Maranda signed with the Boston Braves in 1951. In 1959, he was one of three pitchers from Quebec, along with Ron Piché and Claude Raymond, on the roster of the Triple-A Louisville Colonels. Maranda won 18 games and lost only six in 1959; he led American Association pitchers in wins and was selected a league All-Star. He was acquired by the Giants in the Rule 5 draft that off-season.\n', '

He then spent the entire 1960 season on the San Francisco roster, working in 17 games, with four starts. On August 21, he earned his first MLB win when he went seven innings in a start at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs, and held the Cubbies to seven hits and three earned runs. The Giants won the game, 5–3. However, this became Maranda\'s only victory (against four losses) in that 1960 campaign after which he was assigned to Triple-A Tacoma at the close of the year, spending all of 1961 in the Pacific Coast League posting a 10–4 win–loss record through 32 games.\n', '

The Twins then selected Maranda in the 1961 Rule 5 draft and kept him on their roster for the 1962 campaign.\n', '

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