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	19-14 / in Starts: 16-10
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 80 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	56 (25-17-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 80 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	53 (27-17-8)

Most Driven In
D Snider	1
G Hodges	1
E Miksis	0
C Furillo	0

Most Driven In By
C Furillo	2
D Snider	1
M McCormick	1
M Rackley	1
P Reese	0

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 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	141	2 (1)	Apr 20	BRO		NYG	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.88	-0.073	2.38	-0.12%	-1.51	P
2	142	6 (3)	Apr 24 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-5	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.04	-0.084	2.90	-0.14%	-1.20	P
3	143	10 (3)	Apr 28	BRO	@	NYG	W,15-2	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	9	.72	0.022	1.96	0.04%	-0.10	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	144	14 (3)	May 3	BRO		CIN	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	9	.57	-0.016	1.29	-0.02%	-0.54	P
5	145	18 (3)	May 7	BRO		CHC	W,10-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9	.38	-0.010	1.00	-0.02%	-0.11	P
6	146	22 (3)	May 12	BRO		PIT	W,11-6	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.071	.235	.071	.307	9	.49	0.011	1.24	0.02%	-0.33	P
7	147	26 (3)	May 17	BRO	@	CHC	W,8-5	GS-11	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.056	.227	.056	.283	9	1.37	-0.164	2.65	-0.19%	-0.86	P
8	148	30 (3)	May 21	BRO	@	STL	W,15-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.227	.056	.283	9						P
9	149	33 (2)	May 24	BRO	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.048	.200	.048	.248	9	.25	-0.022	.67	-0.04%	-0.76	P
10	150	39 (5)	May 30 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.048	.200	.048	.248	9						P
11	151	40	May 31	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-4	5-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.043	.185	.043	.229	9	2.07	-0.180	9.15	-0.48%	-0.90	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	152	45 (4)	Jun 5	BRO		PIT	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.038	.167	.038	.205	9	1.02	-0.100	3.58	-0.21%	-0.93	P
13	153	49 (3)	Jun 9	BRO		CHC	W,9-5	GS-8	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.212	.107	.319	9	.50	0.025	1.97	0.06%	1.96	P
14	154	54 (4)	Jun 15	BRO	@	STL	L,5-9	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.069	.206	.103	.309	9	.69	-0.020	4.49	-0.08%	-0.24	P
15	155	63 (8)	Jun 25	BRO	@	PIT	W,17-10	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.061	.205	.091	.296	9	.55	-0.026	2.60	-0.07%	-0.84	P
16	156	66 (2)	Jun 29	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.054	.186	.081	.267	9	.49	-0.052	3.10	-0.20%	-0.78	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
17	157	70 (3)	Jul 3	BRO	@	NYG	L,0-16	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.054	.186	.081	.267	9						P
18	158	74 (3)	Jul 6	BRO	@	BSN	L,5-7	GS-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.054	.205	.081	.286	9	.64	-0.011	4.11	-0.04%	-0.10	P
19	159	77 (2)	Jul 9	BRO		NYG	L,5-9	2-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.053	.200	.079	.279	9	1.14	-0.029	6.97	-0.11%	-0.25	P
20	160	79 (1)	Jul 14	BRO		CIN	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.200	.079	.279	9						P
21	161	85 (5)	Jul 20	BRO		PIT	L,6-8	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.050	.208	.075	.283	9	.92	-0.011	5.25	-0.04%	-0.45	P
22	162	90 (4)	Jul 25	BRO		STL	T,4-4	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.049	.220	.073	.293	9	1.10	0.016	10.91	0.10%	0.08	P
23	163	93 (2)	Jul 28	BRO	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.045	.208	.068	.276	9	.75	-0.060	3.99	-0.19%	-1.06	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
24	164	97 (3)	Aug 1	BRO	@	PIT	W,9-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.211	.083	.294	9	.11	-0.008	.65	-0.03%	-0.49	P
25	165	102 (4)	Aug 6	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.060	.203	.080	.283	9	1.16	-0.065	6.94	-0.24%	-0.69	P
26	166	107 (4)	Aug 10	BRO	@	PHI	W,7-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.075	.210	.094	.304	9	.63	-0.018	4.11	-0.07%	-0.08	P
27	167	112 (4)	Aug 17	BRO		PHI	L,7-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.075	.210	.094	.304	9						P
28	168	117 (4)	Aug 22	BRO	@	BSN	L,6-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.075	.210	.094	.304	9						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	169	128 (10)	Sep 1 (1)	BRO		CIN	W,11-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.075	.210	.094	.304	9						P
30	170	138 (9)	Sep 9	BRO		NYG	L,1-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.075	.210	.094	.304	9						P
31	171	143 (4)	Sep 16	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-9	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.075	.210	.094	.304	9						P
32	172	145 (1)	Sep 18	BRO	@	CHC	W,7-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.070	.197	.088	.285	9	.34	-0.035	2.37	-0.14%	-0.86	P
33	173	152 (6)	Sep 25	BRO		PHI	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.203	.100	.303	9	.98	-0.018	18.64	-0.20%	-0.35	P
34	174	155 (2)	Oct 1	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-6	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.081	.208	.097	.305	9	1.60	-0.044	31.87	-0.52%	-0.46	P
							19-14		80	62	5	5	1	0	0	2	10	0	26	0	8		0	1	0	1	.081	.208	.097	.305		.77	-0.972	4.73	-2.94%	-11.85

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