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Ralph
Branca		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 230
 
Born: January 6, 1926 in Usa, NY, MOUNT VERNON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1944 18 STL NL $ 300,000 9 6 7 7 5 6 6 6 6 6
1945 19 STL NL $ 300,000 9 6 7 7 5 5 5 5 6 6
1946 20 MON NL $ 300,000 9 6 7 7 4 5 5 6 6 6
1947 21 MON NL $ 300,000 9 6 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
1948 22 MON NL $ 1,285,714 9 6 7 7 5 6 5 6 6 6
1949 23 CIN NL $ 1,285,714 9 6 7 7 5 5 5 6 7 6
1950 24 TAM AL $ 3,228,571 9 6 7 6 5 6 6 7 8 8
1951 25 TAM AL $ 3,228,571 9 4 5 4 5 6 6 6 7 6
1952 26 TAM AL $ 2,100,000 7 4 5 4 6 7 6 7 7 7
1953 27 NYA AL $ 2,100,000 7 4 5 4 6 7 6 6 6 6
1954 28 NYA AL $ 2,100,000 7 4 5 4 5 6 6 5 6 6
1955 29 NYA AL $ 2,100,000 6 3 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 5
1956 30 DET AL   6 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5
1957 31 OAK AL   6 2 3 3 4 5 5 4 5 4
1960 34 BSN NL   4 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,228,571 9 6 7 7 6 7 6 7 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1944 18 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 19 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 20 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 21 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 22 MON NL $ 1,285,714   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 23 CIN NL $ 1,285,714   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 24 TAM AL $ 3,228,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 25 TAM AL $ 3,228,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 26 TAM AL $ 2,100,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 27 NYA AL $ 2,100,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 28 NYA AL $ 2,100,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 29 NYA AL $ 2,100,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 30 DET AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 31 OAK AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 34 BSN NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,228,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1944 18 STL NL 8 16 .333 30 30 9 0 0 211.7 227 130 28 111 91 5.53 .270 .357 .457 .814 2.4
    AAA   0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 6.7 13 5 0 2 5 6.76 .406 .441 .469 .910  
1945 19 STL NL 11 12 .478 28 28 12 1 0 206.7 196 113 15 83 94 4.92 .247 .318 .373 .691 8.0
1946 20 MON NL 9 16 .360 31 31 10 0 0 222.7 246 126 18 112 86 5.09 .287 .367 .423 .790 6.8
1947 21 MON NL 8 9 .471 38 20 4 0 1 155.7 178 107 14 84 68 6.19 .287 .371 .440 .811 0.9
1948 22 AAA   12 12 .500 29 29 1 0 0 190.0 195 88 17 93 144 4.17 .264 .347 .390 .737  
1949 23 CIN NL 12 18 .400 41 41 1 1 0 269.0 258 125 30 132 118 4.18 .251 .336 .397 .733 15.2
1950 24 CIN NL 1 7 .125 13 13 1 0 0 85.3 83 49 11 44 39 5.17 .260 .348 .408 .755 2.6
  TAM AL 6 7 .462 15 15 2 0 0 109.7 113 53 15 58 50 4.35 .272 .360 .430 .790 6.7
  TOT   7 14 .333 28 28 3 0 0 195.0 196 102 26 102 89 4.71 .267 .355 .420 .775 9.2
1951 25 TAM AL 3 4 .429 11 11 3 0 0 76.3 83 41 5 30 44 4.83 .281 .347 .417 .764 3.9
1952 26 TAM AL 8 1 .889 50 0 0 0 10 60.0 76 32 7 33 21 4.80 .305 .387 .446 .832 4.9
1953 27 NYA AL 3 9 .250 65 0 0 0 10 71.3 95 44 9 33 28 5.55 .317 .383 .463 .847 2.8
1954 28 NYA AL 4 6 .400 92 0 0 0 8 108.7 150 85 18 63 33 7.04 .326 .403 .504 .908 0.0
1955 29 NYA AL 4 6 .400 72 1 0 0 2 92.7 133 83 19 67 32 8.06 .342 .435 .550 .985 0.0
1956 30 AAA   2 2 .500 33 0 0 0 0 61.3 66 28 8 40 38 4.11 .274 .377 .411 .788  
1957 31 A   1 4 .200 56 0 0 0 7 43.3 40 18 4 10 34 3.74 .245 .289 .399 .688  
1960 34 AAA   2 1 .667 13 0 0 0 2 16.0 20 10 1 8 11 5.63 .328 .406 .475 .881  
    A   0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 13.7 12 2 1 3 9 1.32 .240 .283 .320 .603  
11 Years Sim 77 111 .410 486 190 42 2 31 1669.6 1838 988 189 850 704 5.33 .280 .361 .434 .796 54.1
4 Years AAA 16 17 .485 77 31 1 0 2 274.0 294 131 26 143 198 4.30 .274 .360 .402 .762  
2 Years A 1 5 .167 59 0 0 0 7 57.0 52 20 5 13 43 3.16 .244 .288 .380 .668  
6 Years Minors 17 22 .436 136 31 1 0 9 331.0 346 151 31 156 241 4.11 .269 .348 .398 .747  
Season Average 7 10 .412 44 17 3 0 2 151.8 167 89 17 77 64 5.33 .280 .361 .434 .796  
Career Highs 12 18 .889 92 41 12 1 10 269.0 258 130 30 132 118 8.06 .342 .435 .550 .985  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   878 481 93 355 378   .272 .344 .424 .768
vs LH   960 507 96 495 326   .288 .380 .444 .823
Home 45 52 .464 262 96 20 2 15 873.6 950 513 104 437 387 5.28 .276 .358 .432 .790
Away 32 59 .352 224 94 22 0 16 796.0 888 475 85 413 317 5.37 .284 .367 .436 .804
Mar/Apr 13 17 .433 86 28 7 0 10 256.0 307 167 28 121 110 5.87 .298 .372 .461 .832
May 13 15 .464 81 30 11 1 3 281.6 273 124 29 116 123 3.96 .252 .324 .390 .714
June 14 16 .467 81 32 8 1 6 278.6 313 170 40 146 104 5.49 .286 .370 .463 .832
July 12 23 .343 80 30 7 0 1 264.6 275 164 31 146 117 5.58 .272 .364 .427 .790
August 14 23 .378 87 36 4 0 4 301.3 369 208 30 175 128 6.21 .302 .389 .455 .844
Sep/Oct 11 17 .393 71 34 5 0 7 287.3 301 155 31 146 122 4.86 .268 .352 .409 .761
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1944 18 STL NL 30 72 5 7 3 0 1 4 0 0 0 19 .097 .097 .181 .278 -0.6 0.0
1945 19 STL NL 28 68 7 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 23 .103 .129 .147 .276 -0.6 0.0
1946 20 MON NL 31 74 6 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 22 .081 .128 .081 .209 -1.4 0.0
1947 21 MON NL 38 53 2 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15 .075 .075 .113 .189 -1.6 0.0
1949 23 CIN NL 41 94 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 32 .064 .083 .064 .147 -3.7 0.0
1950 24 CIN NL 13 29 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .069 .069 .069 .138 -1.4 0.0
  TAM AL 15 42 4 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .190 .190 .214 .405 1.3 0.0
  TOT   28 71 5 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 .141 .141 .155 .296 -0.2 0.0
1951 25 TAM AL 11 26 0 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .269 .269 .308 .577 2.1 0.0
1952 26 TAM AL 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.3 0.0
1953 27 NYA AL 65 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1954 28 NYA AL 92 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 0.8 0.3
1955 29 NYA AL 72 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
1957 31 A   10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
11 Years Sim 486 474 27 48 8 1 1 18 1 0 10 150 .101 .120 .129 .249 -6.0 0.3
1 Years A 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
162 Game Average 158 9 16 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 50 .101 .120 .129 .249 -2.0  
Career Highs 92 94 7 10 3 1 1 4 1 0 4 32 .500 .667 .500 1.167 2.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   305 16 26 4 1 0 11 0 0 5 98 .085 .100 .105 .205 -10.7
vs LH   169 11 22 4 0 1 7 1 0 5 52 .130 .155 .172 .327 0.6
Home 233 219 12 18 3 0 1 7 0 0 4 64 .082 .099 .110 .208 -7.3
Away 224 255 15 30 5 1 0 11 1 0 6 86 .118 .138 .145 .283 -2.7
RISP   114 0 11 3 1 0 17 0 0 2 38 .096 .112 .140 .252 -2.5
Close/Late   32 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 8 .125 .152 .219 .370 0.6
Mar/Apr 38 68 3 10 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 21 .147 .159 .176 .336 0.2
May 48 84 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 28 .024 .047 .036 .082 -6.0
June 68 72 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 22 .069 .082 .111 .193 -2.7
July 47 73 4 6 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 25 .082 .107 .082 .189 -2.6
August 73 91 9 16 4 1 0 5 0 0 3 27 .176 .202 .242 .444 3.2
Sep/Oct 63 86 6 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 27 .105 .115 .116 .231 -2.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1944 18 STL NL P 30 30 211.7 15 58 3 5 .961 3.10    
1945 19 STL NL P 28 28 206.7 19 35 0 2 1.000 2.35    
1946 20 MON NL P 31 31 222.7 14 56 3 5 .959 2.83    
1947 21 MON NL P 38 20 155.7 7 30 0 1 1.000 2.14    
1949 23 CIN NL P 41 41 269.0 23 63 1 2 .989 2.88    
1950 24 CIN NL P 13 13 85.3 6 19 0 1 1.000 2.64    
  TAM AL P 15 15 109.7 8 24 0 2 1.000 2.63    
  TOT   P 28 28 195.0 14 43 0 3 1.000 2.63    
1951 25 TAM AL P 11 11 76.3 6 13 1 2 .950 2.24    
1952 26 TAM AL P 50 0 60.0 0 9 0 0 1.000 1.35    
1953 27 NYA AL P 65 0 71.3 6 13 0 0 1.000 2.40    
1954 28 NYA AL P 92 0 108.7 8 22 1 1 .968 2.48    
1955 29 NYA AL P 72 1 92.7 7 19 1 3 .963 2.53    
Career Totals   486 190 1669.6 119 361 10 24 .980 2.59    
Career Highs   92 41 269.0 23 63 3 5 1.000 3.10    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1944-7-16
1946-9-16
1949-8-18
 Saves
1952-5-10
1953-6-10
1954-10-8
 Games Pitched
1953-5-65
1954-1-92
1955-5-72
 Games Started
1949-5-41
 Shutouts
1945-9-1
 Homeruns Allowed
1944-6-28
1949-9-30
Walks Allowed
1944-6-111
1949-9-132
 OAVG
1945-10-.247
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 14    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Karl Drews (958)
  2. Bill Bonham (956)
  3. Allie Reynolds (933)
  4. Virgil Trucks (928)
  5. Bump Hadley (922)
  6. Gene Schott (916)
  7. Jim McAndrew (912)
  8. Joe Coleman (909)
  9. Joe Bowman (908)
  10. Randy Gumpert (907)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Hal Reniff (992)
  2. Milt Pappas (990)
  3. Bud Byerly (989)
  4. Eddie Fisher (985)
  5. Bob Veale (983)
  6. Johnny Murphy (983)
  7. Danny McDevitt (983)
  8. Tex Hughson (983)
  9. Bill Henry (981)
  10. Masanori Murakami (980)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by St. Louis in 1944
Injured on 4/3/1944 with a Bruised Cheekbone, out for 3-4 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/5/1944
Had first career hit (homerun) on 6/4/1944, off Oscar Judd (MIN)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1945, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Injured on 8/11/1945 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Traded from St. Louis to Montreal on 2/1/1946 (Going to STL: 1B Gene Corbett. Going to MON: P Ralph Branca)
Injured on 4/5/1946 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/12/1947 with a Sore Back, out for one week
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,285,714 through salary arbitration
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,285,714 through salary arbitration
Traded from Montreal to Cincinnati on 3/3/1949 (Going to MON: 2B Pee wee Reese. Going to CIN: P Ralph Branca)
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,228,571 through salary arbitration
Traded from Cincinnati to New York (N) on 7/31/1950 (Going to CIN: 1B Ray Sanders, P Butch Wensloff, 2B Ralph Lapointe, P Sal Maglie. Going to NYG: P Cy Buker, P Ralph Branca, P Fred Martin)
Traded from New York (N) to Tampa Bay on 7/31/1950 (Going to TAM: P Ralph Branca, P Sheldon Jones, 1B Merv Connors. Going to NYG: P Bob Hooper, 1B Pat Seerey)
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,228,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/14/1951 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
7/31/1951: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $2,100,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Tampa Bay to New York (A) on 3/3/1953 (Going to NYA: P Ralph Branca, 3B Sid Gordon, SS Jerry Snyder. Going to TAM: LF Pat Seerey, P Don Newcombe, CF Bill Howerton)
Injured on 4/21/1955 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 3/2/1956 to a minor league contract
3/3/1956: Signed a minor league contract extension with Detroit
Traded from Detroit to Oakland on 2/1/1957 (Going to OAK: P Ralph Branca. Going to DET: DH Pat Seerey, P Sam Jones)
Released by Oakland on 4/2/1958
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 4/2/1960 to a minor league deal
 
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