Ralph Branca
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1926, Mount Vernon, USA · d. 2016 · MLB debut 1944-06-12, final game 1956-09-07
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | BRO | NL | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1945 | BRO | NL | 16 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .100 | .100 | .125 |
| 1946 | BRO | NL | 24 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .111 | .304 | .111 |
| 1947 | BRO | NL | 43 | 97 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 34 | .124 | .183 | .134 |
| 1948 | BRO | NL | 36 | 74 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .203 | .253 | .216 |
| 1949 | BRO | NL | 34 | 62 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 26 | .081 | .197 | .097 |
| 1950 | BRO | NL | 43 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .118 | .211 | .294 |
| 1951 | BRO | NL | 42 | 63 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .175 | .200 | .190 |
| 1952 | BRO | NL | 16 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .158 | .158 | .158 |
| 1953 | 2TM | 24 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .118 | .167 | .176 | |
| 1954 | 2TM | AL | 22 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .353 | .421 | .412 |
| 1956 | BRO | NL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1944–1956 | 322 | 464 | 35 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 36 | 160 | .142 | .204 | .172 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | BRO | NL | 0 | 2 | 7.05 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44.2 | 46 | 35 | 2 | 32 | 16 |
| 1945 | BRO | NL | 5 | 6 | 3.04 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 109.2 | 73 | 37 | 4 | 79 | 69 |
| 1946 | BRO | NL | 3 | 1 | 3.88 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 67.1 | 62 | 29 | 4 | 41 | 42 |
| 1947 | BRO | NL | 21 | 12 | 2.67 | 43 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 280.0 | 251 | 83 | 22 | 98 | 148 |
| 1948 | BRO | NL | 14 | 9 | 3.51 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 215.2 | 189 | 84 | 24 | 80 | 122 |
| 1949 | BRO | NL | 13 | 5 | 4.39 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 186.2 | 181 | 91 | 21 | 91 | 109 |
| 1950 | BRO | NL | 7 | 9 | 4.69 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 142.0 | 152 | 74 | 24 | 55 | 100 |
| 1951 | BRO | NL | 13 | 12 | 3.26 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 204.0 | 180 | 74 | 19 | 85 | 118 |
| 1952 | BRO | NL | 4 | 2 | 3.84 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 52 | 26 | 8 | 21 | 26 |
| 1953 | 2TM | 4 | 7 | 4.70 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 113.0 | 113 | 59 | 11 | 36 | 55 | |
| 1954 | 2TM | AL | 4 | 3 | 5.12 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 72 | 33 | 10 | 43 | 22 |
| 1956 | BRO | NL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1944–1956 | 88 | 68 | 3.79 | 322 | 188 | 71 | 12 | 19 | 1484.0 | 1372 | 625 | 149 | 663 | 829 |
Awards
- 1947 Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
- 1947 TSN All-Star (ML)