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	20-23 / in Starts: 6-9
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 45 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	35 (21-9-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 45 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
G Hodges	2
Self	2
R Campanella	1
C Furillo	1
P Reese	1
B Cox	0

Most Driven In By
Self	2
J Robinson	0

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 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	175	4 (3)	Apr 22	BRO		NYG	W,7-6	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	176	8 (3)	Apr 27	BRO		PHI	L,2-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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
3	177	14 (5)	May 5	BRO	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.026	3.82	-0.06%	-0.24	P
4	178	18 (3)	May 9	BRO	@	PIT	L,5-10	GS-3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.62	-0.036	2.35	-0.08%	-0.58	P
5	179	24 (5)	May 18	BRO		STL	W,9-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						P
6	180	26 (1)	May 20 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	181	29 (2)	May 23	BRO		CHC	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.86	-0.043	3.68	-0.11%	-0.35	P
8	182	36 (6)	May 30 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,6-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.35	-0.009	1.77	-0.03%	-0.31	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
9	183	43 (6)	Jun 8	BRO	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.500	.625	9	1.04	0.075	4.18	0.18%	0.75	P
10	184	45 (1)	Jun 10	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.500	.625	9						P
11	185	48 (2)	Jun 13	BRO		CHC	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.400	.500	9	.98	-0.047	4.22	-0.12%	-0.63	P
12	186	52 (3)	Jun 19	BRO		NYG	W,8-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.286	.357	9	.45	-0.043	1.97	-0.11%	-1.15	P
13	187	57 (4)	Jun 24 susp	BRO		PIT	W,21-12	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.286	.357	9						P
14	188	58	Jun 25	BRO		PIT	L,11-16	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.286	.419	9	2.48	0.039	11.97	0.11%	0.34	P
15	189	59	Jun 27	BRO		NYG	L,3-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.133	.286	.419	9						P
16	190	61 (1)	Jun 29	BRO		NYG	L,5-11	5-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.188	.286	.473	9	1.32	0.050	6.06	0.14%	0.39	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
17	191	64 (2)	Jul 2 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.059	.158	.235	.393	9	.92	-0.074	4.93	-0.24%	-0.60	P
18	192	70 (5)	Jul 7	BRO		PHI	L,2-7	GS-6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.059	.158	.235	.393	9	1.09	-0.034	4.26	-0.08%	-0.44	P
19	193	73 (2)	Jul 13	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-6	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.158	.235	.393	9						P
20	194	81 (7)	Jul 20 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.158	.235	.393	9						P
21	195	83 (1)	Jul 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,12-3	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	1		0	1	0	0	.100	.217	.400	.617	9	.58	0.043	2.44	0.11%	2.41	P
22	196	86 (2)	Jul 26	BRO		STL	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.217	.400	.617	9						P
23	197	90 (3)	Jul 29 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.091	.200	.364	.564	9	1.04	-0.061	3.86	-0.14%	-0.64	P
24	198	92 (1)	Jul 31	BRO		CHC	L,5-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.200	.364	.564	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
25	199	94 (1)	Aug 2	BRO		PIT	W,5-4	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.080	.207	.320	.527	9	1.53	-0.055	6.00	-0.13%	-0.54	P
26	200	97 (2)	Aug 6	BRO		CIN	L,7-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.200	.308	.508	9	1.05	-0.027	3.78	-0.06%	-0.25	P
27	201	100 (2)	Aug 10	BRO	@	BSN	W,4-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.074	.194	.296	.490	9	.28	-0.007	.78	-0.01%	-0.23	P
28	202	106 (5)	Aug 17 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.074	.194	.296	.490	9						P
29	203	108 (1)	Aug 18	BRO		BSN	W,8-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.074	.194	.296	.490	9						P
30	204	110 (1)	Aug 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.074	.194	.296	.490	9						P
31	205	111	Aug 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,7-5	9-GF(17)	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	.103	.212	.310	.522	9	2.95	-0.088	11.73	-0.21%	-0.42	P
32	206	115 (3)	Aug 26	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.212	.310	.522	9						P
33	207	117 (1)	Aug 28	BRO	@	STL	L,1-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.212	.310	.522	9						P
34	208	119 (1)	Aug 30	BRO	@	CHC	L,5-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.212	.310	.522	9						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
35	209	123 (3)	Sep 4 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,4-11	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.212	.310	.522	9						P
36	210	124	Sep 4 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.212	.310	.522	3						P
37	211	125	Sep 5	BRO		NYG	L,5-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.212	.310	.522	9						P
38	212	128 (2)	Sep 7	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.212	.310	.522	9						P
39	213	134 (5)	Sep 14 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.212	.310	.522	9						P
40	214	137 (2)	Sep 17	BRO		CHC	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.097	.200	.290	.490	9	1.35	-0.074	1.50	-0.05%	-0.78	P
41	215	142 (4)	Sep 21	BRO		PIT	W,10-8	5-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.313	.535	9	.99	0.060	.64	0.02%	2.09	P
42	216	147 (4)	Sep 26	BRO		NYG	W,8-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.118	.211	.294	.505	9	.25	0.002	.55	0.00%	0.21	P
43	217	151 (3)	Sep 28 (2)	BRO		BSN	L,4-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.211	.294	.505	9						P
							20-23		45	34	3	4	0	0	2	7	4	0	10	0	7		1	1	0	0	.118	.211	.294	.505		1.07	-0.355	4.14	-0.86%	-0.96

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