Ralph Branca Minor League Statistics & History

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Ralph Branca

Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca (Hawk)

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: January 6, 1926 in Mount Vernon, New York, US
High School: Davis HS (Mount Vernon, NY)
School: New York University (New York, NY)

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Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1943	17	Olean	PONY	D	BRO	5	5	.500	4.63	14	13				101.0	106	60	52		48						1.525	9.4		4.3
1944	18	Montreal	IL	AA	BRO	4	5	.444	4.44	12	11		5	1	71.0	69	41	35		39		37	1	1	5	1.521	8.7		4.9	4.7	0.95
1945	19	St. Paul	AA	AA	BRO	6	5	.545	3.33	15	14	1	6	2	100.0	87	48	37		64		94	3	0	4	1.510	7.8		5.8	8.5	1.47

1955	29	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	3	3	.500	7.36	25	9		1	0	66.0	84	58	54	15	36	1	40	2	0	11	1.818	11.5	2.0	4.9	5.5	1.11
4 Seasons						18	18	.500	4.74	66	47	1	12	3	338.0	346	207	178	15	187	1	171	6	1	20	1.577	9.2	0.4	5.0	4.6	0.91
AA (2 seasons)				AA		10	10	.500	3.79	27	25	1	11	3	171.0	156	89	72		103		131	4	1	9	1.515	8.2		5.4	6.9	1.27
D (1 season)				D		5	5	.500	4.63	14	13				101.0	106	60	52		48						1.525	9.4		4.3
AAA (1 season)				AAA		3	3	.500	7.36	25	9		1	0	66.0	84	58	54	15	36	1	40	2	0	11	1.818	11.5	2.0	4.9	5.5	1.11

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
1943	17	Olean	PONY	D	BRO	14		36		10	2	0	0						.278		.333		12
1944	18	Montreal	IL	AA	BRO	12	28	24	1	2	0	1	0	4	0	0	4	7	.083	.214	.167	.381	4	0	0	0
1945	19	St. Paul	AA	AA	BRO	15	38	31	3	4	0	0	0	2	0		2	10	.129	.182	.129	.311	4	0	0	5

1955	29	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	25	20	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	9	.000	.125	.000	.125	0	1	0	4	0
4 Seasons						66	122	105	5	16	2	1	0	6	0	0	8	26	.152	.212	.190	.403	20	1	0	9	0
AA (2 seasons)				AA		27	66	55	4	6	0	1	0	6	0	0	6	17	.109	.197	.145	.342	8	0	0	5
D (1 season)				D		14	36	36		10	2	0	0						.278	.278	.333	.611	12
AAA (1 season)				AAA		25	20	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	9	.000	.125	.000	.125	0	1	0	4	0

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1943	17	Olean	PONY	D	BRO	P	14							0.00
1944	18	Montreal	IL	AA	BRO	P	12	26	3	23	0	0	1.000	2.17
1945	19	St. Paul	AA	AA	BRO	P	15	26	3	22	1	0	.962	1.67

1955	29	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	P	25	15	7	7	1	0	.933	0.56
4 Seasons							66	67	13	52	2	0	.970	0.98

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1943	17	Olean Oilers	Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League	D	BRO
1944	18	Montreal Royals	International League	AA	BRO
1944	18	Brooklyn Dodgers	National League	MLB	BRO	1
1945	19	St. Paul Saints	American Association	AA	BRO
1945	19	Brooklyn Dodgers	National League	MLB	BRO	1
1946	20	Brooklyn Dodgers	National League	MLB	BRO	1
1947	21	Brooklyn Dodgers	National League	MLB	BRO	1
1948	22	Brooklyn Dodgers	National League	MLB	BRO	1
1949	23	Brooklyn Dodgers	National League	MLB	BRO	1
1950	24	Brooklyn Dodgers	National League	MLB	BRO	1	1950-04-22	1950-09-28
1951	25	Brooklyn Dodgers	National League	MLB	BRO	1	1951-04-21	1951-10-03
1952	26	Brooklyn Dodgers	National League	MLB	BRO	1	1952-04-19	1952-09-28
1953	27	Brooklyn Dodgers	National League	MLB	BRO	1	1953-05-14	1953-07-05
1953	27	Detroit Tigers	American League	MLB	DET	2	1953-07-12	1953-09-20
1954	28	Detroit Tigers	American League	MLB	DET	1	1954-04-15	1954-07-05
1954	28	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	2	1954-07-27	1954-09-05
1955	29	Minneapolis Millers	American Association	AAA	NYG
1956	30	Brooklyn Dodgers	National League	MLB	BRO	1	1956-09-07	1956-09-07

Sabr ID: 9655b2b0

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