Ralph Branca, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ralph Branca

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1926

Place of Birth: Mount Vernon, New York, United States

Date of Death: 23-Nov-2016

Profession: actor, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca (January 6, 1926 – November 23, 2016) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1944 through 1956.
Branca played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1944–1953, 1956), Detroit Tigers (1953–1954), and New York Yankees (1954).
He was a three-time All-Star.
In a 1951 playoff, Branca surrendered a walk-off home run to Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants; the game-winning hit was known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World".