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	7-15 / in Starts: 5-3
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 19 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	11 (4-4-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 19 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-3-1)

Most Driven In
B Tuttle	1

Most Driven In By
F Bolling	1
J Delsing	1
J Collins	0

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 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	300	3 (2)	Apr 15	DET	@	CLE	W,3-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.39	-0.040	3.53	-0.06%	-0.59	P
2	301	7 (3)	Apr 20	DET		CHW	L,2-7	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	302	10 (2)	Apr 25	DET		CLE	L,9-10	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	303	11	Apr 30	DET	@	WSH	W,2-1	9-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.24	-0.055	6.97	-0.10%	-0.21	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
5	304	18 (6)	May 11	DET		WSH	L,3-5	GS-5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.72	0.035	2.68	0.08%	0.28	P
6	305	24 (5)	May 16 (2)	DET		BOS	W,9-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.42	-0.011	1.25	-0.02%	-0.10	P
7	306	27 (2)	May 19	DET		PHA	W,4-3	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
8	307	35 (7)	May 29	DET	@	CLE	L,0-12	2-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.18	-0.009	.55	-0.02%	-0.66	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
9	308	39 (3)	Jun 1	DET	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS-8	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.333	.697	9	1.06	0.156	1.94	0.17%	1.07	P
10	309	45 (5)	Jun 6	DET	@	BOS	L,4-7	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.364	.748	9	.61	-0.010	1.01	-0.01%	-0.24	P
11	310	50 (4)	Jun 10	DET	@	NYY	L,5-9	1-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.385	.785	9	.76	0.040	.80	0.03%	0.28	P
12	311	53 (2)	Jun 12	DET	@	PHA	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.400	.385	.785	9						P
13	312	62 (8)	Jun 23	DET		NYY	L,4-9	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.400	.385	.785	9						P
14	313	66 (3)	Jun 27	DET		WSH	L,2-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.400	.385	.785	9						P
15	314	68 (1)	Jun 29 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,0-5	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.400	.385	.785	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
16	315	71 (2)	Jul 3	DET	@	BAL	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.400	.385	.785	9						P
17	316	73 (1)	Jul 5 (1)	DET		CLE	L,6-13	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.400	.385	.785	9						P
				Player went from Detroit Tigers to New York Yankees
18	317	99	Jul 27	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.400	.385	.785	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
19	318	105 (5)	Aug 1 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	W,2-1	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.412	.400	.812	9	.97	0.024	5.48	0.08%	0.23	P
20	319	117 (11)	Aug 14	NYY		BOS	W,3-1	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.421	.412	.833	9	1.56	0.028	9.63	0.10%	0.16	P
21	320	123 (5)	Aug 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,9-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.353	.421	.412	.833	7						P
Sept		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
22	321	136 (12)	Sep 5	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.353	.421	.412	.833	9						P
							7-15		19	17	3	6	1	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.353	.421	.412	.833		.94	0.158	3.15	0.25%	0.22

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