Ralph Branca

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1944–1956 BORN: MOUNT VERNON, USA

All-Star ×3

Career

88 W · 3.79 ERA · 829 K

1484.0 IP · 1.37 WHIP · 322 G

1956 Season

0-0 · 0.00 ERA

2.0 IP · 2 K · 1.50 WHIP

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Ralph Branca was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 322 career appearances, with a 3.79 ERA and 829 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1944	BRO	0	2	7.05	21	1	1	44.2	46	35	32	16	1.75
1945	BRO	5	6	3.04	16	15	1	109.2	73	37	79	69	1.39
1946	BRO	3	1	3.88	24	10	3	67.1	62	29	41	42	1.53
1947	BRO	21	12	2.67	43	36	1	280.0	251	83	98	148	1.25
1948	BRO	14	9	3.51	36	28	1	215.2	189	84	80	122	1.25
1949	BRO	13	5	4.39	34	27	1	186.2	181	91	91	109	1.46
1950	BRO	7	9	4.69	43	15	7	142.0	152	74	55	100	1.46
1951	BRO	13	12	3.26	42	27	3	204.0	180	74	85	118	1.30
1952	BRO	4	2	3.84	16	7	0	61.0	52	26	21	26	1.20
1953	BRO	0	0	9.82	7	0	0	11.0	15	12	5	5	1.82
1953	DET	4	7	4.15	17	14	1	102.0	98	47	31	50	1.26
1954	DET	3	3	5.76	17	5	0	45.1	63	29	30	15	2.05
1954	NYY	1	0	2.84	5	3	0	12.2	9	4	13	7	1.74
1956	BRO	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	2.0	1	0	2	2	1.50
Career Totals	—	88	68	3.79	322	188	19	1484.0	1372	625	663	829	1.37

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1944	BRO	21	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000
1945	BRO	16	40	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	.100	.100	.125	.225
1946	BRO	24	18	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	8	.111	.304	.111	.415
1947	BRO	43	97	8	12	1	0	0	9	0	7	34	.124	.183	.134	.317
1948	BRO	36	74	3	15	1	0	0	2	0	5	16	.203	.253	.216	.469
1949	BRO	34	62	5	5	1	0	0	2	0	9	26	.081	.197	.097	.294
1950	BRO	43	34	3	4	0	0	2	7	0	4	10	.118	.211	.294	.505
1951	BRO	42	63	6	11	1	0	0	4	0	2	26	.175	.200	.190	.390
1952	BRO	16	19	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	.158	.158	.158	.316
1953	BRO	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1953	DET	17	34	3	4	0	1	0	4	0	2	14	.118	.167	.176	.343
1954	DET	17	13	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	3	.308	.400	.385	.785
1954	NYY	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
1956	BRO	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals	—	322	464	35	66	6	1	2	31	0	36	160	.142	.204	.172	.376

Awards & Achievements

Baseball Magazine All-Star (1): 1947
TSN All-Star (1): 1947

All-Star Selections

1947, 1948, 1949

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.