Ralph Branca Stats

Ralph Branca was born on Wednesday, January 6, 1926, in Mount Vernon, New York. Branca was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 12, 1944, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ralph Branca baseball stats page.
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Ralph Branca

Ralph Branca Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#293)

Ralph Branca Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#293)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca
Nickname:   Hawk
Born On:   01-06-1926
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Mount Vernon, New York
Zodiac:   Capricorn
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03
Player Weight Chart Weight:   220
First Game:   06-12-1944 (Age 18)
Last Game:   09-07-1956
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ralph Branca

Ralph Branca Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1944 Dodgers 21 1 10 0 2 .000 7.05 0 0 1 44.2 214 46 35 36 2 32 - 16 4 5 0 -
1945 Dodgers 16 15 1 5 6 .455 3.04 7 0 1 109.2 476 73 37 44 4 79 - 69 6 0 0 -
1946 Dodgers 24 10 7 3 1 .750 3.88 2 2 3 67.1 297 62 29 34 4 41 - 42 1 0 1 -
1947 Dodgers 43 36 5 21 12 .636 2.67 15 4 1 280.0 1,158 251 83 100 22 98 - 148 7 6 1 -
1948 Dodgers 36 28 4 14 9 .609 3.51 11 1 1 215.2 905 189 84 93 24 80 - 122 9 4 0 -
1949 Dodgers 34 27 1 13 5 .722 4.39 9 2 1 186.2 813 181 91 100 21 91 - 109 3 2 0 -
1950 Dodgers 43 15 16 7 9 .438 4.69 5 0 7 142.0 621 152 74 80 24 55 - 100 1 0 4 -
1951 Dodgers 42 27 11 13 12 .520 3.26 13 3 3 204.0 855 180 74 81 19 85 - 118 6 3 0 -
1952 Dodgers 16 7 5 4 2 .667 3.84 2 0 0 61.0 251 52 26 29 8 21 - 26 2 4 0 -
1953 Dodgers 7 0 5 0 0 .000 9.82 0 0 0 11.0 51 15 12 12 4 5 - 5 0 2 0 -
1953 Tigers 17 14 3 4 7 .364 4.15 7 0 1 102.0 434 98 47 55 7 31 - 50 5 2 0 -
1954 Tigers 17 5 4 3 3 .500 5.76 0 0 0 45.1 227 63 29 33 10 30 0 15 0 2 0 -
1954 Yankees 5 3 1 1 0 1.000 2.84 0 0 0 12.2 61 9 4 5 0 13 0 7 0 1 0 -
1956 Dodgers 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 2.0 9 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
12 Years 322 188 74 88 68 .564 3.79 71 12 19 1,484.0 6,372 1,372 625 702 149 663 0 829 44 31 6 -
Ralph Branca

Ralph Branca Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1944 Dodgers 21 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1945 Dodgers 16 40 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 11 2 - 0 0 .100 .100 .125
1946 Dodgers 24 18 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 - 8 0 - 0 1 .111 .304 .111
1947 Dodgers 43 97 8 12 1 0 0 0 9 7 - 34 9 - 0 2 .124 .183 .134
1948 Dodgers 36 74 3 15 1 0 0 0 2 5 - 16 3 - 0 3 .203 .253 .216
1949 Dodgers 34 62 5 5 1 0 0 0 2 9 - 26 8 - 0 1 .081 .197 .097
1950 Dodgers 43 34 3 4 0 0 2 0 7 4 - 10 7 - 0 1 .118 .211 .294
1951 Dodgers 42 63 6 11 1 0 0 0 4 2 - 26 6 - 0 1 .175 .200 .190
1952 Dodgers 16 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 9 1 - 0 0 .158 .158 .158
1953 Dodgers 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1953 Tigers 17 34 3 4 0 1 0 0 4 2 - 14 1 - 0 2 .118 .167 .176
1954 Tigers 17 13 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 0 0 0 1 .308 .400 .385
1954 Yankees 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500
1956 Dodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 322 464 35 66 6 1 2 0 31 36 0 160 37 0 0 12 .142 .204 .172
Ralph Branca

Ralph Branca Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1944 Dodgers P 21 1 134 10 0.5 10 2 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.01 -
1945 Dodgers P 16 15 329 29 1.8 27 7 20 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .931 2.22 -
1946 Dodgers P 24 10 202 10 0.4 9 3 6 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .900 1.20 -
1947 Dodgers P 43 36 840 47 1.1 44 9 35 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .936 1.41 -
1948 Dodgers P 36 28 647 29 0.8 28 10 18 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .966 1.17 -
1949 Dodgers P 34 27 560 23 0.7 21 6 15 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .913 1.01 -
1950 Dodgers P 43 15 426 27 0.6 27 8 19 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.71 -
1951 Dodgers P 42 27 612 31 0.7 31 12 19 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.37 -
1952 Dodgers P 16 7 183 13 0.8 12 5 7 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 1.77 -
1953 Dodgers P 7 0 33 2 0.3 2 0 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.64 -
1953 Tigers P 17 14 306 18 1.1 17 7 10 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 1.50 -
1954 Tigers P 17 5 136 8 0.5 8 2 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.59 -
1954 Yankees P 5 3 38 5 1.0 4 1 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 2.84 -
1956 Dodgers P 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 322 188 4,452 253 0.8 241 72 169 12 7 n/a n/a n/a .953 1.46 --
12 Years 322 188 4,452 253 0.8 241 72 169 12 7 n/a n/a n/a .953 1.46 --
Ralph Branca

Ralph Branca Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1944 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.50 3.22 6.45
1945 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.87 5.66 6.48
1946 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 1.02 5.61 5.48
1947 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.9 10.8 1.51 4.76 3.15
1948 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 4.6 37.0 1.53 5.09 3.34
1949 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.4 31.0 1.20 5.26 4.39
1950 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 17.0 3.4 4.9 1.82 6.34 3.49
1951 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.4 15.8 1.39 5.21 3.75
1952 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.1 9.5 1.24 3.84 3.10
1953 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 4.09 4.09
1953 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.4 8.5 1.61 4.41 2.74
1954 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.3 13.0 0.50 2.98 5.96
1954 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.54 4.97 9.24
1956 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 9.00 9.00
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 232.0 2.9 15.0 1.25 5.03 4.02
Ralph Branca

Ralph Branca Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1944 Brooklyn Dodgers 13 Undetermined - -
1945 Brooklyn Dodgers 13 Undetermined n/a -
1946 Brooklyn Dodgers 20 Undetermined - -
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 13, 20 Undetermined Stats Stats
1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 13 Undetermined Stats -
1949 Brooklyn Dodgers 13 Undetermined Stats Stats
1950 Brooklyn Dodgers 13 Undetermined - -
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 13 Undetermined - -
1952 Brooklyn Dodgers 12 Undetermined - -
1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 13 Undetermined - -
1953 Detroit Tigers 16, 35 Undetermined - -
1954 Detroit Tigers 35 Undetermined - -
1954 New York Yankees 24 Undetermined - -
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 28 Undetermined - -




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