What is Ron Brand?
'''Ron Brand''' (born January 13, 1940) is a former baseball player. He mostly played as a catcher. He started his career for the [[Clinton, Iowa|Clinton]] Pirates. After six years he joined the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]. He hit his first home run off [[Denny Lemaster]]. He was then selected in the [[Rule 5 Draft]] by the [[Houston Astros]]. With the Astros he competed to be starting [[catcher]] with [[John Bateman]]. After four years in Houston, he was picked in the expansion draft, which is when new teams pick players that other teams do not want, by the [[Montreal Expos]]. He played for the Expos as a catcher in 1969, but then made some appearances at [[shortstop]] over the next two years. He played his last game on September 25, 1971. He then went back to the minor leagues. He managed for a few years as well. {{US-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brand, Ron}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Montreal Expos players]] [[Category:Houston Astros players]] [[Category:Pittsburgh Pirates players]] [[Category:Baseball players from California]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Los Angeles]]