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Al BRANCATO, a shortstop who notably set the modern record for errors in a season passed away on June 14, about 2 1/2 weeks after his 93rd birthday. HE HAD 61 ERRORS AT THAT POSITION FOR THE 1941 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS. Brancato's CAREER WAS INTERRUPTED AND CURTAILED BY MILITARY SERVICE DURING WORLD WAR TWO. AFTER BREAKING INTO THE BIG LEAGUES WITH THE A'S IN 1939 HE WAS WITH THEM UNTIL HE ENTERED THE MILITARY PRIOR TO THE 1942 SEASON AND HE MISSED 3 SEASONS. HE RETURNED IN 1945, PLAYING FOR THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX, BUT THAT WAS HIS FINAL MLB SEASON. UNTIL THE TIME OF HIS PASSING, BRANCATO WAS ONE OF JUST A HANDFUL OF SURVIVORS WHO PLAYED MAJOR LEAGUES BASEBALL IN THE 1930S.