Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca (January 6, 1926 – November 23, 2016), nicknamed "Hawk", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons...
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later served as the New York State Athletic Commissioner. (His uncle, Ralph Branca, pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers for many years, including the 1947...
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philologist and critic Toni Branca (1916–1985), Swiss racing driver Ralph Branca (1926–2016), major league baseball pitcher Glenn Branca (1948-2018), American...
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outfielder and third baseman Bobby Thomson off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds in New York City on October 3, 1951, to win the National...
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Rabe, and Hettienne Park. In 2013, he played Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca in the Jackie Robinson biopic film 42. Linklater also joined the cast...
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single off Spec Shea to score Pete Reiser from second base, but starter Ralph Branca was knocked out in a five-run fifth. A single, walk and hit-by-pitch...
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marathon runner Ralph Branca (1926–2016), American Major League Baseball pitcher Ralph Brinkhaus (born 1968), German politician Ralph Brown, English actor...
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relieved by Ralph Branca in the bottom of the ninth inning when Clyde Sukeforth instructed manager Chuck Dressen to bring in Branca. Branca then surrendered...
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John Ralph Branca (July 14, 1924 – July 17, 2010) was an American Democratic politician who was elected to two terms in the New York State Assembly, and...
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struck first in the third on Phil Rizzuto's sacrifice fly with two on off Ralph Branca, but Pee Wee Reese tied the game in the fourth on a home run off Tommy...
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Tudyk as Ben Chapman Lucas Black as Pee Wee Reese Hamish Linklater as Ralph Branca Brett Cullen as Clay Hopper Ryan Merriman as Dixie Walker Brad Beyer...
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became a celebrity for his walk-off home run off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca to win the 1951 National League pennant. The home run, nicknamed the...
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Dodgers had five players selected to the All-Star Game: Dixie Walker, Ralph Branca, Bruce Edwards, Eddie Stanky, and Pee Wee Reese. On August 20, St. Louis...
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S. Truman, Pete Hamill, Colin Powell, Mario Cuomo, Martin Scorsese, Ralph Branca (who did not know at the time that he was Jewish), Tom Jones, and the...
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and three at the Polo Grounds on October 2 and 3. The Dodgers chose Ralph Branca, who also started the first game of the 1946 tiebreaker, to start game...
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decorated policeman and US Congressman Spruille Braden (1894–1978), diplomat Ralph Branca (1926–2016), professional baseball pitcher who gave up the Shot Heard...
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signs en route to the 1951 pennant. He revealed that baseball pitcher Ralph Branca (pitcher in the aforementioned baseball game) was born to a Jewish mother...
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mother), 8x All-Star, batting title, MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame, manager Ralph Branca, pitcher, 3x All-Star (Jewish mother) Ryan Braun, outfielder, 2007 Rookie...
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however, hit a stunning three-run walk-off home run off the Dodgers' Ralph Branca to secure the NL Championship for New York. To this day Thomson's home...
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Podres and, interestingly, two Dodgers who were not on the 1955 team — Ralph Branca, who had left the club in 1953 before returning in 1956, and Joe Pignatano...
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was played at Ebbets Field. Jim Hearn started for the Giants against Ralph Branca for the Dodgers. Monte Irvin and Bobby Thomson homered for the Giants...
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pinch-hit home run in World Series history, off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca (who later gave up Bobby Thomson's famous Shot Heard 'Round the World...
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Ascension is the debut studio album by American no wave musician Glenn Branca, released in November 1981 by 99 Records. The album experiments with resonances...
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he teamed with the ex–Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher "Big Numba Thirteen" Ralph Branca on WABC's pre- and post-game radio shows of the New York Mets in their...
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and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (d. 2005) 1926 – Ralph Branca, American baseball player (d. 2016) 1926 – Pat Flaherty, American race...
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The Echoing Green: The Untold Story of Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca and the Shot Heard Round the World is a nonfiction book written by Joshua Prager and...
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Dodgers during spring training in 1982, with the help of former Dodger Ralph Branca, a family friend. The Cashman family moved to Lexington, Kentucky, where...
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of voters. Valentine was married to Mary Branca, the daughter of former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca and together they have a son. They separated...
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cartoonist Roy J. Bostock, Former Chairman of Yahoo! James Bradley, author Ralph Branca, Major League Baseball pitcher Daniel Burke, Former President of The...
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Shot heard round the world (category Ralph Waldo Emerson)
New York Giants outfielder Bobby Thomson off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca to win the National League pennant on October 3, 1951. The Giants won...
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