Branom was born in
Sulphur Springs, Texas. He entered professional baseball in 1920, splitting that season between the Enid Harvesters of the Western Association and the
Kansas City Blues of the
American Association. The next year he spent 80 games with the
Tulsa Oilers of the
Western League, but he spent most of his time between 1920 and 1925 with Enid or Kansas City. He had a standout season for the team that year, hitting for a .391 batting average and slugging 14
home runs, earning a promotion to Kansas City for eight games that season. After several seasons with the Blues, Branom was traded to the
Philadelphia Athletics in November 1926; the Blues received
Bill Wambsganss and $50,000 in return. In 1927, his only major league season, Branom hit only .234 in 30 games played for the Athletics. During that season, his contract was purchased by the
Portland Beavers of the
Pacific Coast League. He played 102 games for Portland that year. 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. ==References==