#40 Ralph Branca, Starting Pitcher, 34 yrs, Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday, 10/5/1960 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ralph Branca
1/6/1926 34 USA,NY,MOUNT VERNON 6"3 230
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) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Prone 1.0 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 $ 9,055,000 1961 17 Year(s), 8 Days (2932 total Days) 172 Day(s) 18 Year(s), 124 Days (3220 total Days) 18 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 7 | 4 | 5 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 7 | 4 | 5 | |
Versus RHB | 7 | 4 | 5 | |
Talent | 7 | 4 | 5 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 7 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 : 5 (Range), .995 (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 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5.41 | 143.0 | 133 | 90 | 86 | 56 | 106 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 |
Projected | 24 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5.41 | 151.0 | 141 | 95 | 91 | 59 | 112 | | | | | |
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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 | 5 | 1 | 12.0 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4.24 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 258 | 74 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 40 | 44 | 27 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 | .352 | .562 | .914 |
vs. RHB | 287 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 46 | 29 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .272 | .355 | .627 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.79 | 61.2 | 50 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 54 |
Road | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6.64 | 81.1 | 83 | 63 | 60 | 41 | 52 |
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 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.21 | 33.1 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 22 |
May | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.35 | 37.0 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 25 |
June | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.95 | 41.0 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 35 |
July | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.98 | 29.2 | 33 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 22 |
August | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Sept./Oct. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 |
1956 | 42 | 42 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 3.77 | 348.1 | 299 | 161 | 146 | 43 | 161 | 264 | 29 | 3 | 1.32 | .263 | BRO,NL |
1957 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 6.11 | 315.1 | 359 | 230 | 214 | 57 | 134 | 246 | 17 | 0 | 1.56 | .320 | BRO |
1958 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 4.39 | 336.1 | 292 | 172 | 164 | 51 | 133 | 281 | 19 | 1 | 1.26 | .262 | BRO,NL |
1959 | 32 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5.65 | 189.2 | 199 | 122 | 119 | 33 | 87 | 155 | 9 | 0 | 1.51 | .303 | LA |
1960 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5.41 | 143.0 | 133 | 90 | 86 | 29 | 56 | 106 | 6 | 0 | 1.32 | .254 | LA,NL |
Total | 705 | 546 | 235 | 155 | 18 | 4.71 | 4366.2 | 4275 | 2403 | 2287 | 629 | 1876 | 3383 | 228 | 20 | 1.41 | .530 | |
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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 |
1956 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.08 | 13.0 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
1958 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 16.0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.45 | 29.0 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 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 |
1956 | 42 | 128 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .193 | .172 | .364 | BRO,NL |
1957 | 40 | 108 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .136 | .157 | .294 | BRO |
1958 | 41 | 130 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .201 | .208 | .409 | BRO,NL |
1959 | 32 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .127 | .118 | .244 | LA |
1960 | 23 | 51 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .157 | .173 | .235 | .408 | LA,NL |
Total | 555 | 2530 | 365 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 164 | 192 | 139 | 844 | 0 | 0 | .144 | .188 | .174 | .362 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 23 | 18 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 1.000 | 143.0 | 2.20 | | | | |
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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... Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game... 9/27/1956: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $9,055,000 per year, for 5 years. Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game... Won World Championship with Los Angeles in 1958... Injured on 4/5/1959 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks... Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1950 - 3.87 - 9th 1952 - 4.12 - 9th 1956 - 3.77 - 6th
| WHIP 1950 - 1.31 - 7th 1952 - 1.35 - 9th 1956 - 1.32 - 7th 1958 - 1.26 - 4th
| Wins 1952 - 21 - 3rd 1956 - 24 - 1st 1957 - 19 - 7th 1958 - 26 - 2nd
| Losses 1954 - 16 - 7th 1957 - 18 - 4th
| IP 1952 - 323.2 - 6th 1956 - 348.1 - 1st 1957 - 315.1 - 9th 1958 - 336.1 - 2nd
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K's 1951 - 175 - 3rd 1952 - 174 - 3rd 1953 - 140 - 7th 1954 - 168 - 6th 1956 - 264 - 2nd 1957 - 246 - 3rd 1958 - 281 - 2nd
| BB 1951 - 134 - 4th 1952 - 144 - 4th 1956 - 161 - 4th 1957 - 134 - 4th 1958 - 133 - 4th
| CG 1952 - 14 - 7th 1953 - 14 - 6th 1954 - 13 - 9th 1956 - 29 - 2nd 1958 - 19 - 5th
| SHO 1951 - 1 - 10th 1956 - 3 - 3rd 1958 - 1 - 10th
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