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Ralph Branca   |   Major Leaguer   1944-1956

Full Name:  Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca
Born:  January 6,1926  in  Mount Vernon, New York
Height:  6-3  Weight:  220  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:   -
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Transactions:   [Jan 1,1943] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Dodgers.  [Jul 10,1953] - Claimed on waivers by Tigers from Dodgers.  [Jul 16,1954] - Released by Tigers.  [Jul 22,1954] - Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.  [Oct 19,1954] - Released by Yankees.  [Sep 3,1956] - Signed as Free Agent by Dodgers.  

 Pitching Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevel WLERAGGSCGSHGFSVIPHRERHRBBSOWPBK H9HR9BB9K9WHIPGB%
1944BrooklynNL18BrkMLB 027.052110010144.24636352321640 9.270.406.453.221.75--
1945BrooklynNL19BrkMLB 563.0416157011109.27344374796960 5.990.336.485.661.39--
1946BrooklynNL20BrkMLB 313.882410227367.16234294414211 8.290.535.485.611.53--
1947BrooklynNL21BrkMLB 21122.67433615451280.025110083229814871 8.070.713.154.761.25--
1948BrooklynNL22BrkMLB 1493.51362811141215.21899384248012290 7.891.003.345.091.25--
1949BrooklynNL23BrkMLB 1354.3934279211186.218110091219110930 8.731.014.395.261.46--
1950BrooklynNL24BrkMLB 794.69431550167142.01528074245510014 9.631.523.496.341.46--
1951BrooklynNL25BrkMLB 13123.264227133113204.01808174198511860 7.940.843.755.211.30--
1952BrooklynNL26BrkMLB 423.84167205061.05229268212620 7.671.183.103.841.20--
1953BrooklynNL27BrkMLB 009.8270005011.015121245500 12.273.274.094.091.82--
 DetroitAL27DetMLB 474.1517147031102.09855477315050 8.650.622.744.411.26--
1954NY YankeesAL28NyyMLB 102.8453001012.2954013700 6.400.009.244.981.74--
 DetroitAL28DetMLB 335.76175004045.163332910301500 12.511.995.962.982.05--
1956BrooklynNL30BrkMLB 000.001000102.010002200 4.500.009.009.001.50--
 
Major League Totals - 12 Season(s)88683.79322188711274191,484.01372702625149663829446 8.320.904.025.031.37--
 

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1944BrooklynNL18BrkMLB p 2160000000 030 0 0 .000*.012.000*12--
1945BrooklynNL19BrkMLB p 16401410000 0110 2 0 .100*.110.125*235--
1946BrooklynNL20BrkMLB p 24183200000 580 0 1 .111*.309.111*420--
1947BrooklynNL21BrkMLB p 439781210090 7340 9 2 .124*.190.134*324--
1948BrooklynNL22BrkMLB p 367431510020 5160 3 3 .203*.259.216*475--
1949BrooklynNL23BrkMLB p 34625510020 9260 8 1 .081*.204.097*301--
1950BrooklynNL24BrkMLB p 43343400270 4100 7 1 .118*.217.294*511--
1951BrooklynNL25BrkMLB p 42636111004002260 6 1 .175*.207.190*397--
1952BrooklynNL26BrkMLB p 161903000200090 1 0 .158*.166.158*324--
1953BrooklynNL27BrkMLB p 70000000000000000 --------------
 DetroitAL27DetMLB p 1734340104002140 1 2 .118*.175.176*351--
1954NY YankeesAL28NyyMLB p 5412000000000 000 .500.500.5001000--
 DetroitAL28DetMLB p 171324100100230 001 .308.400.385785--
1956BrooklynNL30BrkMLB p 10000000000000000 --------------
 
Major League Totals - 12 Season(s)32246435666123103616003712 .142*.211.172*383--


 Playoffs Pitching Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgSeriesWLERAGGSCGSHGFSVIPHRERHRBBSOWPBK H9HR9BB9K9WHIPGB%
1947BrooklynNL21Ws118.643008.112858 12.97---5.408.642.04--
1949BrooklynNL23Ws014.161008.24446 4.16---4.166.240.92--
 
Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)126.3540017.01612914 8.47---4.767.411.47--
 

 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1947BrooklynNL21BrkWs34000000000100000 .000.000.000000--
1949BrooklynNL23BrkWs13000000000300000 .000.000.000000--
 
Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)47000000000400000 .000.000.000000--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1944BrooklynNL18BrkMLBP2144.2280100---1.0002.01
 
1945BrooklynNL19BrkMLBP16109.27202291---.9312.22
 
1946BrooklynNL20BrkMLBP2467.1361101---.9001.20
 
1947BrooklynNL21BrkMLBP432809353470---.9361.41
 
1948BrooklynNL22BrkMLBP36215.210181290---.9661.17
 
1949BrooklynNL23BrkMLBP34186.26152230---.9131.01
 
1950BrooklynNL24BrkMLBP431428190270---1.0001.71
 
1951BrooklynNL25BrkMLBP4220412190312---1.0001.37
 
1952BrooklynNL26BrkMLBP1661571131---.9231.77
 
1953BrooklynNL27BrkMLBP71102021---1.0001.64
1953DetroitAL27DetMLBP171027101180---.9441.50
 
1954DetroitAL28DetMLBP1745.126081---1.0001.59
1954NY YankeesAL28NyyMLBP512.213150---.8002.84
 
1956BrooklynNL30BrkMLBP1201010---1.0004.50
 


 Awards
[1947] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #11), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1948] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #21), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1949] - Played in MLB All-Star Game
 Trivia and Player Notes
Notes: Played in 3 all-star games during his career (1947-1949)
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