P Ralph 'Hawk' Branca #14
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/31/1908
P RALPH 'HAWK' BRANCA #14 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 37 36 38 37
Movement 29 29 29 29
Control 30 27 31 30
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 56 56
Curveball 46 46
Changeup 16 16
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 12
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 16
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 5
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 8
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 38
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/06/1873
Born in:Mount Vernon, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 161 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 128 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1895, 22nd Pick in Round 2
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1895 Bay City - CBL 22 15 0 4 4 3 9.22 13.2 13 14 14 2 15 17 0 0 2.05 .393 5.45 -0.5 42
1896 Kansas City - CBL 23 7 0 1 0 0 4.30 14.2 13 7 7 0 6 13 0 0 1.30 .317 3.74 0.1 93
1897 Kansas City - CBL 24 35 35 13 11 0 4.40 217.0 195 120 106 20 111 159 4 3 1.41 .274 4.12 3.5 99
1898 Kansas City - CBL 25 33 33 10 13 0 4.94 251.1 239 147 138 25 119 289 11 0 1.42 .332 4.32 4.2 94
1899 Kansas City - CBL 26 31 31 11 18 0 4.86 235.0 246 143 127 48 81 212 12 0 1.39 .301 5.35 0.4 89
1900 Kansas City - CBL 27 34 34 12 14 0 4.64 256.0 266 150 132 39 72 247 10 1 1.32 .318 4.42 3.1 93
1901 Kansas City - CBL 28 36 36 13 12 0 4.13 274.1 256 151 126 42 78 288 9 0 1.22 .293 4.27 3.3 101
1902 Kansas City - CBL 29 35 35 11 18 0 4.78 269.0 272 152 143 55 72 291 16 0 1.28 .310 4.80 2.2 91
1903 Kansas City - CBL 30 32 32 8 19 0 5.16 235.2 241 143 135 45 70 231 11 0 1.32 .307 4.82 1.5 82
1905 Baltimore - CBL 32 9 9 3 4 0 5.20 53.2 61 41 31 9 20 44 1 0 1.51 .315 5.35 0.2 87
1906 Tampico - CBL 33 11 0 2 1 0 4.99 30.2 32 20 17 6 12 34 0 0 1.43 .317 5.77 -0.3 92
Total CBL 278 245 88 114 3 4.75 1851.0 1834 1088 976 291 656 1825 74 4 1.35 .306 4.62 17.9 91
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1905 Richmond - AAA 32 3 3 0 0 0 1.80 15.0 8 3 3 2 1 20 0 0 0.60 .188 2.76 0.6 264
1907 Rocket City - AAA 34 17 9 4 3 1 5.42 76.1 72 51 46 20 24 99 0 0 1.26 .310 5.29 0.1 82
Total NFT 20 12 4 3 1 4.83 91.1 80 54 49 22 25 119 0 0 1.15 .290 4.87 92.5
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1895 Bay City - CBL 22 5 0 1 0 0 1.74 10.1 10 4 2 1 7 11 0 0 1.65 .310 4.92 -0.1 220
1898 Kansas City - CBL 25 1 1 1 0 0 2.57 7.0 9 5 2 1 5 9 0 0 2.00 .421 5.11 0.1 180
Total CBL 6 1 2 0 0 2.08 17.1 19 9 4 2 12 20 0 0 1.79 .354 5.00 201.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1895 Bay City - MLB P 14 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 13.2 1.98 -0.5 1.012
1896 Kansas City - MLB P 7 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 14.2 1.84 +0.0 1.008
1897 Kansas City - MLB P 35 35 8 23 1 33 2 .939 217.0 1.29 -1.2 1.003
1898 Kansas City - MLB P 33 33 10 19 0 30 1 .967 251.1 1.04 +1.4 1.025
1899 Kansas City - MLB P 31 31 9 17 2 27 1 .963 235.0 1.00 -2.8 1.171
1900 Kansas City - MLB P 34 34 8 14 2 22 0 1.000 256.0 0.77 -3.6 1.028
1901 Kansas City - MLB P 36 36 11 15 1 27 1 .963 274.1 0.85 -3.5 .930
1902 Kansas City - MLB P 35 35 7 18 0 27 2 .926 269.0 0.84 -0.5 1.019
1903 Kansas City - MLB P 32 32 5 21 0 26 0 1.000 235.2 0.99 -2.4 1.065
1905 Baltimore - MLB P 9 9 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 53.2 0.50 -1.2 1.523
1906 Tampico - MLB P 11 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 30.2 1.47 +0.4 1.350
TOTAL P 277 245 59 140 6 206 7 .966 1851.0 0.97 -13.7 1.050
PLAYER HISTORY
06/15/1895 Drafted in the 1895 first-year player draft by the Bay City Bluebirds. (Round 2, Pick 22, 43rd overall pick).
06/23/1895 Signed a minor league contract with the Bay City Bluebirds organization with a signing bonus of $2,200,000.
06/29/1895 Named the #10 prospect in the CBL
10/28/1895 Named the #14 prospect in the CBL
01/01/1896 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 41 (75); Movement: 46 (46); Control: 30 (64).
03/24/1896 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/01/1896 Named the #56 prospect in the CBL
06/30/1896 Named the #48 prospect in the CBL
07/01/1896 Was traded by the Bay City Bluebirds to the Kansas City Regents, along with C Jason Kendall, 2B Kid Gleason, SP Ramon Martinez, C Milt May, and $7,000,000, in exchange for SP Sandy Koufax and C Ryan Doumit.
01/01/1897 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (77); Movement: 59 (59); Control: 31 (64).
06/09/1897 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Plattsville Millstones with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/19/1897 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
06/24/1897 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/05/1897 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Francisco Owls with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/07/1897 Was selected to the 1897 Crypto Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/29/1897 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Albany Senators with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/13/1897 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/18/1897 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $600,000.
01/01/1898 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 78 (78); Movement: 61 (61); Control: 32 (64).
07/14/1898 Strikes out 15 against the Plattsville Millstones.
08/28/1898 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/20/1898 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $600,000.
01/01/1899 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 74 (74); Movement: 30 (30); Control: 45 (58).
06/13/1899 Injured on 06/12/1899, diagnosed with a sore back, is day-to-day.
07/30/1899 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
08/04/1899 Strikes out 15 against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks.
09/18/1899 Injured on 09/15/1899, diagnosed with elbow inflammation, will miss 5 weeks.
11/02/1899 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,380,000 with the Kansas City Regents organization.
01/01/1900 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 74 (75); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 64 (65).
08/04/1900 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Bay City Bluebirds with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
11/02/1900 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,840,000 with the Kansas City Regents organization.
01/01/1901 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 77 (77); Movement: 31 (32); Control: 65 (66).
09/21/1901 Strikes out 15 against the Los Angeles Thunder Ducks.
11/01/1901 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,520,000 with the Kansas City Regents organization.
01/01/1902 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 76 (76); Movement: 32 (36); Control: 62 (66).
06/01/1902 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/23/1902 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/18/1902 Became a free agent.
01/01/1903 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 33 (41); Control: 62 (64).
01/31/1903 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $9,600,000 with the Kansas City Regents organization.
09/18/1903 Injured on 09/17/1903, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, is day-to-day.
01/01/1904 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (73); Movement: 33 (33); Control: 60 (60).
01/22/1904 Was traded by the Kansas City Regents to the Baltimore Nordiques in exchange for CF Joe Marty.
03/14/1904 Injured on 03/12/1904, diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, will miss 10 months.
01/01/1905 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 33 (33); Control: 61 (61).
03/15/1905 Injured on 03/12/1905, diagnosed with a ruptured finger tendon, will miss 4-5 months.
08/06/1905 Injured on 08/04/1905, diagnosed with a sore back, is day-to-day.
08/23/1905 Injured (forearm cramp),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/18/1905 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
09/28/1905 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/08/1905 Injured (hand contusion, bruised thumb),out for 5 days.
11/19/1905 Became a free agent.
01/01/1906 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 54 (54); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 55 (55).
01/09/1906 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Tampico Stogies organization.
10/28/1906 Released by the Tampico Stogies.
11/28/1906 Signed a minor league contract with the Grizzly Gulch No Soxs organization.
01/01/1907 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 47 (47); Movement: 28 (28); Control: 44 (44).
04/30/1907 Injured on 04/26/1907, diagnosed with forearm tendinitis, will miss 5 days.
05/09/1907 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/29/1907 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
11/21/1907 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1908 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 38 (38); Movement: 27 (27); Control: 28 (28).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1897 35 3
1900 34 9
1901 36 1
1902 35 3
Year L Rank
1899 18 2
1900 14 9
1902 18 2
1903 19 4
Year IP Rank
1901 274.1 4
1902 269.0 7
Year BF Rank
1901 1165 4
1902 1140 3
Year HRA Rank
1899 48 1
1900 39 3
1901 42 4
1902 55 1
1903 45 3
Year BB Rank
1897 111 3
1898 119 2
1899 81 6
1901 78 10
Year K Rank
1897 159 8
1898 289 2
1900 247 9
1901 288 4
1902 291 3
Year WP Rank
1897 10 4
1898 12 6
1901 11 4
Year HR/9 Rank
1897 0.83 9
Year H/9 Rank
1897 8.09 7
Year K/9 Rank
1897 6.59 7
1898 10.35 1
1901 9.45 9
1902 9.74 5
Year CG Rank
1899 12 10
1902 16 6
Year CGP Rank
1899 .387 10
1902 .457 7
Year SHO Rank
1897 3 3
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