Ralph Branca

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Born: January 6, 1926 in Mount Vernon, NY us

Died: November 23, 2016 in Rye, NY

Buried: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY

High School: Davis HS (Mount Vernon, NY)

School: New York University (New York, NY)

Debut: June 12, 1944 (Age 18-158d, 9,730th in major league history)
vs. NYG 3.1 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 7, 1956 (Age 30-245d)
vs. NYG 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca

Nicknames: Hawk

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Relatives: Father-In-Law of Bobby Valentine

3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.8

ERA

3.79

322

188

1484.0

829

WHIP

1.371

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-11 / in Starts: 7-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 23 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	20 (9-6-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 23 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
B Edwards	0

Most Driven In By
D Walker	2
A Galan	1

1946 Batting Game Log

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1946 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	38	6 (5)	Apr 22	BRO		BSN	W,5-4	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.667	.000	.667	9	1.75	0.060	5.47	0.11%	0.36	P
2	39	11 (4)	Apr 28 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-10	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.667	.000	.667	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	40	18 (6)	May 9	BRO	@	CIN	L,7-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.667	.000	.667	8						P
4	41	20 (1)	May 11	BRO		PHI	W,12-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.667	.000	.667	9						P
5	42	25 (4)	May 17	BRO		PIT	W,16-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.65	-0.016	2.52	-0.04%	-0.14	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	43	42 (16)	Jun 4 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	W,7-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
7	44	44 (1)	Jun 6	BRO	@	PIT	W,13-8	GS-5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.429	.000	.429	9	.89	-0.101	4.42	-0.30%	-0.47	P
8	45	61 (16)	Jun 25	BRO		CIN	L,3-15	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.429	.000	.429	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	46	73 (11)	Jul 7 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-3	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.429	.000	.429	9						P
10	47	80 (6)	Jul 15	BRO	@	STL	L,4-10	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.429	.000	.429	9						P
11	48	90 (9)	Jul 26	BRO		PIT	L,0-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.429	.000	.429	9						P
12	49	93 (2)	Jul 28	BRO		PIT	L,3-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.429	.000	.429	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	50	97 (3)	Aug 1	BRO		STL	L,1-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.429	.000	.429	9						P
14	51	101 (3)	Aug 5	BRO	@	BSN	W,7-4	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.444	.000	.444	9	.21	-0.008	1.27	-0.03%	-0.09	P
15	52	103 (1)	Aug 8	BRO	@	NYG	W,3-1	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.444	.000	.444	9						P
16	53	108 (4)	Aug 12	BRO		NYG	W,3-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	9	.93	-0.023	5.91	-0.09%	-0.41	P
17	54	113 (4)	Aug 18	BRO		PHI	W,3-2	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	9						P
18	55	119 (5)	Aug 25 (1)	BRO	@	STL	W,3-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.79	-0.038	11.18	-0.32%	-0.30	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	56	137 (17)	Sep 12	BRO		STL	L,2-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
20	57	139 (1)	Sep 14	BRO		STL	W,5-0	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9	.31	0.041	6.30	0.50%	-0.21	P
21	58	145 (5)	Sep 18 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.350	.133	.483	9	.95	-0.087	8.18	-0.45%	-0.95	P
22	59	148 (2)	Sep 21	BRO	@	BSN	W,6-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.333	.125	.458	9	.08	-0.002	1.00	-0.02%	-0.34	P
23	60	152 (3)	Sep 25	BRO		PHI	L,9-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.318	.118	.436	9	.71	-0.019	10.08	-0.17%	-0.21	P
24	61	156 (3)	Oct 1	BRO	@	STL	L,2-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.304	.111	.415	9	.99	-0.025	41.25	-0.62%	-0.22	P
							13-11		23	18	3	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	8	0	0		0	1	0	0	.111	.304	.111	.415		.80	-0.218	7.53	-1.41%	-2.97

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