#40 Ralph Branca, Starting Pitcher, 25 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers Tuesday, 10/3/1951 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ralph Branca
1/6/1926 25 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 : Extension : 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 $ 2,400,000 1951 $ 1,050,500 (5 year(s)) 8 Year(s), 8 Days (1384 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 124 Days (1672 total Days) 9 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 15 | 12 | 11 | 93-96 Mph |
Versus LHB | 15 | 11 | 11 | |
Versus RHB | 15 | 12 | 11 | |
Talent | 15 | 11 | 12 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 18 70 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 5 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 12 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 4
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 38 | 38 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 5.40 | 285.0 | 316 | 188 | 171 | 134 | 175 | 10 | 26.3 | 1 | 14 | 36.8 |
Projected | 40 | 40 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 5.40 | 299.0 | 332 | 198 | 180 | 141 | 184 | | | | | |
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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 | 14.3 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 5.45 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 530 | 170 | 23 | 6 | 26 | 95 | 102 | 62 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .321 | .388 | .534 | .922 |
vs. RHB | 583 | 146 | 28 | 1 | 22 | 78 | 86 | 72 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .326 | .415 | .741 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 17 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5.27 | 128.0 | 138 | 82 | 75 | 66 | 77 |
Road | 21 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5.50 | 157.0 | 178 | 106 | 96 | 68 | 98 |
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 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.09 | 45.2 | 61 | 38 | 36 | 20 | 25 |
May | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.32 | 45.2 | 48 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 38 |
June | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.27 | 56.1 | 63 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 36 |
July | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.87 | 44.1 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 25 |
August | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.83 | 54.0 | 66 | 37 | 35 | 18 | 33 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.69 | 39.0 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 18 |
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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 |
Total | 393 | 255 | 84 | 58 | 18 | 4.50 | 2031.1 | 2001 | 1037 | 1015 | 273 | 855 | 1711 | 93 | 13 | 1.41 | 33.882 | |
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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 |
Total | 243 | 1694 | 243 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 113 | 127 | 116 | 574 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .198 | .177 | .375 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 38 | 38 | 12 | 51 | 3 | 65 | 2 | .969 | 285.0 | 2.05 | | | | |
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Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 6 on 4/7/1950 ... Injured on 4/17/1950 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 4-5 weeks... 6/15/1951: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $1,050,500 per year, for 5 years.
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1950 - 3.87 - 9th
| WHIP 1950 - 1.31 - 7th
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