in the Pacific Theater and played on the Navy's all-star baseball team composed of the American and National League players in military service. While entertaining the troops at the Army and Navy all-star games Brancato appeared alongside Joe Dimaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Bill Dickey, Tom Ferrick, Bob Feller, and Eddie Collins Jr. He holds the post-1940 record for errors in a season, with 61. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as one of seven children of Italian immigrant parents.
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Brancato, Al |
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American baseball player |
| Date of birth |
May 29, 1919 |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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