Ralph Branca - Game Log

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Career: 1944 - 1956

Page 2 of 2 · 1944–1947

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Career Summary

Batting

Games
322
At Bats
464
Hits
66
Home Runs
2
RBI
31
Career AVG
.142

Pitching

Games
322
Wins
88
Losses
68
Saves
19
Innings Pitched
1483.2
Career ERA
3.85

Batting Game Log

Page 2 of 2: 72 batting games (1944–1947) of 322 career

Ralph Branca - Game Log — Batting Game Log
Date Opp Team Result AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
1944-06-12 NY1 BRO L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1944-06-15 NY1 BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-06-18 PHI BRO L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-06-21 NY1 BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-07-01 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-07-02 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-07-04 CIN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-07-06 CIN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-07-07 PIT BRO L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
1944-07-16 BSN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-07-20 CIN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-07-22 PIT BRO L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-07-25 CHN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-07-26 CHN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-07-29 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-07-29 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-08-01 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-08-05 BSN BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-09-21 PIT BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-09-28 CIN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944-10-01 CIN BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1945-07-18 CHN BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1945-07-22 SLN BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1945-07-27 BSN BRO W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1945-08-03 BSN BRO L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1945-08-09 CIN BRO W 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000
1945-08-14 SLN BRO L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1945-08-19 PIT BRO L 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048
1945-08-23 NY1 BRO W 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .040
1945-08-26 NY1 BRO L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .037
1945-09-01 NY1 BRO L 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .069
1945-09-05 PIT BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067
1945-09-09 CIN BRO L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .061
1945-09-12 SLN BRO L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056
1945-09-16 CHN BRO L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053
1945-09-21 PHI BRO W 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .073
1945-09-26 NY1 BRO W 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .087
1946-04-22 BSN BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 .085
1946-04-28 NY1 BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .085
1946-05-09 CIN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .085
1946-05-11 PHI BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .085
1946-05-17 PIT BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
1946-06-04 PIT BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
1946-06-06 PIT BRO W 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .080
1946-06-25 CIN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080
1946-07-07 BSN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080
1946-07-15 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080
1946-07-26 PIT BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080
1946-07-28 PIT BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080
1946-08-01 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080
1946-08-05 BSN BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .078
1946-08-08 NY1 BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .078
1946-08-12 NY1 BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
1946-08-18 PHI BRO W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
1946-08-25 SLN BRO W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .074
1946-09-12 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074
1946-09-14 SLN BRO W 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103
1946-09-18 PIT BRO W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .098
1946-09-21 BSN BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .097
1946-09-25 PHI BRO L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095
1946-10-01 SLN BRO L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .094
1947-04-19 NY1 BRO L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091
1947-04-24 PHI BRO W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .087
1947-04-30 CHN BRO L 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .111
1947-05-08 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
1947-05-09 PHI BRO L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .108
1947-05-12 BSN BRO W 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .128
1947-05-16 PIT BRO W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .123
1947-05-23 PHI BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .122
1947-05-27 NY1 BRO W 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .128
1947-05-31 BSN BRO W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .124
1947-06-02 SLN BRO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .124

Pitching Game Log

Page 2 of 2: 72 pitching games (1944–1947) of 322 career

Ralph Branca - Game Log — Pitching Game Log
Date Opp Team Result Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
1944-06-12 NY1 BRO L - 3.1 2 1 1 0 3 1 2.70
1944-06-15 NY1 BRO L - 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.08
1944-06-18 PHI BRO L - 2.2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.29
1944-06-21 NY1 BRO L - 1.1 4 5 5 3 1 0 6.48
1944-07-01 SLN BRO L - 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.00
1944-07-02 SLN BRO L - 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.63
1944-07-04 CIN BRO L L 1.1 3 1 1 4 1 0 4.85
1944-07-06 CIN BRO L L 1.1 7 7 7 1 1 0 8.79
1944-07-07 PIT BRO L - 6.0 5 6 5 3 0 0 8.41
1944-07-16 BSN BRO L - 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.66
1944-07-20 CIN BRO L - 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.03
1944-07-22 PIT BRO L - 4.0 1 2 2 3 2 0 6.67
1944-07-25 CHN BRO L - 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.52
1944-07-26 CHN BRO L - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30
1944-07-29 SLN BRO L - 2.0 3 5 5 4 0 1 7.31
1944-07-29 SLN BRO L - 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 7.41
1944-08-01 SLN BRO L - 3.0 5 4 4 3 0 0 7.78
1944-08-05 BSN BRO W - 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 7.65
1944-09-21 PIT BRO L - 2.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 7.71
1944-09-28 CIN BRO L - 3.0 3 0 0 2 1 0 7.17
1944-10-01 CIN BRO W SV 2.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 7.05
1945-07-18 CHN BRO W SV 2.1 0 0 0 2 4 0 6.70
1945-07-22 SLN BRO W - 1.2 5 5 5 2 1 0 7.40
1945-07-27 BSN BRO W W 8.0 5 2 2 7 4 0 6.67
1945-08-03 BSN BRO L L 2.0 5 4 4 3 0 1 7.06
1945-08-09 CIN BRO W W 12.0 6 3 1 7 11 0 5.99
1945-08-14 SLN BRO L L 9.0 3 2 1 8 3 1 5.42
1945-08-19 PIT BRO L L 9.0 9 4 3 7 5 0 5.18
1945-08-23 NY1 BRO W W 9.0 4 1 1 2 8 1 4.79
1945-08-26 NY1 BRO L L 7.0 8 4 4 3 2 0 4.82
1945-09-01 NY1 BRO L - 6.0 3 4 2 10 7 1 4.72
1945-09-05 PIT BRO W - 2.0 3 3 2 5 0 0 4.79
1945-09-09 CIN BRO L - 8.2 2 5 5 9 10 0 4.82
1945-09-12 SLN BRO L L 8.0 6 3 3 6 4 0 4.73
1945-09-16 CHN BRO L L 8.0 7 3 3 4 3 0 4.65
1945-09-21 PHI BRO W W 8.0 3 0 0 2 5 0 4.40
1945-09-26 NY1 BRO W W 9.0 4 1 1 2 3 0 4.20
1946-04-22 BSN BRO W - 6.1 7 4 3 6 3 1 4.20
1946-04-28 NY1 BRO L - 2.0 2 2 1 2 1 0 4.20
1946-05-09 CIN BRO L - 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.18
1946-05-11 PHI BRO W - 0.2 5 4 2 0 1 0 4.27
1946-05-17 PIT BRO W - 2.0 3 4 3 3 1 0 4.38
1946-06-04 PIT BRO W - 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.37
1946-06-06 PIT BRO W - 4.0 6 5 5 6 0 1 4.54
1946-06-25 CIN BRO L - 1.0 2 4 4 2 1 0 4.72
1946-07-07 BSN BRO L - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.69
1946-07-15 SLN BRO L - 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.62
1946-07-26 PIT BRO L - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.59
1946-07-28 PIT BRO L - 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.54
1946-08-01 SLN BRO L - 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.52
1946-08-05 BSN BRO W W 5.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 4.44
1946-08-08 NY1 BRO W SV 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.42
1946-08-12 NY1 BRO W SV 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4.37
1946-08-18 PHI BRO W - 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.34
1946-08-25 SLN BRO W - 5.1 6 2 2 4 4 1 4.31
1946-09-12 SLN BRO L - 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4.27
1946-09-14 SLN BRO W W 9.0 3 0 0 2 9 0 4.08
1946-09-18 PIT BRO W W 9.0 5 0 0 2 7 0 3.91
1946-09-21 BSN BRO W SV 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.88
1946-09-25 PHI BRO L - 3.1 3 5 4 2 2 1 3.99
1946-10-01 SLN BRO L L 2.2 6 3 3 2 3 0 4.06
1947-04-19 NY1 BRO L L 4.1 8 4 4 3 2 2 4.14
1947-04-24 PHI BRO W W 7.2 6 0 0 1 5 0 4.01
1947-04-30 CHN BRO L L 9.0 8 3 3 2 5 1 3.97
1947-05-08 SLN BRO L L 2.0 8 3 3 1 3 0 4.05
1947-05-09 PHI BRO L - 6.0 2 0 0 2 5 0 3.95
1947-05-12 BSN BRO W W 9.0 7 3 3 4 5 1 3.92
1947-05-16 PIT BRO W W 6.2 3 1 1 1 4 0 3.85
1947-05-23 PHI BRO W - 3.1 7 4 4 4 2 0 3.94
1947-05-27 NY1 BRO W W 9.0 7 3 3 4 10 2 3.91
1947-05-31 BSN BRO W W 9.0 6 0 0 0 1 0 3.79
1947-06-02 SLN BRO L L 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 3.80

About this page of Ralph Branca's game log

Page 2 of 2 covers 1944–1947, the earliest stretch of Ralph Branca's career in game-by-game form. The batting table on this page stretch from June 12, 1944 through June 2, 1947. The Team column shows the Brooklyn Dodgers. The best hitting game on the page came on May 12, 1947 against the Boston Braves, when Branca went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI. The Opp column turns up the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and Pittsburgh Pirates more than any other clubs. Branca's log begins on June 12, 1944 with a 0-for-2 game against the New York Giants. Branca was credited with a win on May 31, 1947, the last one listed here. On the mound, this page runs from June 12, 1944 to June 2, 1947. The high strikeout game was August 9, 1945: 11 strikeouts in 12.0 innings against the Cincinnati Reds. Scoreless complete-length outings here came on September 14, 1946, September 18, 1946, and May 31, 1947. The roughest line came on July 6, 1944: 7 earned runs on 7 hits. The ERA column is cumulative; it reads 2.70 after the first game on the page and 3.80 after the last. Other seasons, 1944 to 1956, are one click away in the season links. Every line here is drawn from Retrosheet's game files; click a date to see every game played that day.

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