Ralph Branca
1944–1956 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, CDA, Detroit Tigers, NLS, New York Yankees
322G
.142AVG
.204OBP
.172SLG
More career statistics
66H
2HR
31RBI
0SB
88–68W–L
1,484.0IP
829K
3.79ERA
188GS
19SV
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 0 | 2 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 160 | 161 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 537 | 538 |
| Batting · Walks | 36 | 37 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 6,372 | 6,389 |
| Pitching · p er | 625 | 634 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 4,452 | 4,451 |
| Pitching · p w | 663 | 664 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322 | 537 | 464 | 35 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 36 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | .142 | .204 | .172 | .376 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,484.0 | 322 | 188 | 71 | 88 | 68 | 19 | 1,372 | 702 | 625 | 149 | 663 | 829 | 0 | 0 | 3.79 | 1.371 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1954-06-01 to 1954-08-14
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Five Home Runs Allowed | 1949-06-25 | 1 in 1,585 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Ten Walks | 1945-09-01 | 1 in 747 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1948-05-09 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 159 | 238 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 70 | .137 | .197 | .166 |
| Away | 163 | 300 | 38 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 91 | .147 | .187 | .178 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 19 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .074 | .167 | .111 |
| May | 51 | 83 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 27 | .111 | .157 | .111 |
| June | 60 | 109 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 31 | .158 | .229 | .221 |
| July | 66 | 101 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 29 | .207 | .248 | .280 |
| August | 59 | 104 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | .137 | .154 | .147 |
| September | 60 | 97 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 29 | .116 | .165 | .116 |
| October | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .143 | .250 | .143 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 52 | 113 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 37 | .126 | .195 | .200 |
| new-york-giants | 49 | 89 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 27 | .107 | .157 | .107 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 42 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .118 | .145 | .118 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 37 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23 | .109 | .154 | .109 |
| cincinnati-reds | 35 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .205 | .217 | .256 |
| boston-braves | 34 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | .200 | .269 | .200 |
| chicago-cubs | 34 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | .132 | .177 | .170 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 21 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 44 | 17 |
| 1945 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 16 | 40 | 4 | – | – | – | .100 | 109 | 70 |
| 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 24 | 18 | 2 | – | – | – | .111 | 67 | 41 |
| 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 43 | 97 | 12 | – | 9 | – | .124 | 279 | 148 |
| 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 36 | 74 | 15 | – | 2 | – | .203 | 215 | 121 |
| 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 62 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .081 | 186 | 109 |
| 1950 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 43 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 7 | – | .118 | 142 | 100 |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 42 | 63 | 11 | – | 4 | – | .175 | 204 | 118 |
| 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 16 | 19 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .158 | 61 | 26 |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Tigers | 24 | 34 | 4 | – | 4 | – | .118 | 113 | 55 |
| 1954 | Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees | 22 | 17 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .353 | 58 | 22 |
| 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |