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	22-19 / in Starts: 17-10
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	43 (22-13-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	46 (24-14-7)

Most Driven In
C Furillo	1
A Pafko	1
R Walker	1
D Thompson	1
W Terwilliger	0

Most Driven In By
J Robinson	2
P Reese	2
C Furillo	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	218	4 (3)	Apr 21	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-3	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0					8	.02	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.18	P
May		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
2	219	14 (9)	May 1	BRO		PIT	L,2-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	220	17 (2)	May 4	BRO		CIN	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	221	19 (1)	May 6	BRO		STL	L,7-11	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	222	21 (1)	May 8	BRO		CHC	L,1-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	223	24 (2)	May 12	BRO	@	BSN	T,5-5	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.26	-0.032	4.03	-0.06%	-0.10	P
7	224	26 (1)	May 15	BRO	@	CHC	W,8-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.13	-0.004	.48	-0.01%	-0.24	P
8	225	33 (6)	May 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,17-8	8-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.02	0.001	.07	0.00%	0.26	P
9	226	36 (2)	May 26	BRO		BSN	L,10-12	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
10	227	37	May 28	BRO	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.96	-0.100	3.84	-0.24%	-0.81	P
Jun		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
11	228	42 (4)	Jun 2	BRO		CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.222	.422	9	1.05	-0.008	4.73	-0.02%	-0.23	P
12	229	46 (3)	Jun 6	BRO		STL	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.167	.321	9	.48	-0.037	2.95	-0.14%	-0.58	P
13	230	49 (2)	Jun 10 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.133	.258	9	.79	-0.061	3.92	-0.18%	-0.72	P
14	231	53 (3)	Jun 14	BRO	@	STL	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.118	.229	9	1.42	-0.076	8.79	-0.28%	-0.59	P
15	232	57 (3)	Jun 19	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.118	.229	9						P
16	233	60 (2)	Jun 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.056	.105	.111	.216	9	1.91	0.011	9.14	0.03%	0.04	P
17	234	63 (2)	Jun 24 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,4-5	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.053	.100	.105	.205	9	1.73	-0.044	8.16	-0.13%	-0.24	P
18	235	66 (2)	Jun 28	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.045	.087	.091	.178	9	1.17	-0.113	8.20	-0.47%	-1.31	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
19	236	73 (6)	Jul 4 (2)	BRO		NYG	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.040	.077	.080	.157	9	1.67	-0.140	12.69	-0.64%	-1.30	P
20	237	76 (2)	Jul 7	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.107	.138	.143	.281	9	1.47	0.129	6.65	0.35%	0.91	P
21	238	78 (1)	Jul 12	BRO		CHC	W,9-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.103	.133	.138	.271	9	.59	-0.015	2.18	-0.03%	-0.16	P
22	239	90 (11)	Jul 24	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-3	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.129	.133	.262	9	1.85	-0.051	6.75	-0.11%	-0.50	P
23	240	94 (3)	Jul 28	BRO	@	STL	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.094	.121	.125	.246	9	1.47	-0.121	3.45	-0.17%	-0.92	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
24	241	97 (2)	Aug 1	BRO	@	PIT	L,9-12	GS-4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.121	.147	.152	.299	9	1.36	0.025	2.37	0.03%	0.46	P
25	242	99 (1)	Aug 3	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-5	14-GF(14)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.147	.152	.299	9						P
26	243	102 (2)	Aug 5 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.189	.194	.384	9	1.22	0.079	1.90	0.07%	0.99	P
27	244	105 (2)	Aug 9	BRO		NYG	W,6-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.189	.194	.384	9						P
28	245	106	Aug 11 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.244	.250	.494	9	.38	0.021	.25	0.01%	0.89	P
29	246	111 (4)	Aug 15	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.250	.256	.506	9	1.45	0.055	1.61	0.04%	0.19	P
30	247	116 (4)	Aug 19	BRO	@	BSN	L,4-13	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.239	.244	.484	9	1.23	-0.066	1.47	-0.05%	-0.57	P
31	248	120 (3)	Aug 24	BRO		CHC	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.224	.229	.454	9	.81	-0.061	1.69	-0.08%	-0.70	P
32	249	124 (3)	Aug 27 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.212	.216	.427	9	.27	-0.021	.85	-0.04%	-0.43	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
33	250	129 (4)	Sep 1	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-8	GS-5	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.226	.231	.457	9	.58	0.024	2.23	0.06%	0.26	P
34	251	133 (3)	Sep 5	BRO		PHI	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.196	.211	.214	.425	9	.52	-0.079	1.32	-0.12%	-0.98	P
35	252	136 (2)	Sep 9	BRO		NYG	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.203	.207	.410	9	.65	-0.033	2.40	-0.07%	-0.27	P
36	253	140 (3)	Sep 15	BRO	@	PIT	L,4-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.200	.203	.403	9	1.15	-0.032	2.29	-0.04%	-0.36	P
37	254	143 (2)	Sep 18	BRO	@	STL	L,1-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.180	.194	.197	.390	9	.98	-0.053	4.80	-0.16%	-0.46	P
38	255	146 (2)	Sep 21	BRO		PHI	L,6-9	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.194	.197	.390	9						P
39	256	149 (2)	Sep 25 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.194	.197	.390	9						P
40	257	155 (5)	Sep 30	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-8	2-4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.180	.206	.197	.403	9	.43	0.019	6.75	0.18%	0.26	P
41	258	156	Oct 1	BRO		NYG	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.175	.200	.190	.390	9	.93	-0.050	38.40	-1.26%	-0.40	P
42	259	158 (1)	Oct 3	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.200	.190	.390	9						P
							22-19		71	63	6	11	1	0	0	4	2	0	26	0	6		1	1	0	0	.175	.200	.190	.390		.99	-0.834	4.98	-3.52%	-7.80

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