Career
He pitched for the Boston Red Sox, Seattle Pilots, Minnesota Twins, and Philadelphia Phillies. During a 7-year baseball career, Brandon compiled 28 wins, 354 strikeouts, and a 4.04 earned run average. Once a heralded pitching prospect, Brandon was an undistinguished reliever throughout most of his career.
In his 1966 rookie season, he made 17 starts for Boston and finished 8-8 with a 3.31 European Research Area and a career-high 101 strikeouts, including two shutouts and a two-hit, one-run game.
But he developed arm problems at this early stage of his career and slumped to 5-11 in 1967, pitching only 12 innings in 1968. A year later, he divided his playing time between the expansion Seattle Pilots and Minnesota and spent the entire 1970 season pitching for the Tucson Toros.
From 1971-1973, he collected 15 wins and eight saves for the Phillies as a reliever and spot starter.