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	8-8 / in Starts: 7-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	21 (13-8-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (14-8-4)

Most Driven In
M Sandlock	0

Most Driven In By
A Galan	1

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 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	22	85 (84)	Jul 18 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	W,9-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.39	-0.009	1.73	-0.02%	-0.36	P
2	23	90 (4)	Jul 22 (2)	BRO	@	STL	W,8-7	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.11	-0.003	.50	-0.01%	-0.11	P
3	24	92 (1)	Jul 27	BRO		BSN	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.02	-0.055	3.23	-0.10%	-0.39	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
4	25	97 (4)	Aug 3 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.59	-0.015	2.30	-0.03%	-0.16	P
5	26	103 (5)	Aug 9 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,4-3	GS-12	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.37	-0.141	3.03	-0.19%	-0.87	P
6	27	109 (5)	Aug 14	BRO		STL	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.93	-0.070	2.06	-0.09%	-0.63	P
7	28	115 (5)	Aug 19 (2)	BRO		PIT	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.133	.200	9	1.27	-0.062	.73	-0.02%	-0.37	P
8	29	118 (2)	Aug 23	BRO	@	NYG	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.105	.158	9	.68	-0.072	.08	-0.01%	-1.20	P
9	30	121 (2)	Aug 26	BRO		NYG	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.095	.143	9	1.34	-0.072	.52	-0.02%	-0.52	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
10	31	124 (2)	Sep 1	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.130	.217	9	1.15	0.025	.56	0.01%	0.15	P
11	32	129 (4)	Sep 5	BRO	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.125	.208	9	.42	-0.011	.23	0.00%	-0.11	P
12	33	133 (3)	Sep 9 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.074	.074	.111	.185	9	.91	-0.087	.26	-0.02%	-1.50	P
13	34	138 (4)	Sep 12	BRO	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.067	.067	.100	.167	9	.77	0.000	.03	0.00%	-0.01	P
14	35	142 (3)	Sep 16 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.094	.156	9	1.85	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-0.83	P
15	36	147 (4)	Sep 21 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,1-0	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.086	.086	.114	.200	9	1.34	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
16	37	153 (5)	Sep 26	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-1	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.100	.100	.125	.225	9	.27	0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
							8-8		42	40	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	2		2	0	0	0	.100	.100	.125	.225		.96	-0.715	.84	-0.51%	-7.32

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