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

Relatives: Father-In-Law of Bobby Valentine

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.

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 19	BRO		NYG	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	11 (5)	May 1	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-7	GS	20	3.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
3	15 (3)	May 5	BRO	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	29	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
4	18 (2)	May 10 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,0-4	GS	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	22 (3)	May 14	BRO		STL	L,1-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	40 (17)	Jun 3	BRO	@	PIT	W,6-4	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	45 (4)	Jun 8 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,11-7	GS	14	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	57 (11)	Jun 20	BRO		PIT	W,5-4		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	60 (2)	Jun 24 (2)	BRO		STL	L,4-7	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	63 (2)	Jun 27	BRO		BSN	W,8-3	GF	27	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	67 (3)	Jul 1	BRO		PHI	W,4-3	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	127 (59)	Sep 2 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-8		12	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
13	137 (9)	Sep 9	BRO		CHC	L,1-7	GF	11	2.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
14	140 (2)	Sep 11	BRO		CHC	L,7-11	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	152 (11)	Sep 24	BRO		PHI	L,7-9		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	155 (2)	Sep 28	BRO		BSN	T,5-5		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							16gm		61.0	5	7	1	13	1