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.

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 21	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-3	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	14 (9)	May 1	BRO		PIT	L,2-6	GF	11	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	17 (2)	May 4	BRO		CIN	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	19 (1)	May 6	BRO		STL	L,7-11		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	21 (1)	May 8	BRO		CHC	L,1-2	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	24 (2)	May 12	BRO	@	BSN	T,5-5	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	26 (1)	May 15	BRO	@	CHC	W,8-4	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	33 (6)	May 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,17-8	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	36 (2)	May 26	BRO		BSN	L,10-12		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	37	May 28	BRO	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	42 (4)	Jun 2	BRO		CIN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
12	46 (3)	Jun 6	BRO		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
13	49 (2)	Jun 10 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
14	53 (3)	Jun 14	BRO	@	STL	W,2-1	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	57 (3)	Jun 19	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	60 (2)	Jun 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-4	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	63 (2)	Jun 24 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,4-5	GF	10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	66 (2)	Jun 28	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	73 (6)	Jul 4 (2)	BRO		NYG	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
20	76 (2)	Jul 7	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
21	78 (1)	Jul 12	BRO		CHC	W,9-3	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	90 (11)	Jul 24	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-3	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	94 (3)	Jul 28	BRO	@	STL	W,3-2	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	97 (2)	Aug 1	BRO	@	PIT	L,9-12	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	99 (1)	Aug 3	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-5	GF	3	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	102 (2)	Aug 5 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	105 (2)	Aug 9	BRO		NYG	W,6-5	GS	11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	106	Aug 11 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	111 (4)	Aug 15	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
30	116 (4)	Aug 19	BRO	@	BSN	L,4-13	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	120 (3)	Aug 24	BRO		CHC	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
32	124 (3)	Aug 27 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	129 (4)	Sep 1	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-8	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	133 (3)	Sep 5	BRO		PHI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	136 (2)	Sep 9	BRO		NYG	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
36	140 (3)	Sep 15	BRO	@	PIT	L,4-11	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	143 (2)	Sep 18	BRO	@	STL	L,1-7	GS	31	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
38	146 (2)	Sep 21	BRO		PHI	L,6-9		12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	149 (2)	Sep 25 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-6	GS	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	155 (5)	Sep 30	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-8		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	156	Oct 1	BRO		NYG	L,1-3	GS	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	158 (1)	Oct 3	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-5	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							42gm		204.0	12	19	0	31	2