Ralph Talmadge Works (March 16, 1888 – August 8, 1941), nicknamed "Judge," was an American professional baseball pitcher.

He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers (1909–12) and Cincinnati Reds (1912–13).

[1] He began playing professional baseball in 1907 for the Medicine Hat Hatters in the Western Canada League, compiling a career-high 26 games and 11 losses for a .703 winning percentage.

He appeared in 15 games, four as a starter, and compiled a 4-1 record with a career-low 1.97 earned run average (ERA).

[2] In 1941, at age 53, Works and his wife died from gunshot wounds at their home in Pasadena, California.