Dud Branom

Edgar Dudley Branom (November 30, 1897 – February 4, 1980) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder.

Branom owned the Enid Harvesters, a minor league team in the Western Association, in 1922.

For the next five years, Branom played for the Louisville Colonels of the American Association, hitting between 14 and 17 home runs each season and batting over .300 four times.

[1] Branom bounced around after that, playing for six minor league teams during the 1933 and 1934 seasons before ending his professional baseball career.

Though offensive statistics are missing for two seasons, Baseball-Reference.com credits Branom with a .311 batting average and 129 home runs during his minor league career.