Player
Ralph Branca
Player Info
- Full Name
- Ralph Theodore Joseph
- Born
-
January 6, 1926
Mount Vernon, NY, USA - Died
- November 23, 2016
- Size
- 6'3" / 220 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- June 12, 1944
- Final Game
- September 7, 1956
- Career
- 13 years
Teams
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1944-1956
- Detroit Tigers 1953-1954
- New York Yankees 1954-1954
Honors
3 x All-Star
1947 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1947 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
Career Batting
322
G
.142
AVG
66
H
2
HR
31
RBI
.376
OPS
Career Pitching
88-68
W-L
3.79
ERA
322
G
829
SO
19
SV
1.37
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1954 | Detroit Tigers | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 |
| 1954 | New York Yankees | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1953 | Detroit Tigers | 17 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .118 |
| 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 16 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 42 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .175 |
| 1950 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 43 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .118 |
| 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 62 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .081 |
| 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 36 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .203 |
| 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 43 | 97 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .124 |
| 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 24 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 |
| 1945 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 16 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 |
| 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1954 | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 3 | 5.76 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 45.1 | 15 | 30 |
| 1954 | New York Yankees | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12.1 | 7 | 13 |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1953 | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 7 | 4.15 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 102.0 | 50 | 31 |
| 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 2 | 3.84 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 61.0 | 26 | 21 |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 13 | 12 | 3.26 | 42 | 27 | 3 | 204.0 | 118 | 85 |
| 1950 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 9 | 4.69 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 142.0 | 100 | 55 |
| 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 13 | 5 | 4.39 | 34 | 27 | 1 | 186.1 | 109 | 91 |
| 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 14 | 9 | 3.51 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 215.1 | 122 | 80 |
| 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 21 | 12 | 2.67 | 43 | 36 | 1 | 280.0 | 148 | 98 |
| 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 1 | 3.88 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 67.0 | 42 | 41 |
| 1945 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 6 | 3.04 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 109.2 | 69 | 79 |
| 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 2 | 7.05 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 44.1 | 16 | 32 |