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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Team Record in Appearances: 20-23 / in Starts: 6-9

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 34, Entered with runners on base: 12

1950 Pitching Game Log

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1950 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	175	4	Apr 22	BRO		NYG	W,7-6	5-5		99	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	5.58	5	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.020	1.18	0.03%	0.54	5t --- 0 out d4	5t 3 out d4
2	176	8	Apr 27	BRO		PHI	L,2-9	8-GF		4	2.0	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	6.00	8.92	9	2	4	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	1	.03	-0.003	.10	-0.01%	-0.92	8t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 7
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	177	14	May 5	BRO	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS-3		7	2.0	3	3	3	4	1	1	0	9.00	10.98	12	0	5	2	0	2	35			0	0	0	8	0	2	1	0	0	0	1.36	-0.199	5.23	-0.46%	-1.89	1b start a 1	3b --3 0 out d1
4	178	18	May 9	BRO	@	PIT	L,5-10	GS-3		3	2.1	3	3	3	2	1	1	0	9.82	10.63	12	2	7	3	0	0	38			0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.80	-0.089	3.02	-0.20%	-1.67	1b start tie	3b --- 1 out a2
5	179	24	May 18	BRO		STL	W,9-8	9-GF	W(1-0)	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	8.64	9.18	3	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.20	0.01%	0.54	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
6	180	26	May 20(2)	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	6-7		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.97	7.52	6	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	0.079	2.15	0.20%	1.08	6t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d2
7	181	29	May 23	BRO		CHC	L,4-5	GS-6	L(1-1)	2	6.0	8	5	5	1	5	2	0	7.16	6.87	28	8	12	5	0	2	40			1	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	1	.87	-0.209	3.73	-0.54%	-1.77	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
8	182	36	May 30(2)	BRO		PHI	W,6-4	8-GF	S(1)	6	2.0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	6.38	6.40	8	1	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.32	0.250	11.72	0.76%	1.71	8t -2- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	183	43	Jun 8	BRO	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-7	L(1-2)	8	7.0	7	4	4	0	5	3	0	6.04	6.49	29	7	14	4	0	3	52			0	0	0	29	0	1	0	0	0	1	.99	-0.068	3.96	-0.17%	-0.23	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
10	184	45	Jun 10	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-4	7-8		1	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	5.60	6.17	7	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.63	0.078	2.63	0.20%	1.05	7b --- 0 out d1	8b 3 out d1
11	185	48	Jun 13	BRO		CHC	L,3-6	GS-6		2	5.2	6	3	3	1	2	3	0	5.45	6.71	23	6	12	7	0	2	46			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	.96	-0.017	4.12	-0.05%	0.12	1t start tie	6t --- 2 out tie
12	186	52	Jun 19	BRO		NYG	W,8-5	CG	W(2-2)	5	9.0	12	5	3	2	10	1	0	4.93	5.80	41	7	20	8	0	2	55			0	0	0	39	1	0	0	0	0	0	.54	0.165	2.37	0.43%	-0.15	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
13	187	57	Jun 24 susp	BRO		PIT	W,21-12	GS-2		4	1.0	3	5	5	2	0	2	0	5.86	6.47	8	2	3	2	0	1	25			0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	-0.346	5.55	-0.94%	-4.46	1t start tie	2t --- 0 out d5
14	188	58	Jun 25	BRO		PIT	L,11-16	6-7	L(2-3)	0	1.0	1	3	3	2	2	0	0	6.34	6.42	6	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.62	-0.276	7.80	-0.80%	-2.09	6t --- 0 out tie	7t -2- 0 out d2
15	189	59	Jun 27	BRO		NYG	L,3-10	8-GF		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.07	6.17	6	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.04	0.00%	1.08	8t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
16	190	61	Jun 29	BRO		NYG	L,5-11	5-8		1	3.0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	5.88	5.99	12	4	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.38	0.014	6.36	0.04%	0.61	5t --- 0 out d1	8t 12- 0 out a1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	191	64	Jul 2(1)	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG(8)	L(2-4)	2	8.0	12	6	6	5	2	1	0	6.00	5.93	39	9	20	6	0	3	31			0	1	0	33	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.02	-0.344	5.45	-1.11%	-1.89	1b start a 1	8b 3 out d2
18	192	70	Jul 7	BRO		PHI	L,2-7	GS-6	L(2-5)	4	5.1	9	5	4	1	1	1	0	6.06	5.87	25	5	15	7	0	3	32			0	0	0	24	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.03	-0.233	4.03	-0.55%	-1.48	1t start tie	6t -2- 1 out d2
19	193	73	Jul 13	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-6	4-6		5	3.0	3	1	1	0	3	1	0	5.92	5.83	11	6	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	.51	0.016	1.40	0.03%	0.55	4b --- 0 out d2	6b 3 out d2
20	194	81	Jul 20(2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-6	7-GF(8)		6	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.78	5.75	7	3	4	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.010	.30	0.02%	1.07	7b 1-- 1 out d4	8b end d 4
21	195	83	Jul 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,12-3	CG	W(3-5)	1	9.0	7	3	3	4	5	0	0	5.45	5.40	38	14	14	6	0	0	62			0	0	0	33	3	0	0	1	0	0	.47	0.040	1.98	0.10%	1.85	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a9
22	196	86	Jul 26	BRO		STL	W,7-5	9-GF	S(2)	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.38	5.31	3	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.11	0.157	11.34	0.50%	0.93	9t 1-- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
23	197	90	Jul 29(2)	BRO		CHC	W,2-1	CG	W(4-5)	2	9.0	6	1	1	3	6	1	0	4.92	5.14	34	9	15	5	0	1	74			0	1	0	30	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.45	0.644	5.35	1.43%	3.85	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
24	198	92	Jul 31	BRO		CHC	L,5-8	8-GF		1	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.81	5.13	8	2	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	0.027	1.05	0.06%	1.08	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	199	94	Aug 2	BRO		PIT	W,5-4	CG(10)	W(5-5)	1	10.0	12	4	4	4	4	2	0	4.68	5.18	44	18	16	7	0	2	52			0	0	0	40	1	0	1	2	0	0	1.41	0.060	5.53	0.14%	1.39	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
26	200	97	Aug 6	BRO		CIN	L,7-11	GS-5	L(5-6)	3	5.0	10	4	3	1	2	0	0	4.72	5.04	26	8	15	7	0	0	34			0	0	0	25	4	0	1	0	0	1	.99	-0.179	3.56	-0.39%	-1.30	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
27	201	100	Aug 10	BRO	@	BSN	W,4-3	8-9	H(1)	3	1.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.76	5.02	7	4	3	3	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.15	-0.146	8.72	-0.24%	-0.89	8b 1-- 1 out a2	9b 12- 1 out a1
28	202	106	Aug 17(1)	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-6	8-8		6	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.76	5.07	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.71	-0.229	9.93	-0.37%	-1.67	8b 12- 1 out a3	8b 123 1 out a2
29	203	108	Aug 18	BRO		BSN	W,8-3	9-GF	S(3)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.71	5.05	3	0	3	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	0.074	3.70	0.15%	2.39	9t 123 0 out a5	9t end a 5
30	204	110	Aug 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-8	9-GF	S(4)	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.70	5.02	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.64	0.049	6.38	0.11%	0.25	9b 1-- 2 out a2	9b end a 2
31	205	111	Aug 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,7-5	9-GF(17)	W(6-6)	0	9.0	6	1	1	3	8	0	0	4.41	4.77	35	8	13	3	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	32	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.63	0.828	10.46	1.98%	3.85	9b --- 0 out tie	17b end a 2
32	206	115	Aug 26	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-5	9-GF	S(5)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.40	4.76	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.59	0.100	16.17	0.27%	0.51	9b 1-3 2 out a2	9b end a 2
33	207	117	Aug 28	BRO	@	STL	L,1-3	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.32	4.71	7	1	5	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.031	.86	0.08%	1.09	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 2
34	208	119	Aug 30	BRO	@	CHC	L,5-6	7-GF(8)		1	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.27	4.71	5	3	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.010	.44	0.02%	0.76	7b 1-- 2 out d4	8b end d 3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
35	209	123	Sep 4(1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,4-11	6-7		4	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	4.35	4.66	9	2	2	2	0	4		3	2	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.26	-0.033	.59	-0.05%	-1.18	6b 123 0 out d2	7b 3 out d6
36	210	124	Sep 4(2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-3	8-GF	L(6-7)	-1	1.1	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	4.38	4.67	8	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.64	-0.259	5.19	-0.31%	-1.58	8b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
37	211	125	Sep 5	BRO		NYG	L,5-8	8-8		0	0.1	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	4.51	4.71	4	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.15	-0.158	2.59	-0.22%	-1.69	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 1-3 1 out d2
38	212	128	Sep 7	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-2	8-GF	S(6)	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.44	4.63	6	1	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.13	0.616	23.10	2.73%	1.95	8b --3 0 out a1	9b end a 1
39	213	134	Sep 14(2)	BRO		CIN	W,5-2	9-GF	S(7)	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.42	4.59	2	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.64	0.171	10.74	0.30%	1.62	9t 123 1 out a3	9t end a 3
40	214	137	Sep 17	BRO		CHC	L,2-3	GS-7	L(6-8)	2	7.0	9	3	3	1	7	1	0	4.39	4.50	29	5	7	0	0	9	53			2	1	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.24	-0.039	1.38	-0.03%	0.77	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
41	215	142	Sep 21	BRO		PIT	W,10-8	5-6	H(2)	3	1.1	5	4	3	1	1	0	0	4.55	4.48	11	2	3	2	1	4		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	.99	-0.184	.65	-0.07%	-3.87	5t --- 0 out a1	6t 12- 1 out a2
42	216	147	Sep 26	BRO		NYG	W,8-4	GS-9	W(7-8)	4	8.0	8	4	4	2	9	2	0	4.54	4.47	32	7	12	6	0	2	57			0	1	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.61	0.102	1.35	0.14%	-0.70	1t start tie	9t 12- 0 out a4
43	217	151	Sep 28(2)	BRO		BSN	L,4-8	7-8	L(7-9)	1	1.1	4	4	3	0	1	1	0	4.69	4.53	9	2	5	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	.91	-0.405	4.24	-1.13%	-3.63	7t --- 0 out tie	8t -2- 1 out d4
							20-23		W-L:7-9,Sv:7,Hld:2	2.8	142.0	152	80	74	55	100	24	0	4.69	4.53	621	0.62		22%	0%	51	46	20	15%	3	5	0	560	18	8	5	11	0	6	1.09	0.130	4.17	2.14%	-2.42

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