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	1-11 / in Starts: 0-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 13 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	11 (5-3-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 13 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	8 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In By
B Hassett	1

1937 Batting Game Log

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1937 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	123	4 (3)	Apr 25	BRO	@	PHI	W,10-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	124	5	Apr 26	BRO		BSN	L,5-9	1-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.46	-0.034	1.17	-0.05%	-0.58	P
3	125	8 (2)	Apr 30	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.65	-0.018	1.54	-0.03%	-0.24	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	126	11 (2)	May 3	BRO		PHI	L,8-14	2-8	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	9	1.30	0.066	2.60	0.08%	0.29	P
5	127	17 (5)	May 9	BRO		STL	L,1-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	8						P
6	128	27 (9)	May 23	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	9						P
7	129	32 (4)	May 30	BRO		BSN	L,4-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	9						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
8	130	41 (8)	Jun 9	BRO		CHC	L,4-8	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	9	1.19	-0.021	1.86	-0.02%	0.15	P
9	131	52 (10)	Jun 23	BRO	@	STL	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	9	4.78	-0.246	4.87	-0.15%	-0.81	PH
10	132	54 (1)	Jun 25	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-11	4-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657	9	.11	0.003	.08	0.00%	-0.03	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
11	133	65 (10)	Jul 5 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,1-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657	8						P
12	134	69 (3)	Jul 11 (1)	BRO		NYG	L,4-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657	9						P
							1-11		13	11	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657		1.13	-0.250	1.91	-0.17%	-1.21

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