[1] Bradley was a native of Greenwood, Arkansas, who threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).

Overall, Bradley had an 11-year career (1936–1942) and 1944–1947) in professional baseball, and spent all but one of those seasons as a member of the Browns' organization.

He collected his only two hits in his debut game on Sunday, April 28, 1946, against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park in the nightcap of a doubleheader.

In his first big league at bat, he singled off Eddie Smith as part of a nine-run first inning to drive in two runs.

St. Louis would hold on to win 11–8 in a contest that featured 29 hits and a combined five errors committed by both teams.