Ken Oberkfell
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Kenneth Ray Oberkfell (The Leones' Magician)
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 210 lb.
- School Belleville Area College
- Debut August 22, 1977
- Final Game October 4, 1992
- Born May 4, 1956 in Highland, IL USA
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[edit] Biographical Information
Ken Oberkfell played 16 years in the majors. He was primarily a third baseman although he also played over 400 games at second base. He appeared in the 1982 World Series and the 1989 World Series.
Beginning in 1995 he started on a long string of seasons as a minor league manager. Oberkfell was named bench coach of the New York Mets on June 17, 2008, replacing Jerry Manuel who had been promoted to interim manager when Willie Randolph was fired. After going back to managing in the minors in 2009 and 2010, he was again named the Mets' bench coach, this time on a permanent basis, in 2011.
He managed the Leones del Escogido to the 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 Dominican League titles and a championship in the 2010 Caribbean Series.
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[edit] Notable Achievement
- Won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982
