#40 Ralph Branca, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers Monday, 10/2/1955 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ralph Branca
1/6/1926 29 USA,NY,MOUNT VERNON 6"3 220
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,050,500 1956 12 Year(s), 8 Days (2072 total Days) 172 Day(s) 13 Year(s), 124 Days (2360 total Days) 13 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 8 | 6 | 7 | 93-96 Mph |
Versus LHB | 8 | 6 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 8 | 6 | 7 | |
Talent | 9 | 7 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 70 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 27 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 5.02 | 211.2 | 219 | 131 | 118 | 99 | 138 | 14 | 51.9 | 1 | 10 | 37.0 |
Projected | 28 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 5.02 | 222.0 | 230 | 138 | 124 | 104 | 145 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 9.3 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.88 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 352 | 104 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 71 | 75 | 51 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .295 | .377 | .503 | .880 |
vs. RHB | 458 | 115 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 54 | 56 | 48 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .251 | .319 | .393 | .712 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 15 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4.90 | 115.2 | 118 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 76 |
Road | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5.16 | 96.0 | 101 | 61 | 55 | 48 | 62 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.71 | 42.0 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
May | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.40 | 36.2 | 44 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 24 |
June | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.69 | 48.0 | 48 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 42 |
July | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5.63 | 46.1 | 53 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 28 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.66 | 38.2 | 37 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 25 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1944 | 54 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.97 | 250.0 | 271 | 138 | 138 | 36 | 118 | 204 | 12 | 2 | 1.56 | .000 | BRO |
1945 | 54 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4.32 | 250.0 | 236 | 120 | 120 | 31 | 103 | 240 | 12 | 2 | 1.36 | .000 | BRO |
1946 | 54 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4.32 | 250.0 | 236 | 120 | 120 | 31 | 103 | 240 | 12 | 2 | 1.36 | .000 | BRO |
1947 | 54 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4.32 | 250.0 | 236 | 120 | 120 | 31 | 103 | 240 | 12 | 2 | 1.36 | .000 | BRO |
1948 | 54 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4.32 | 250.0 | 236 | 120 | 120 | 31 | 103 | 240 | 12 | 2 | 1.36 | .000 | BRO |
1949 | 54 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4.32 | 250.0 | 236 | 120 | 120 | 31 | 103 | 240 | 12 | 2 | 1.36 | .000 | BRO |
1950 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3.87 | 246.1 | 234 | 111 | 106 | 34 | 88 | 132 | 11 | 0 | 1.31 | .265 | BRO |
1951 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 5.40 | 285.0 | 316 | 188 | 171 | 48 | 134 | 175 | 10 | 1 | 1.58 | .301 | BRO |
1952 | 40 | 40 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 4.12 | 323.2 | 294 | 164 | 148 | 42 | 144 | 174 | 14 | 0 | 1.35 | .260 | BRO,NL |
1953 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4.89 | 217.1 | 210 | 128 | 118 | 31 | 99 | 140 | 14 | 1 | 1.42 | .274 | BRO |
1954 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 5.72 | 250.0 | 269 | 168 | 159 | 39 | 108 | 168 | 13 | 1 | 1.51 | .299 | BRO |
1955 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 5.02 | 211.2 | 219 | 131 | 118 | 31 | 99 | 138 | 14 | 1 | 1.50 | .293 | BRO |
Total | 527 | 382 | 143 | 104 | 18 | 4.62 | 3034.0 | 2993 | 1628 | 1558 | 416 | 1305 | 2331 | 148 | 16 | 1.42 | .836 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1944 | 21 | 250 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 85 | 0 | 0 | .144 | .204 | .176 | .380 | BRO |
1945 | 16 | 250 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 85 | 0 | 0 | .144 | .204 | .176 | .380 | BRO |
1946 | 24 | 250 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 85 | 0 | 0 | .144 | .204 | .176 | .380 | BRO |
1947 | 43 | 250 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 85 | 0 | 0 | .144 | .204 | .176 | .380 | BRO |
1948 | 36 | 250 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 85 | 0 | 0 | .144 | .204 | .176 | .380 | BRO |
1949 | 34 | 250 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 85 | 0 | 0 | .144 | .204 | .176 | .380 | BRO |
1950 | 31 | 90 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .122 | .138 | .178 | .316 | BRO |
1951 | 38 | 104 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .170 | .183 | .353 | BRO |
1952 | 40 | 117 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 0 | .128 | .156 | .145 | .301 | BRO,NL |
1953 | 29 | 78 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .185 | .179 | .365 | BRO |
1954 | 38 | 83 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .181 | .207 | .193 | .400 | BRO |
1955 | 27 | 73 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .096 | .096 | .110 | .205 | BRO |
Total | 377 | 2045 | 293 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 130 | 152 | 125 | 685 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .192 | .173 | .366 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 27 | 27 | 17 | 42 | 3 | 63 | 4 | .937 | 211.2 | 2.68 | | | | |
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Transactions 6/15/1951: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $1,050,500 per year, for 5 years. All Star Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game... Injuries Injured on 4/17/1950 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 4-5 weeks... Injured on 6/23/1953 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks... Injured on 8/5/1953 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks... Injured on 7/30/1955 with a Broken Jaw, out for 3 weeks...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1950 - 3.87 - 9th 1952 - 4.12 - 9th
| WHIP 1950 - 1.31 - 7th 1952 - 1.35 - 9th
| Wins 1952 - 21 - 3rd
| Losses 1954 - 16 - 7th
| IP 1952 - 323.2 - 6th
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K's 1951 - 175 - 3rd 1952 - 174 - 3rd 1953 - 140 - 7th 1954 - 168 - 6th
| BB 1951 - 134 - 4th 1952 - 144 - 4th
| CG 1952 - 14 - 7th 1953 - 14 - 6th 1954 - 13 - 9th
| SHO 1951 - 1 - 10th
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