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	19-17 / in Starts: 16-12
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 82 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	55 (28-18-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 82 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (28-17-9)

Most Driven In
P Reese	1
D Whitman	1
C Furillo	0

Most Driven In By
J Robinson	2
S Jorgensen	1
M Rackley	0

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 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	105	2 (1)	Apr 21	BRO	@	NYG	L,5-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	106	6 (3)	Apr 25	BRO		PHI	L,3-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.81	-0.021	2.25	-0.04%	-0.25	P
3	107	9 (2)	Apr 29	BRO		NYG	W,17-7	2-GF	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.60	-0.104	1.32	-0.14%	-2.87	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
4	108	12 (2)	May 2 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	109	14 (1)	May 4	BRO	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.59	-0.121	4.65	-0.21%	-1.42	P
6	110	17 (2)	May 9 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,14-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.45	0.026	1.28	0.05%	-0.05	P
7	111	18	May 9 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,8-10	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	3						P
8	112	24 (5)	May 18	BRO		STL	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.75	-0.144	4.62	-0.23%	-0.91	P
9	113	28 (3)	May 22	BRO		PIT	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.50	-0.026	.72	-0.02%	-0.22	P
10	114	32 (3)	May 27	BRO		CHC	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.136	.273	9	.96	0.041	.95	0.02%	0.01	P
11	115	35 (2)	May 31 (1)	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.167	.367	9	1.37	0.166	2.43	0.18%	0.30	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
12	116	40 (4)	Jun 4	BRO	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472	9	.70	0.011	1.27	0.01%	0.15	P
13	117	43 (2)	Jun 8	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-5	GS-3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.233	.207	.440	9	.45	-0.025	.78	-0.03%	-0.59	P
14	118	46 (2)	Jun 11	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS-13	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.229	.182	.410	9	1.21	-0.112	2.09	-0.12%	-0.49	P
15	119	49 (2)	Jun 16	BRO		CIN	W,4-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.171	.237	.171	.408	9	1.08	0.037	1.84	0.04%	-0.14	P
16	120	54 (4)	Jun 21	BRO		PIT	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.220	.158	.377	9	.30	-0.023	.32	-0.01%	-0.58	P
17	121	57 (2)	Jun 25	BRO		STL	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.205	.146	.351	9	.77	-0.058	1.42	-0.06%	-0.86	P
18	122	60 (2)	Jun 29	BRO		PHI	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.163	.234	.163	.397	9	1.39	0.096	1.65	0.07%	0.94	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
19	123	64 (3)	Jul 3	BRO		NYG	W,7-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.224	.156	.380	9	1.45	-0.073	.97	-0.03%	-0.74	P
20	124	65	Jul 4	BRO		NYG	W,13-12	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.224	.156	.380	3						P
21	125	69 (3)	Jul 7	BRO		BSN	W,4-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.220	.152	.372	9	.99	-0.025	1.75	-0.03%	-0.25	P
22	126	76 (6)	Jul 17 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,8-4	GS-8	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.184	.245	.204	.449	9	.62	0.050	1.13	0.06%	0.31	P
23	127	81 (4)	Jul 21 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.208	.263	.226	.490	9	.70	-0.049	1.99	-0.08%	-0.64	P
24	128	86 (4)	Jul 25 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.232	.283	.250	.533	9	.72	0.021	2.97	0.05%	0.11	P
25	129	91 (4)	Jul 30	BRO		PIT	L,5-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.228	.279	.246	.524	9	.71	-0.018	2.51	-0.04%	-0.17	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
26	130	102 (10)	Aug 12	BRO	@	BSN	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.279	.246	.524	9						P
27	131	105 (2)	Aug 15	BRO	@	BSN	W,4-2	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.262	.230	.491	9	1.02	-0.102	7.11	-0.43%	-1.12	P
28	132	123 (17)	Aug 31 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-7	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.210	.258	.226	.483	9	1.81	-0.079	15.71	-0.41%	-0.88	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
29	133	126 (2)	Sep 3 (1)	BRO		NYG	L,5-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.210	.258	.226	.483	9						P
30	134	130 (3)	Sep 6 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,1-2	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.246	.215	.462	9	1.32	-0.103	15.68	-0.74%	-0.70	P
31	135	134 (3)	Sep 11 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-6	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.250	.221	.471	9	.91	-0.028	4.04	-0.07%	-0.36	P
32	136	141 (6)	Sep 16	BRO		CIN	W,12-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.203	.247	.217	.464	9	2.98	-0.076	3.85	-0.06%	-0.79	P
33	137	147 (5)	Sep 22	BRO		PIT	L,1-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.247	.217	.464	9						P
34	138	150 (2)	Sep 26	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.247	.208	.455	9	.25	-0.025	.07	0.00%	-0.53	P
35	139	153 (2)	Oct 1	BRO		BSN	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.203	.253	.216	.469	9	.86	-0.002	.00	0.00%	0.04	P
36	140	155 (1)	Oct 3	BRO		PHI	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.253	.216	.469	1						P
							19-17		82	74	3	15	1	0	0	2	5	0	17	0	3		0	3	0	1	.203	.253	.216	.469		.93	-0.766	2.74	-2.27%	-12.67

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