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Ralph Branca Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca
(Hawk)
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 220 lb.
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Born: January 6, 1926 in Mount Vernon, NY
High School: Davis HS (Mount Vernon, NY)
School: New York University (New York, NY)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1943.
(All Transactions)
Debut: June 12, 1944 (Age 18)
vs. NYG 3.1 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Tigers/Yankees 1944-1956
Final Game: September 7, 1956 (Age 30)
vs. NYG 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER
Relatives: Father-In-Law of Bobby Valentine
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About biographical information
Career Home Runs
For all seasons after 1973, the play-by-play data is complete (
summary of missing data for
pre-1974). For some games from 1954 to 1973, we do not have
complete play-by-play.
Ralph Branca: 2 Career Home Runs
0 leading off,
0 walk-off,
1 tying,
0 go ahead
| 1 Tm |
| BRO | 2 |
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| vs LHP | 1 |
| vs RHP | 1 |
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| Away | 2 |
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| Leverage |
| Medium Lev | 1 |
| Low Lev | 1 |
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| Game Totals |
| 1·HR gms | 2 |
| Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
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| OrderPos |
| 9th | 2 |
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| Bases |
| 1-- | 1 |
| --- | 1 |
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| 3 RBI |
| 0 on | 1 |
| 1 on | 1 |
| Any on | 1 |
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| RelScore |
| +4.. | 1 |
| -1 | 1 |
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| Ahead | 1 |
| Behind | 1 |
| Before event, for batter |
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| 1950 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
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Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
WPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1950-06-08 |
BRO |
@ |
PIT |
Cliff Chambers |
behind 0-1 |
t 3 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
9 |
1 |
0.110 |
47% |
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Home Run |
| 2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1950-07-22 |
BRO |
@ |
PIT |
Vern Law |
ahead 9-3 |
t 7 |
1 |
1-- |
2 |
9 |
1 |
0.013 |
99% |
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Home Run; Reese Scores |
About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia
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