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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Team Record in Appearances: 2-19 / in Starts: 0-1

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 15, Entered with runners on base: 6

1944 Pitching Game Log

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1944 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	50	Jun 12	BRO	@	NYG	L,9-15	3-6		99	3.1	2	1	1	0	3	1	0	2.70	4.78	12	4	3	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	-0.001	.18	0.00%	0.89	3b 1-3 2 out d6	6b 3 out d4
2	2	52	Jun 15	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-9	6-6		2	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.08	5.68	5	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	0.47	6b --- 0 out d9	6b 3 out d9
3	3	56	Jun 18(2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-6	1-3		2	2.2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1.29	5.82	10	3	4	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.21	0.046	.32	0.04%	1.82	1b --3 1 out d5	3b 3 out d5
4	4	59	Jun 21	BRO		NYG	L,2-11	8-9		2	1.1	4	5	5	3	1	0	0	6.48	6.16	12	1	3	0	1	4		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	1	0	0	1	.27	-0.015	.34	-0.01%	-2.94	8t --- 0 out d3	9t 12- 1 out d6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	5	68	Jul 1	BRO	@	STL	L,3-8	8-GF(8)		9	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.00	5.68	2	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.003	.10	0.00%	1.39	8b -23 1 out d5	8b end d 5
6	6	70	Jul 2(2)	BRO	@	STL	L,2-4	5-7		0	2.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.63	5.08	8	3	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.14	0.036	.13	0.02%	1.88	5b 12- 1 out d4	7b 3 out d4
7	7	72	Jul 4(2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-2	9-GF(10)	L(0-1)	1	1.1	3	1	1	4	1	0	0	4.85	5.60	11	2	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.00	-0.243	1.55	-0.06%	-1.61	9b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
8	8	74	Jul 6	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-10	GS-2	L(0-2)	1	1.1	7	7	7	1	1	0	0	8.79	5.40	12	2	2	0	0	6	12			0	0	0	11	2	1	1	0	0	0	.80	-0.354	.14	-0.04%	-5.44	1b start tie	2b -23 1 out d5
9	9	75	Jul 7	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-13	3-GF(8)		0	6.0	5	6	5	3	0	0	0	8.41	5.04	28	9	11	1	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	2	.02	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-3.04	3b --- 0 out d7	8b end d11
10	10	80	Jul 16(1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,4-8			8	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.66	4.74	7												7					0
11	11	84	Jul 20	BRO		CIN	L,0-6	8-GF		3	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.03	4.57	6	3	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.93	8t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
12	12	86	Jul 22	BRO		PIT	L,0-11	6-GF		1	4.0	1	2	2	3	2	0	2	6.67	4.69	17	4	5	0	0	1		0	0	1	1	1	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.14	6t --- 0 out d9	9t end d11
13	13	90	Jul 25	BRO		CHC	L,6-14	4-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.52	4.58	2	0	1	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.53	4t 123 1 out d6	4t 3 out d7
14	14	91	Jul 26	BRO		CHC	L,1-4	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.30	4.61	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.46	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
15	15	93	Jul 29(1)	BRO		STL	L,2-14	7-8		2	2.0	3	5	5	4	0	1	1	7.31	5.37	15	3	4	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-4.07	7t --- 0 out d9	8t 3 out d12
16	16	94	Jul 29(2)	BRO		STL	L,7-12	8-GF		-1	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	7.41	5.15	9	0	4	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-1.07	8t --- 0 out d8	9t end d 8
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	17	98	Aug 1	BRO		STL	L,3-14	5-7		2	3.0	5	4	4	3	0	0	0	7.78	5.19	16	2	6	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-2.61	5t --- 0 out d5	7t 3 out d9
18	18	102	Aug 5	BRO		BSN	W,8-7	6-6		3	0.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.65	5.23	5	0	2	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.56	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.09	6t --3 1 out d3	6t 3 out d4
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	19	144	Sep 21(1)	BRO		PIT	L,4-10	8-GF		46	2.0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	7.71	5.20	10	1	4	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-1.07	8t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 8
20	20	152	Sep 28	BRO		CIN	L,6-10	7-GF		6	3.0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	7.17	5.12	13	4	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	.17	0.020	.00	0.00%	1.39	7t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
21	21	155	Oct 1	BRO		CIN	W,6-5	8-GF	S(1)	2	2.0	4	1	1	0	2	0	1	7.05	4.99	11	2	2	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.61	0.153	.00	0.00%	-0.07	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 1
							2-19		W-L:0-2,Sv:1	2.4	44.2	46	36	35	32	17	2	5	7.05	4.99	214	0.70		3%	1%	45	12	11	18%	1	2	1	168	6	2	5	3	0	4	.51	-0.415	.14	-0.04%	-12.40

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