News comes to our crack staff of the passing of Ralph Branca.
He should be remembered for more than a footnote, serving up one of the most famous (or infamous) home runs in baseball history. He was a twenty-game winner one time, and finished his too short career at the age of thirty, after amassing a 88-68 record, and a respectable 3.79 ERA.
He was a three time All-Star, and was the father-in-law of former skipper Bobby Valentine.
He was ninety years old at his passing.
Some praise from his contemporaries:
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/willie-mays-shares-memories-ralph-branca-news-article-1.2885052
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/ralph-branca-remembered-dignity-not-pitch-article-1.2884925
http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Ralph-Branca-Admired-Brooklyn-Dodger-Dies-at-90/
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