Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca
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Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca was an American Major League Baseball pitcher best known for surrendering the famous "Shot Heard 'Round the World" home run to Bobby Thomson in 1951.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ralph Branca | 0 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball pitcher
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| allStarSelection | National League All-Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-01-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-11-23 ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century baseball ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Branca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMLBSeason | 1956 ⓘ |
| givenName | Ralph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeRunAllowedInNotableGame | Bobby Thomson's pennant-winning home run ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| middleName |
Joseph
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theodore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLBDebut | 1944 ⓘ |
| nickname | Ralph Branca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1951 National League pennant playoff ⓘ |
| notableFor | surrendering the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" home run ⓘ |
| notableGame | 1951-10-03 playoff game between Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants ⓘ |
| numberOfAllStarSelections | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball player ⓘ |
| opponentInNotablePlay | Bobby Thomson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mount Vernon, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rye, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | New York metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
NERFINISHED
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Detroit Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
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