Ken Raffensberger

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: August 8, 1917 in York, PA us

Died: November 10, 2002 in York, PA

Buried: Mount Rose Cemetery, York, PA

High School: William Penn HS (York, PA)

Debut: April 25, 1939 (Age 21-260d, 8,647th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 2, 1954 (Age 36-298d)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: Kenneth David Raffensberger

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

31.0

119

154

ERA

3.60

396

282

2151.2

806

WHIP

1.258

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Team Record in Appearances: 10-16 / in Starts: 10-16

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1953 Pitching Game Log

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1953 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	365	2	Apr 14	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(0-1)	99	8.0	8	3	1	3	5	0	0	1.13	2.47	34	10	8	0	0	8	60			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	2	0	1	1.88	-0.121	4.40	-0.17%	1.40	1b start a 1	8b 3 out d1
2	366	7	Apr 28	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-5	GS-7	L(0-2)	13	6.2	9	4	4	6	2	0	0	3.07	3.48	32	8	15	9	0	1	36			0	0	0	26	0	0	1	0	0	0	.91	-0.007	2.09	-0.01%	-0.58	1b start tie	7b 12- 2 out d4
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
3	367	12	May 4(1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,4-12	GS-4	L(0-3)	5	4.0	9	5	5	1	1	1	0	4.82	4.04	21	0	10	0	2	9	24			0	0	1	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	.77	-0.243	.94	-0.18%	-2.78	1b start tie	4b 3 out d4
4	368	17	May 10(2)	CIN		STL	W,5-2	CG	W(1-3)	5	9.0	6	2	2	0	2	2	0	3.90	4.36	33	15	10	0	0	6	69			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	1	.68	0.343	.76	0.23%	2.85	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
5	369	20	May 17(2)	CIN		BRO	L,0-10	GS-5	L(1-4)	6	5.0	8	4	4	1	1	1	0	4.41	4.52	24	4	17	7	0	1	35			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	.80	-0.148	.94	-0.10%	-1.30	1t start tie	5t 3 out d4
6	370	24	May 21	CIN	@	STL	L,9-11	GS-6		3	5.2	8	5	3	1	0	1	0	4.46	4.65	26	10	7	1	2	8	36			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	1	.52	-0.012	.56	-0.01%	-1.10	1b start tie	6b -2- 2 out a2
7	371	31	May 27	CIN		STL	L,3-6	GS-1	L(1-5)	5	0.2	5	4	4	0	1	0	0	5.31	4.57	7	1	0	0	0	5	27			0	0	0	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.308	.41	-0.08%	-3.71	1t start tie	1t 1-- 2 out d4
8	372	35	May 30(2)	CIN		CHC	L,1-2	GS-6	L(1-6)	2	6.0	5	2	2	0	1	2	0	5.00	4.84	23	8	9	0	0	5	55			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.071	.26	0.01%	1.24	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
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
9	373	42	Jun 6	CIN	@	PIT	W,15-7	GS-8		6	7.0	10	5	5	1	1	0	0	5.19	4.55	29	11	6	2	0	10	37			0	0	0	28	2	1	0	3	0	0	1.08	0.109	.21	0.01%	-0.61	1b start tie	8b 1-3 0 out a4
10	374	50	Jun 14(1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	W(2-6)	7	9.0	8	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.57	4.28	33	9	14	3	3	8	67			1	0	0	32	1	1	0	3	0	0	1.55	0.684	.32	0.09%	3.85	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
11	375	56	Jun 19	CIN		PHI	L,3-10	GS-5	L(2-7)	4	5.0	9	4	4	0	2	4	0	4.77	4.88	22	3	8	1	0	9	35			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	2	0	0	.75	-0.193	.04	-0.01%	-1.30	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
12	376	67	Jun 28(2)	CIN		PIT	W,9-2	CG	W(3-7)	8	9.0	4	2	2	3	1	1	0	4.44	4.87	32	11	13	0	0	4	69			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	2	0	0	.50	0.266	.05	0.02%	2.85	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
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
13	377	74	Jul 4(2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	W(4-7)	5	9.0	6	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.07	4.60	32	13	12	0	0	6	72			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.22	0.544	.20	0.05%	3.56	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a2
14	378	80	Jul 10(1)	CIN		CHC	W,6-0	SHO	W(5-7)	5	9.0	6	0	0	2	3	0	0	3.68	4.41	33	10	12	2	0	6	76			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	0	.54	0.289	.02	0.01%	4.85	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
15	379	86	Jul 16(2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(5-8)	5	8.0	7	3	3	3	1	1	0	3.65	4.46	33	8	14	2	4	7	54			0	0	0	30	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.38	-0.178	.05	0.00%	1.31	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
16	380	91	Jul 21	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	W(6-8)	4	9.0	10	2	2	0	6	1	0	3.52	4.32	37	10	11	2	3	10	65			0	0	0	37	1	0	0	0	0	0	.53	0.209	.01	0.00%	2.80	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
17	381	97	Jul 26(2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-5	GS-6	L(6-9)	4	6.0	11	5	5	0	1	1	0	3.72	4.33	29	10	7	0	1	11	31			2	0	0	29	1	1	0	0	0	0	.63	-0.154	.00	0.00%	-1.66	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
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
18	382	102	Aug 1	CIN		NYG	W,10-9	GS-6		5	5.2	9	6	6	2	2	2	0	3.99	4.48	27	5	11	3	0	7	27			0	0	0	25	4	0	1	0	0	0	1.06	-0.412	.00	0.00%	-3.22	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out tie
19	383	108	Aug 6	CIN		PIT	L,3-4	GS-7		4	7.0	5	2	2	0	0	2	0	3.92	4.57	26	14	7	0	0	5	59			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.86	0.156	.00	0.00%	1.77	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
20	384	114	Aug 12(2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-3	GS-6	L(6-10)	5	6.0	6	3	2	3	0	0	0	3.88	4.55	28	12	8	2	0	5	47			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	1	.77	-0.054	.00	0.00%	0.30	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
21	385	119	Aug 16(2)	CIN		STL	L,2-6	GS-5	L(6-11)	3	5.0	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	3.80	4.48	20	8	8	0	0	4	49			0	0	0	20	0	1	0	0	0	1	.59	-0.182	.00	0.00%	-1.30	1t start tie	5t 3 out d4
22	386	124	Aug 23	CIN	@	STL	W,5-3	GS-9	W(7-11)	6	8.1	12	3	3	1	1	1	0	3.77	4.47	35	8	13	3	4	12	47			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	3	0	0	1.40	0.248	.00	0.00%	0.90	1b start tie	9b 12- 1 out a2
23	387	130	Aug 30(2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	L(7-12)	6	8.0	9	4	4	1	6	1	0	3.81	4.40	33	8	10	1	1	8	53			0	0	0	31	2	2	0	0	0	0	1.13	-0.131	.00	0.00%	0.31	1b start tie	9b --- 0 out d1
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
24	388	144	Sep 13(1)	CIN		PIT	L,4-5	GS-7	L(7-13)	13	6.1	9	5	3	2	1	0	0	3.83	4.35	29	9	8	0	0	9	38			0	1	0	27	2	1	0	0	0	2	1.26	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.67	1t start tie	7t -23 1 out tie
25	389	148	Sep 19	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-5	GS-6	L(7-14)	5	5.1	10	5	5	0	4	1	0	3.97	4.33	26	6	7	2	0	9	32			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.147	.00	0.00%	-2.65	1b start tie	6b -2- 1 out d5
26	390	153	Sep 23	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	GS-7		3	6.1	7	3	2	2	3	1	0	3.93	4.34	29	12	5	1	0	7	50			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	2	1.13	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.55	1t start tie	7t 1-3 1 out a1
							10-16		W-L:7-14	4.8	174.0	200	87	76	33	47	23	0	3.93	4.34	733	0.89		9%	4%	180	48		---%	3	1	1	692	37	8	2	22	0	9	.97	0.585	.46	-0.15%	7.68

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