About Ralph Branca Memorabilia & Collectibles
Former starting pitcher,
Ralph Branca has played in the Major League Baseball. He was born on January 6, 1926 in Mount Vermont, New York. He has also played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, and New York Yankees. His real name is Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca.
Branca bats and throws with his right hand. When he was in Brooklyn, he was very famous as a good starter. He is also a three-time All-Star where he won in 80 games for the Dodgers with an amazing career-high 21 wins in the year 1947. Branca is unfortunately remembered for an infamous relief appearance in the 1951 playoff game against the New York Giants. He had entered the game during the ninth inning and had surrendered a walk-off home run to Bobby Thomson and it led the Giants to their National League pennant.
During his 12-year career, he was able to record 88-68 with 829 powerful strikeouts and a blazing 3.79 ERA all in 1,484.0 innings pitched. It was in 1952 when Branca had suffered from a back injury during the spring training. He is currently living at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York. Branca is a member of the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.
About Ralph Branca:
Ralph Branca (full name: Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca; Hawk) played pitcher from 1944 until 1956 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees. He played for the Dodgers from 1944 - 1956, Tigers from 1953 - 1954 and Yankees in 1954. Over 12 seasons, he started 188 games, won 88 games, struck out 829 batters, and had a 3.79 ERA. Born on January 6, 1926 in Mount Vernon, NY, Branca stands 6' 3" and weighs 220 lb. He attended Davis (Mount Vernon, NY) high school. His debut was on June 12, 1944 and he played his final game on September 7, 1956. Over his career, Branca made $8,300. Common misspellings of his name include Ralph Theodore Hawk Joseph ralf Ralph Branca.