… onal with memorials made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at www.lls.org or 3 International Drive, Suite, 200, Rye Brook, NY 100573. Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences at www.evansfuneralhomeinc.com

Ralph Branca, beloved Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher and former NYU Violet, has passed away in Rye Brook, New York. He is best known for surrendering Bobby Thomson’s walk-off home run in the third and deciding game of the 1951 NL tiebreaker against the New York Giants.

… together. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler) FILE– Ralph Branca, a former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher, at his office in Rye Brook, N.Y., Aug. 12, 2011. Branca, who had three consecutive All-Star seasons for the team but who was never allowed to forget one …