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Ralph Branca

Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca (Hawk)

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

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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Team Record in Appearances: 7-16 / in Starts: 6-8
Longest Hitting Streak: 2 games, Longest On Base Streak: 3 games.
Most games w/o HR: 13 games, Most games w/o RBI: 10 games.
Grand Slams: 0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits: 0 (all hits where the team went from tied or behind to ahead, may have benefitted from errors)
RBI Opportunities   
Ralph Branca -- PA: 37RBI: 4    Actual Runners on Base: 31 (15-9-7),
ML Avg. Player with PA: 37RBI: 4 Avg. Runners on Base: 23 (12-7-3)
Most Driven In:D Lund 2, J Bucha 1, W Dropo 1

1953 Batting Gamelog

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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 RE24 Pos
1 276 23 (22) May 14 BRO @ STL L,3-8 7-GF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.000 0.00 P
2 277 25 (1) May 17 (1) BRO @ CIN L,5-13 7-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.000 0.00 P
June 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 RE24 Pos
3 278 48 (22) Jun 8 BRO CIN L,5-8 9-GF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.000 0.00 P
4 279 56 (7) Jun 17 BRO @ STL L,3-9 8-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.000 0.00 P
5 280 57 Jun 18 BRO @ STL L,4-12 5-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.000 0.00 P
6 281 62 (4) Jun 22 BRO @ CHC L,4-9 8-GF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.000 0.00 P
July 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 RE24 Pos
7 282 74 (11) Jul 5 BRO @ NYG L,6-20 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.000 0.00 P
Player went from Brooklyn Dodgers to Detroit Tigers
8 283 86 Jul 12 (2) DET SLB L,2-3 GS-5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 9 .90 -0.025 -0.22 P
9 284 90 (3) Jul 19 (1) DET PHA W,13-3 CG 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 9 .46 -0.042 0.38 P
10 285 96 (5) Jul 25 DET NYY L,11-15 GS-6 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .625 1.000 9 .73 0.151 2.36 P
11 286 99 (2) Jul 28 DET @ WSH W,8-5 8-GF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .625 1.000 9 0.000 0.00 P
12 287 102 (2) Jul 31 DET @ BOS W,5-3 CG 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .417 .667 9 .91 -0.095 -1.04 P
August 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 RE24 Pos
13 288 109 (6) Aug 7 DET @ PHA L,1-3 CG 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .333 .533 9 1.79 -0.198 -1.50 P
14 289 112 (2) Aug 9 (2) DET @ PHA T,8-8 10-GF(10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .333 .533 9 0.000 0.00 P
15 290 115 (2) Aug 12 DET @ SLB W,7-3 GS-7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .278 .444 9 1.19 -0.102 -1.22 P
16 291 119 (3) Aug 16 DET CHW W,3-2 CG 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .238 .381 9 .62 -0.048 -0.82 P
17 292 123 (3) Aug 21 DET @ CHW L,1-4 GS-8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .136 .227 .364 9 1.37 -0.051 -0.44 P
18 293 126 (2) Aug 23 (2) DET @ CHW L,6-11 8-GF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .136 .227 .364 9 0.000 0.00 P
19 294 129 (2) Aug 27 DET WSH L,5-12 GS-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .136 .227 .364 9 0.000 0.00 P
20 295 134 (4) Aug 31 (1) DET PHA W,9-7 GS-5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .130 .217 .348 9 2.64 -0.077 -0.80 P
September 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 RE24 Pos
21 296 140 (5) Sep 5 DET @ SLB L,0-1 CG(12) 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .143 .185 .328 9 1.81 -0.198 -0.68 P
22 297 144 (3) Sep 9 (1) DET @ PHA W,8-2 CG 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 .156 .194 .350 9 .51 -0.043 -0.59 P
23 298 150 (5) Sep 14 DET @ WSH L,1-6 GS-9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 .171 .182 .353 9 2.04 -0.087 -0.78 P
24 299 154 (3) Sep 20 (2) DET CLE L,3-6 GS-6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .118 .167 .176 .343 9 1.21 -0.051 -0.51 P
TOT 37 34 3 4 0 1 0 4 2 14 0 1 2 0 0 .118 .167 .176 .343
Catcher Interference: None

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