Ralph Birkofer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 213lb (180cm, 96kg)

Born: November 5, 1908 in Cincinnati, OH us

Died: March 16, 1971 in Cincinnati, OH

Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

Debut: April 25, 1933 (Age 24-171d, 7,590th in major league history)
vs. STL 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 11, 1937 (Age 28-248d)
vs. NYG 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1933 season

Full Name: Ralph Joseph Birkofer

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.5

ERA

4.19

132

544.0

224

WHIP

1.458

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-20 / in Starts: 8-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	34 (16-12-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (14-9-5)

Most Driven In
P Young	2

Most Driven In By
W Jensen	2
P Waner	2
L Waner	1

1936 Batting Game Log

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1936 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	89	2 (1)	Apr 15	PIT	@	CIN	W,7-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	90	6 (3)	Apr 23	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	1.14	0.016	3.06	0.03%	0.32	P
3	91	11 (4)	Apr 29	PIT		PHI	W,10-9	GS-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9	2.15	0.066	4.67	0.09%	0.67	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	92	15 (3)	May 3	PIT		BRO	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	.94	-0.048	2.10	-0.06%	-0.42	P
5	93	18 (2)	May 7	PIT		NYG	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.500	.900	9	.64	0.051	1.72	0.08%	0.65	P
6	94	27 (8)	May 17	PIT	@	NYG	L,6-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818	9	3.09	-0.080	10.75	-0.17%	-0.79	P
7	95	30 (2)	May 21	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-4	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.500	.917	9	2.43	0.051	6.09	0.08%	0.22	P
8	96	31	May 22	PIT		STL	L,4-11	2-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.357	.357	.429	.786	9	.23	-0.012	.78	-0.02%	-0.35	P
9	97	36 (4)	May 26 (2)	PIT	@	STL	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.313	.375	.688	9	.89	-0.045	2.26	-0.07%	-0.33	P
10	98	41 (4)	May 30 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,11-7	GS-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.353	.353	.412	.765	9	1.10	0.033	2.62	0.05%	0.39	P
11	99	42	May 31	PIT	@	CHC	L,7-8	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.389	.722	9	1.66	-0.039	4.83	-0.07%	-0.37	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	100	46 (3)	Jun 5	PIT		PHI	W,14-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.316	.316	.368	.684	9	1.84	-0.067	4.45	-0.10%	-0.70	P
13	101	47	Jun 6	PIT		PHI	L,1-5	1-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.350	.650	9	.37	-0.010	.98	-0.02%	-0.11	P
14	102	62 (14)	Jun 23	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.350	.650	9						P
15	103	63	Jun 24 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.350	.650	9						P
16	104	70 (6)	Jun 30 (2)	PIT		STL	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.318	.318	.364	.682	9	.59	0.039	2.35	0.09%	0.51	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	105	76 (5)	Jul 9	PIT		PHI	W,16-5	2-GF	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.370	.704	9	.29	0.053	.76	0.08%	-0.07	P
18	106	81 (4)	Jul 15 (1)	PIT		NYG	W,5-4	4-GF(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.290	.323	.613	9	1.93	-0.192	3.56	-0.21%	-1.12	P
19	107	83 (1)	Jul 16	PIT		NYG	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.290	.323	.613	9						P
20	108	84	Jul 17	PIT		NYG	L,0-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.290	.323	.613	9						P
21	109	87 (2)	Jul 21	PIT	@	PHI	W,17-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.281	.313	.594	9	2.86	-0.076	2.22	-0.04%	-0.83	P
22	110	88	Jul 22	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-16	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.281	.281	.313	.594	9						P
23	111	94 (5)	Jul 28	PIT	@	BRO	W,9-8	GS-5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.286	.294	.580	9	1.08	-0.047	.63	-0.02%	-1.13	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	112	106 (11)	Aug 9 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.286	.294	.580	9						P
25	113	108 (1)	Aug 11 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,3-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.286	.294	.580	9						P
26	114	117 (8)	Aug 20	PIT		CHC	W,8-7	3-GF(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.237	.256	.263	.520	9	2.16	-0.291	.20	-0.02%	-1.56	P
27	115	122 (4)	Aug 24	PIT	@	STL	W,17-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.250	.256	.506	9	1.03	-0.027	.03	0.00%	-0.24	P
28	116	123	Aug 25	PIT		BRO	L,1-4	5-GF(8)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.238	.244	.482	9	.65	-0.033	.02	0.00%	-0.29	P
29	117	124	Aug 26	PIT		BRO	L,3-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.238	.244	.482	9						P
30	118	126 (1)	Aug 28	PIT		NYG	L,2-7	14-14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.238	.244	.482	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	119	138 (11)	Sep 9	PIT	@	BRO	L,7-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.238	.244	.482	9						P
32	120	142 (3)	Sep 13 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-3	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.238	.244	.482	9						P
33	121	143	Sep 13 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.238	.244	.482	9						P
34	122	156 (12)	Sep 27	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.238	.244	.482	9						P
							14-20		42	41	5	9	1	0	0	2	1	0	9	0	0		0	1	0	0	.220	.238	.244	.482		1.18	-0.658	2.11	-0.30%	-5.56

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