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	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

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 37 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	31 (15-9-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 37 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
D Lund	2
W Dropo	1
J Bucha	1

Most Driven In By
H Kuenn	2
R Boone	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	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					9						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					9						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
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					9						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					8						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					4						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					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
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					9						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	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.90	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.23	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	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.46	-0.043	.00	0.00%	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	.375	.375	.625	1.000	9	.73	0.151	.00	0.00%	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	.375	.375	.625	1.000	9						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	.250	.250	.417	.667	9	.91	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-1.04	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
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	1	0	0	.200	.200	.333	.533	9	1.79	-0.198	.00	0.00%	-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	.200	.200	.333	.533	9						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	.167	.167	.278	.444	9	1.19	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-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	.143	.143	.238	.381	9	.62	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-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	.136	.136	.227	.364	9	1.37	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.45	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	.136	.136	.227	.364	9						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	.136	.136	.227	.364	9						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	.130	.130	.217	.348	9	2.64	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.80	P
Sept		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
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	.111	.143	.185	.328	9	1.81	-0.198	.00	0.00%	-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	.129	.156	.194	.350	9	.51	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-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	.121	.171	.182	.353	9	2.04	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-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	1	0	0	.118	.167	.176	.343	9	1.21	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
							7-16		37	34	3	4	0	1	0	4	2	0	14	0	1		0	2	0	0	.118	.167	.176	.343		1.17	-0.867	.00	0.00%	-5.88

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