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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 19	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-4	GS	24	4.1	0	1	0	1	0
2	7 (2)	Apr 24	BRO		PHI	W,2-0	GS	30	7.2	0	3	0	3	0
3	11 (3)	Apr 30	BRO		CHC	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	15 (3)	May 8	BRO		STL	L,1-5	GS	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	16	May 9	BRO	@	PHI	L,5-6		20	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	20 (3)	May 12	BRO		BSN	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	24 (3)	May 16	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-1	GS	23	6.2	0	0	0	0	0
8	29 (4)	May 23	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	GS	18	3.1	0	0	0	0	0
9	32 (2)	May 27	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
10	37 (4)	May 31	BRO	@	BSN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	39 (1)	Jun 2	BRO		STL	L,4-5		7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
12	42 (2)	Jun 4	BRO		PIT	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
13	46 (3)	Jun 10 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,1-3	GS	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
14	47	Jun 10 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,6-5	GF	8	2.0	1	1	0	2	0
15	50 (2)	Jun 14 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,3-5	GS	26	4.1	0	1	0	1	0
16	55 (4)	Jun 19	BRO	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	59 (3)	Jun 24	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
18	61 (1)	Jun 26	BRO		BSN	W,8-6	GF	5	1.1	0	1	0	1	0
19	63 (1)	Jun 28	BRO	@	BSN	L,4-5	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	68 (4)	Jul 2	BRO		NYG	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	70 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	BRO		NYG	W,16-7	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
22	73 (2)	Jul 6	BRO		BSN	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	74	Jul 10 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,5-3	GS	33	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
24	75	Jul 10 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,4-3	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0
25	80 (4)	Jul 14	BRO		CIN	L,1-9	GS	22	4.1	0	0	0	0	0
26	85 (4)	Jul 18	BRO		STL	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	90 (4)	Jul 22	BRO	@	CIN	W,12-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
28	94 (3)	Jul 26	BRO	@	PIT	W,6-4	GS	30	7.1	0	0	0	0	0
29	99 (4)	Jul 30	BRO	@	STL	W,11-10	GS	29	6.2	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	103 (3)	Aug 3	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-6	GS	29	6.1	0	1	0	1	0
31	108 (4)	Aug 8	BRO		PHI	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
32	111 (2)	Aug 12	BRO		BSN	L,2-9	GS	34	7.2	1	1	0	2	0
33	115 (3)	Aug 16	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-4	GS	28	6.0	0	1	1	2	0
34	121 (5)	Aug 20	BRO		STL	L,2-3	GS	31	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
35	125 (3)	Aug 24	BRO		PIT	W,3-1	GS	29	7.1	1	2	0	3	0
36	130 (4)	Aug 29	BRO		NYG	W,6-3	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	134 (3)	Sep 1 (2)	BRO		PHI	L,0-5	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0
38	137 (2)	Sep 6	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	33	8.2	1	2	0	3	0
39	141 (3)	Sep 11	BRO	@	STL	W,4-3	GS	36	7.1	0	2	1	3	0
40	142	Sep 12	BRO	@	STL	L,7-8	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	146 (3)	Sep 16	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	150 (3)	Sep 21	BRO		BSN	L,0-4	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	153 (2)	Sep 25	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-2	GS	20	5.0	0	2	0	2	0
							43gm		280.0	9	35	3	47	0