RIP Ralph Branca

[fknhippie]

Branca, of Thomson HR fame, dies at age 90

 

[Omar 382]

Never done heard of him. RIP

 

[Voltaire26]

Never done heard of him. RIP

Just looked him up ... not a great MLB career, but a steady 12 year stint in the majors. Props to @fknhippie for mentioning him.

Ralph Branca Stats | Baseball-Reference.com

 

[tducey]

RIP to him.

 

[The Oldtimer]

Branca, of Thomson HR fame, dies at age 90

Thanks fknhippie for the thread. As a lifetime Dodger fan, Thomson broke my heart with that homer off of Branca in 1951. I remember it like it was yesterday. RIP Ralph.

 

[msgkings322]

Thanks fknhippie for the thread. As a lifetime Dodger fan, Thomson broke my heart with that homer off of Branca in 1951. I remember it like it was yesterday. RIP Ralph.

You probably know this but Thompson and Branca became close friends later, they often toured around together signing baseballs and talking about that moment.

 

[fknhippie]

Thanks fknhippie for the thread. As a lifetime Dodger fan, Thomson broke my heart with that homer off of Branca in 1951. I remember it like it was yesterday. RIP Ralph.

Just in case the memory is fading, young man.

 

[The Oldtimer]

Just in case the memory is fading, young man.

Thanks. You just had to post that video, didn't you?

 

[fknhippie]

Thanks. You just had to post that video, didn't you?

I did. I could sit and watch clips from old baseball games forever. This used to be one of my favorites. Do you remember the old "Home Run Derby" show?

 

[williewilliejuan]

Never done heard of him. RIP

Then you're not a baseball fan. Never speak of it again.

 

[williewilliejuan]

You probably know this but Thompson and Branca became close friends later, they often toured around together signing baseballs and talking about that moment.

Yep. I have one of those baseballs in my collection, along with a picture of the "Shot" signed by both as well. Class act who will be missed. RIP.

 

[The Oldtimer]

I did. I could sit and watch clips from old baseball games forever. This used to be one of my favorites. Do you remember the old "Home Run Derby" show?

Yes I do. The "Home Run Derby Show" is one of my all time favorites. The Home Run Derby was a 1960 television show that was held at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles pitting the top sluggers of Major League Baseball against each other in nine-inning home run contests. Not too many people know that there was a Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, where the old Pacific Coast League Los Angeles Angels use to play, before the Dodgers moved out West. The stadium was an exact replica of Wrigley Field in Chicago. In the 50's I lived about 2 miles from Wrigley Field in Los Angeles.

 

[The Oldtimer]

You probably know this but Thompson and Branca became close friends later, they often toured around together signing baseballs and talking about that moment.

Thanks for the info. I did know that both became close friends later on.

 

[Omar 382]

Yep. I have one of those baseballs in my collection, along with a picture of the "Shot" signed by both as well. Class act who will be missed. RIP.

Who's Jimmy Collins again?