Ralph Branca Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca Bats Right Throws Right Height 6'3 Weight 220 Born January 6, 1926 Mount Vernon, NY Died November 23, 2016 Rye, NY

Pitching  

 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 1945 19 NDA  10   2  .833  11  53   2   1   0  122.0   82   40   37   87   70   8  2.73  3.94  144  
 1947 21 NDA  11   6  .647   0  37  31   6   3  207.1  201   95   87   79  132  26  3.78  4.63  123  
 1948 22 BRK   5   1  .833   0  26   2   0   0   59.1   52   26   21   30   23   1  3.19  4.45  140  
 1949 23 BRK   2   4  .333   4  42   7   3   0  109.1  113   68   58   59   57  18  4.77  4.54   95  
 1950 24 BRK   0   2  .000   0  27   0   0   0   31.2   40   23   22   15   29   5  6.25  4.26   68  
 1951 25 BRK   3   1  .750   0   6   4   0   0   30.0   26   12   10   11   18   3  3.00  4.04  135  
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
  6 Seasons   31  16  .660  15 191  46  10   3  559.2  514  264  235  281  329  61  3.78  4.36  115           
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg   9   4  .660   4  52  13   3   1  153.2  141   72   64   77   90  17  3.78 
 Career High  11   6  .833  11  53  31   6   3  207.1  201   95   87   87  132  26  2.73              
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 2 Yrs.  NDA  21   8  .724  11  90  33   7   3  329.1  283  135  124  166  202  34  3.39  4.32  128     
 4 Yrs.  BRK  10   8  .556   4 101  13   3   0  230.1  231  129  111  115  127  27  4.34  4.41  102  
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+

Postseason Pitching

 
 Year Tm  OPP WLser   W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR   ERA  
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
 1947 NDA BRK   L     1   0 1.000   0   2   1   0   0   7.1   12    9    9    3    2   3 11.05
 1948 BRK NDA   W     0   0  .000   0   1   0   0   0   1.0    1    2    2    2    0   0 18.00
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
               1-1    1   0 1.000   0   3   1   0   0   8.1   13   11   11    5    2   3 11.88
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

ERA 1947-3.78-6

Strikeouts 1947-132-8

Saves 1945-11-4

Complete Games 1947-6-3

Innings 1947-207.1-8

Walks 1945-87-9

Pitcher of the Month, June 1947

Transactions January 1, 1944: Drafted 1st round (8th overall) by North Dallas. January 1, 1948: Traded by North Dallas with Dick Fowler to Brooklyn for their second round pick in the 1948 draft.

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