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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-19 / in Starts: 0-1
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 6 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	2 (2-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 6 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	3 (2-1-0)

1944 Batting Game Log

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1944 Batting Game Log
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	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	50 (49)	Jun 12	BRO	@	NYG	L,9-15	3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.27	-0.013	.35	-0.01%	-0.32	P
2	2	52 (1)	Jun 15	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	3	56 (3)	Jun 18 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-6	1-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.47	-0.012	.69	-0.01%	-0.22	P
4	4	59 (2)	Jun 21	BRO		NYG	L,2-11	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jul		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	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	5	68 (8)	Jul 1	BRO	@	STL	L,3-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	6	70 (1)	Jul 2 (2)	BRO	@	STL	L,2-4	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	7	72 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-2	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	8	74 (1)	Jul 6	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	9	75	Jul 7	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-13	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.03	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
10	10	80 (4)	Jul 16 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,4-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	11	84 (3)	Jul 20	BRO		CIN	L,0-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	12	86 (1)	Jul 22	BRO		PIT	L,0-11	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
13	13	90 (3)	Jul 25	BRO		CHC	L,6-14	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	14	91	Jul 26	BRO		CHC	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	15	93 (1)	Jul 29 (1)	BRO		STL	L,2-14	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	16	94	Jul 29 (2)	BRO		STL	L,7-12	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Aug		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	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	17	98 (3)	Aug 1	BRO		STL	L,3-14	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	18	102 (3)	Aug 5	BRO		BSN	W,8-7	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Sep/Oct		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	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	19	144 (41)	Sep 21 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,4-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	20	152 (7)	Sep 28	BRO		CIN	L,6-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
21	21	155 (2)	Oct 1	BRO		CIN	W,6-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
							2-19		6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		.18	-0.026	.23	-0.02%	-1.28

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