Ralph Branca | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. | January 6, 1926|||
Died: November 23, 2016 Rye, New York, U.S. | (aged 90)|||
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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 | |||
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).
Branca died on the morning of November 23, 2016 at a nursing home in Rye Brook, New York, aged 90.[2]
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