Former PONY (New York-Penn) League prospect Ralph Branca was born on this date in 1926. He pitched for the Olean Oilers in 1943.(Tip Top Bread & Trading Card Database)
Branca
pitched in the majors for 12 seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers
(1944-53, '56), Detroit Tigers (1953-54), New York Yankees (1954). He
was a three-time National League All Star ('47, '48, '49).
He died on November 23, 2016, at the age of 90.
Source: Baseball Reference
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