RB
Ralph Branca
MLB · 1944–1956 · R/R
Player Info
Bats
R
Throws
R
Height
6'3"
Weight
220 lbs
Born
1926-01-06
Birthplace
Mount Vernon, USA
Years Active
1944–1956
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
322
H
66
HR
2
RBI
31
SB
0
AVG
.142
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | BRO | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| 1945 | BRO | 16 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .100 |
| 1946 | BRO | 24 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .111 |
| 1947 | BRO | 43 | 97 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 34 | .124 |
| 1948 | BRO | 36 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .203 |
| 1949 | BRO | 34 | 62 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 26 | .081 |
| 1950 | BRO | 43 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .118 |
| 1951 | BRO | 42 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .175 |
| 1952 | BRO | 16 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .158 |
| 1953 | BRO | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | DET | 17 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .118 |
| 1954 | DET | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .308 |
| 1954 | NYA | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1956 | BRO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching Stats by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | BRO | 0 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 35 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 7.05 |
| 1945 | BRO | 5 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 73 | 37 | 4 | 79 | 69 | 3.04 |
| 1946 | BRO | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 62 | 29 | 4 | 41 | 42 | 3.88 |
| 1947 | BRO | 21 | 12 | 43 | 36 | 1 | 251 | 83 | 22 | 98 | 148 | 2.67 |
| 1948 | BRO | 14 | 9 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 189 | 84 | 24 | 80 | 122 | 3.51 |
| 1949 | BRO | 13 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 1 | 181 | 91 | 21 | 91 | 109 | 4.39 |
| 1950 | BRO | 7 | 9 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 152 | 74 | 24 | 55 | 100 | 4.69 |
| 1951 | BRO | 13 | 12 | 42 | 27 | 3 | 180 | 74 | 19 | 85 | 118 | 3.26 |
| 1952 | BRO | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 26 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 3.84 |
| 1953 | BRO | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9.82 |
| 1953 | DET | 4 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 98 | 47 | 7 | 31 | 50 | 4.15 |
| 1954 | DET | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 29 | 10 | 30 | 15 | 5.76 |
| 1954 | NYA | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2.84 |
| 1956 | BRO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 |
Awards
Baseball Magazine All-Star (1947)
TSN All-Star (1947)
Ralph Branca Trading Cards
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