Ralph Branca
Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca (January 6, 1926 – November 23, 2016) was an American baseball player. He was a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball.[1] From 1944 through 1956, Branca played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1944–53, 1956), Detroit Tigers (1953–54), and New York Yankees (1954).
| Ralph Branca | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: January 6, 1926 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. | |||
| Died: November 23, 2016 (aged 90) Rye, New York, U.S. | |||
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| debut | |||
| June 12, 1944, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| September 7, 1956, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |||
| Career statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 88–68 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.79 | ||
| Strikeouts | 829 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
Branca died on the morning of November 23, 2016 at a nursing home in Rye Brook, New York, aged 90.[2]
Ralph Branca Media
Branca (right) with Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Bruce Edwards (left), circa 1947.
References
- ↑ Prager, Joshua (August 14, 2011). For Branca, an Asterisk of a Different Kind. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/sports/baseball/for-branca-an-asterisk-of-a-different-kind.html?_r=1&ref=baseball. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Ralph Branca, beloved Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher, dead at 90". Retrieved November 23, 2016.
Other websites
Media related to Ralph Branca at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Library Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame Ralph Branca (ESPN Classic) Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Joshua Prager's The Echoing Green
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