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	7-8 / in Starts: 5-2
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 20 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	14 (7-5-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 20 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-3-1)

Most Driven In
G Hodges	2
P Reese	0
C Furillo	0

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 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	260	5 (4)	Apr 19	BRO		NYG	W,11-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.25	-0.024	.91	-0.05%	-0.63	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
2	261	11 (5)	May 1	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.83	-0.021	3.48	-0.05%	-0.22	P
3	262	15 (3)	May 5	BRO	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG(8)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.67	-0.045	2.29	-0.09%	-0.89	P
4	263	18 (2)	May 10 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,0-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	264	22 (3)	May 14	BRO		STL	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
6	265	40 (17)	Jun 3	BRO	@	PIT	W,6-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.32	-0.035	1.46	-0.10%	-0.89	P
7	266	45 (4)	Jun 8 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,11-7	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.45	-0.022	2.22	-0.07%	-0.51	P
8	267	57 (11)	Jun 20	BRO		PIT	W,5-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						P
9	268	60 (2)	Jun 24 (2)	BRO		STL	L,4-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						P
10	269	63 (2)	Jun 27	BRO		BSN	W,8-3	2-GF	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	.41	0.025	1.89	0.07%	1.34	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
11	270	67 (3)	Jul 1	BRO		PHI	W,4-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9	.71	-0.017	3.34	-0.05%	-0.15	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
12	271	127 (59)	Sep 2 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-8	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.43	-0.011	.38	-0.01%	-0.22	P
13	272	137 (9)	Sep 9	BRO		CHC	L,1-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
14	273	140 (2)	Sep 11	BRO		CHC	L,7-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
15	274	152 (11)	Sep 24	BRO		PHI	L,7-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
16	275	155 (2)	Sep 28	BRO		BSN	T,5-5	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316	3	.72	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
							7-8		20	19	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	0	1		0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316		.46	-0.168	1.68	-0.35%	-2.41

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