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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Team Record in Appearances: 14-20 / in Starts: 8-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 25, Entered with runners on base: 9

1936 Pitching Game Log

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1936 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	88	2	Apr 15	PIT	@	CIN	W,7-6	8-GF	W(1-0)	99	2.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.00	4.32	9	1	3	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.95	0.302	12.64	0.46%	0.98	8b --- 0 out tie	9b end a 1
2	89	6	Apr 23	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(1-1)	7	8.0	9	2	2	1	1	0	0	1.80	3.62	34	13	12	1	1	7	56			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	0	0	1	.88	0.148	2.35	0.24%	2.29	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
3	90	11	Apr 29	PIT		PHI	W,10-9	GS-4		5	3.1	7	6	6	2	3	0	0	5.40	3.54	19	5	2	0	0	7	23			0	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.459	2.57	-0.60%	-4.30	1t start tie	4t -23 1 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	91	15	May 3	PIT		BRO	W,6-5	GS-6		3	5.1	7	4	4	2	1	0	0	5.79	3.69	24	4	10	0	2	7	37			0	1	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.12	-0.013	2.52	-0.02%	0.27	1t start tie	6t 12- 1 out d2
5	92	18	May 7	PIT		NYG	W,6-2	CG	W(2-1)	3	9.0	11	2	2	0	0	0	1	4.55	3.68	39	12	16	3	0	10	57			0	0	0	37	3	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.194	2.24	0.32%	2.82	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
6	93	27	May 17	PIT	@	NYG	L,6-8	GS-3		9	2.1	4	5	4	2	1	1	0	5.40	4.22	14	5	2	0	0	4	30			0	0	0	12	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.15	-0.253	3.98	-0.53%	-2.36	1b start tie	3b 12- 1 out d1
7	94	30	May 21	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-4	8-GF	W(3-1)	3	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5.06	3.97	6	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	0.059	.92	0.09%	1.16	8b --- 0 out d3	9b end a 3
8	95	31	May 22	PIT		STL	L,4-11	2-8		0	6.1	8	4	3	2	2	0	0	4.93	3.92	27	4	11	1	5	8		1	0	0	1	0	25	3	0	0	1	0	0	.14	-0.016	.48	-0.03%	-0.45	2t -2- 2 out d6	8t 3 out d8
9	96	36	May 26(2)	PIT	@	STL	L,2-6	GS-7	L(3-2)	3	6.0	2	3	2	4	5	0	0	4.67	3.88	26	7	8	1	0	2	59			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.14	-0.004	2.90	-0.01%	1.12	1b start tie	7b 12- 0 out a1
10	97	41	May 30(2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,11-7	GS-2		3	1.1	5	4	4	1	0	1	0	5.32	4.21	9	1	2	0	0	5	27			0	0	0	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	.95	-0.352	2.27	-0.50%	-3.48	1b start tie	2b 1-- 1 out tie
11	98	42	May 31	PIT	@	CHC	L,7-8	4-7		0	3.2	4	2	1	3	1	1	1	5.11	4.61	19	5	5	0	1	4		1	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.45	-0.027	1.29	-0.05%	0.16	4b 1-- 1 out d3	7b 3 out d4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	99	46	Jun 5	PIT		PHI	W,14-8	GS-3		4	2.2	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	4.85	4.66	13	3	4	0	2	4	42			0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.11	-0.171	2.67	-0.25%	-1.64	1t start tie	3t 1-- 2 out d3
13	100	47	Jun 6	PIT		PHI	L,1-5	1-3		0	1.2	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.86	4.68	10	5	0	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	.53	-0.072	1.39	-0.12%	-1.76	1t 1-- 1 out d4	3t 123 0 out d4
14	101	62	Jun 23	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		16	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.77	4.61	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.033	3.50	0.09%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
15	102	63	Jun 24(1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-4	9-9	L(3-3)	0	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.94	4.67	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.73	-0.177	10.96	-0.43%	-1.01	9b --- 0 out tie	9b 12- 0 out tie
16	103	70	Jun 30(2)	PIT		STL	L,3-4	GS-6		5	5.1	3	2	0	4	3	0	0	4.50	4.65	23	4	9	0	2	3	57			0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.216	4.01	0.52%	2.27	1t start tie	6t 12- 1 out a3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	104	76	Jul 9	PIT		PHI	W,16-5	2-GF	W(4-3)	8	7.2	8	3	3	1	2	0	0	4.39	4.48	31	7	13	1	4	8		2	0	0	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	.41	0.032	1.06	0.05%	1.70	2t 12- 1 out tie	9t end a11
18	105	81	Jul 15(1)	PIT		NYG	W,5-4	4-GF(10)	W(5-3)	5	7.0	5	1	0	2	4	0	2	3.98	4.43	28	9	6	0	4	5		1	0	1	0	0	23	1	1	0	2	0	0	1.43	0.542	2.63	0.60%	3.68	4t --3 0 out d3	10t end tie
19	106	83	Jul 16	PIT		NYG	L,6-7	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.93	4.39	3	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.042	1.24	0.04%	0.54	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
20	107	84	Jul 17	PIT		NYG	L,0-6	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.87	4.37	4	2	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.54	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
21	108	87	Jul 21	PIT	@	PHI	W,17-6	GS-3		3	3.0	3	5	2	2	0	0	0	3.95	4.41	15	5	5	0	1	3	37			0	1	0	13	2	0	0	0	0	2	.92	-0.247	.71	-0.12%	-3.27	1b start tie	3b 3 out d5
22	109	88	Jul 22	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-16	3-3		0	0.2	5	3	3	0	0	1	0	4.26	4.56	7	0	2	0	0	5		2	2	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.41	-0.149	.38	-0.08%	-3.51	3b -23 1 out d2	3b 3 out d7
23	110	94	Jul 28	PIT	@	BRO	W,9-8	GS-5		5	4.1	10	5	5	1	0	1	0	4.57	4.69	23	6	6	0	3	10	22			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	1	0	0	.95	-0.156	.55	-0.05%	-3.05	1b start a 1	5b -2- 1 out a3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	111	106	Aug 9(2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-10	GS-2	L(5-4)	11	1.1	4	4	4	3	2	0	0	4.92	4.72	11	0	2	0	1	4	29			0	0	0	8	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.47	-0.201	.64	-0.05%	-2.37	1b start tie	2b -23 1 out d2
25	112	108	Aug 11(2)	PIT		CIN	L,3-7	9-GF		1	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.97	4.74	6	0	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	-0.016	.08	0.00%	-0.46	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
26	113	117	Aug 20	PIT		CHC	W,8-7	3-GF(11)	W(6-4)	8	9.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	4.50	4.58	29	6	18	4	5	1		0	0	0	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.31	0.787	.12	0.04%	4.82	3t --- 0 out d4	11t end tie
27	114	122	Aug 24	PIT	@	STL	W,17-5	GS-3		3	2.1	6	5	3	1	3	0	0	4.67	4.52	14	1	3	1	1	6	31			0	0	0	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	-0.318	.04	-0.01%	-2.87	1b start tie	3b -23 1 out d1
28	115	123	Aug 25	PIT		BRO	L,1-4	5-GF(8)	L(6-5)	0	4.0	3	3	2	2	2	0	0	4.66	4.49	16	4	5	1	1	3		0	0	0	1	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.191	.02	0.00%	-0.86	5t --- 0 out tie	8t end d 3
29	116	124	Aug 26	PIT		BRO	L,3-10	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.62	4.46	4	0	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.54	9t --- 0 out d8	9t end d 8
30	117	126	Aug 28	PIT		NYG	L,2-7	14-GF(14)		1	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.66	4.47	5	0	3	1	2	1		2	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.18	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-1.46	14t 12- 0 out d3	14t end d 6
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
31	118	138	Sep 9	PIT	@	BRO	L,7-8	8-9		11	1.0	3	3	2	0	1	1	0	4.78	4.57	6	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	-0.414	.02	0.00%	-2.10	8b --- 0 out d1	9b -2- 0 out a1
32	119	142	Sep 13(1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-3	6-7	W(7-5)	3	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	4.79	4.56	8	3	1	1	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.23	0.038	.02	0.00%	0.84	6b 1-3 1 out tie	7b 3 out d1
33	120	143	Sep 13(2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-4	7-GF(8)		-1	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.74	4.54	4	1	2	0	1	1		2	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.042	.01	0.00%	1.06	7b 12- 2 out d2	8b end d 2
34	121	156	Sep 27	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-6	8-GF(8)		13	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.69	4.51	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.49	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
							14-20		W-L:7-5	2.8	109.1	129	74	57	42	44	6	5	4.69	4.51	495	0.75		6%	13%	121	39	14	29%	1	7	0	439	31	2	2	6	0	8	.98	-0.789	1.83	-0.39%	-9.17

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