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.

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 22	BRO		NYG	W,7-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	8 (3)	Apr 27	BRO		PHI	L,2-9	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	14 (5)	May 5	BRO	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	18 (3)	May 9	BRO	@	PIT	L,5-10	GS	12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	24 (5)	May 18	BRO		STL	W,9-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	26 (1)	May 20 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,4-3		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	29 (2)	May 23	BRO		CHC	L,4-5	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	36 (6)	May 30 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,6-4	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	43 (6)	Jun 8	BRO	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	45 (1)	Jun 10	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-4		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	48 (2)	Jun 13	BRO		CHC	L,3-6	GS	23	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
12	52 (3)	Jun 19	BRO		NYG	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	57 (4)	Jun 24 susp	BRO		PIT	W,21-12	GS	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	58	Jun 25	BRO		PIT	L,11-16		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	59	Jun 27	BRO		NYG	L,3-10	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	61 (1)	Jun 29	BRO		NYG	L,5-11		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	64 (2)	Jul 2 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	70 (5)	Jul 7	BRO		PHI	L,2-7	GS	25	5.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
19	73 (2)	Jul 13	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-6		11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	81 (7)	Jul 20 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-6	GF	7	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	83 (1)	Jul 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,12-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
22	86 (2)	Jul 26	BRO		STL	W,7-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	90 (3)	Jul 29 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	92 (1)	Jul 31	BRO		CHC	L,5-8	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	94 (1)	Aug 2	BRO		PIT	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	97 (2)	Aug 6	BRO		CIN	L,7-11	GS	26	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
27	100 (2)	Aug 10	BRO	@	BSN	W,4-3		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	106 (5)	Aug 17 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-6		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	108 (1)	Aug 18	BRO		BSN	W,8-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	110 (1)	Aug 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-8	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	111	Aug 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,7-5	GF	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	115 (3)	Aug 26	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	117 (1)	Aug 28	BRO	@	STL	L,1-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	119 (1)	Aug 30	BRO	@	CHC	L,5-6	GF	5	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	123 (3)	Sep 4 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,4-11		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	124	Sep 4 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-3	GF	8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	125	Sep 5	BRO		NYG	L,5-8		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	128 (2)	Sep 7	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	134 (5)	Sep 14 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,5-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	137 (2)	Sep 17	BRO		CHC	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
41	142 (4)	Sep 21	BRO		PIT	W,10-8		11	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	147 (4)	Sep 26	BRO		NYG	W,8-4	GS	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
43	151 (3)	Sep 28 (2)	BRO		BSN	L,4-8		9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							43gm		142.0	8	19	0	27	0