Ralph Birkofer Minor League Statistics & History

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Ralph Birkofer

Ralph Joseph Birkofer (Lefty)

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 213 lb.

Born: November 5, 1908 in Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Died: March 16, 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio, US

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Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	WHIP	H/9	BB/9
1929	20	2 Teams	1 Lg	D		8	13	.381		30		212.0	221	123		89	1.462	9.4	3.8
1929	20	Burlington, Cedar Rapids	MSVL	D		8	13	.381		30		212.0	221	123		89	1.462	9.4	3.8
1930	21	Des Moines	WL	A		13	12	.520	4.83	37		177.0	172	117	95	124	1.672	8.7	6.3
1931	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-B		4	7	.364	3.90	19		83.0	54	43	36	28	0.988	5.9	3.0
1931	22	Quincy	IIIL	B		2	1	.667		8		34.0
1931	22	Des Moines	WL	A		2	6	.250	6.61	11		49.0	54	43	36	28	1.673	9.9	5.1
1932	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	PIT	17	11	.607		33		230.0	184	122		128	1.357	7.2	5.0
1932	23	Tulsa	WL	A	PIT	15	10	.600		30		206.0	170	122		122	1.417	7.4	5.3
1932	23	Kansas City	AA	AA		2	1	.667		3		24.0	14			6	0.833	5.2	2.2
1933	24	Toronto	IL	AA	DET	16	8	.667	3.81	30		196.0	170	99	83	86	1.306	7.8	3.9

1937	28	Toledo	AA	AA	DET	4	4	.500	7.50	12	6	42.0	55	42	35	20	1.786	11.8	4.3
1938	29	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A1-AA	BRO,DET	13	10	.565	4.42	37		175.0	201	106	86	68	1.537	10.3	3.5
1938	29	Nashville	SOUA	A1	BRO	13	9	.591	4.63	34		167.0	185	106	86	64	1.491	10.0	3.4
1938	29	Toledo	AA	AA	DET	0	1	.000		3		8.0	16			4	2.500	18.0	4.5
1939	30	Portland	PCL	AA		2	8	.200	6.29	38	8	103.0	151	94	72	24	1.699	13.2	2.1
1940	31	Portland	PCL	AA		0	2	.000		3	2	14.0	19			0	1.357	12.2	0.0
9 Seasons						77	75	.507	2.97	239	16	1232.0	1227	746	407	567	1.456	9.0	4.1
AA (6 seasons)				AA		24	24	.500	4.42	89	16	387.0	425	235	190	140	1.460	9.9	3.3
A (3 seasons)				A		30	28	.517	2.73	78		432.0	396	282	131	274	1.551	8.2	5.7
A1 (1 season)				A1		13	9	.591	4.63	34		167.0	185	106	86	64	1.491	10.0	3.4
D (1 season)				D		8	13	.381		30		212.0	221	123		89	1.462	9.4	3.8
B (1 season)				B		2	1	.667		8		34.0

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1929	20	2 Teams	1 Lg	D		43		94	23	3	0	0	.245		.277		26
1929	20	Burlington	MSVL	D
1929	20	Burlington,Cedar Rapids	MSVL	D		43		94	23	3	0	0	.245		.277		26
1929	20	Cedar Rapids	MSVL	D
1930	21	Des Moines	WL	A		45		79	20	8	1	0	.253		.380		30
1931	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-B		19		20	6	2	1	0	.300		.500		10
1931	22	Quincy	IIIL	B		8
1931	22	Des Moines	WL	A		11		20	6	2	1	0	.300		.500		10
1932	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	PIT	43		106	35	9	0	0	.330		.415		44
1932	23	Tulsa	WL	A	PIT	40		95	30	6	0	0	.316		.379		36
1932	23	Kansas City	AA	AA		3		11	5	3	0	0	.455		.727		8
1933	24	Toronto	IL	AA	DET	30		71	20	3	0	0	.282		.324		23

1937	28	Toledo	AA	AA	DET	12		13	2	0	0	0	.154		.154		2
1938	29	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A1-AA	BRO,DET	56		88	25	5	0	1	.284		.375		33
1938	29	Nashville	SOUA	A1	BRO	53		88	25	5	0	1	.284		.375		33
1938	29	Toledo	AA	AA	DET	3
1939	30	Portland	PCL	AA		38		29	6	0	0	0	.207		.207		6
1940	31	Portland	PCL	AA		3		6	3	0	0	0	.500		.500		3
9 Seasons						289	506	506	140	30	2	1	.277	.277	.350	.626	177
AA (6 seasons)				AA		89	130	130	36	6	0	0	.277	.277	.323	.600	42
A (3 seasons)				A		96	194	194	56	16	2	0	.289	.289	.392	.680	76
D (1 season)				D		43	94	94	23	3	0	0	.245	.245	.277	.521	26
A1 (1 season)				A1		53	88	88	25	5	0	1	.284	.284	.375	.659	33
B (1 season)				B		8

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	RF/G
1931	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-B		P	19	0.00
1931	22	Quincy	IIIL	B		P	8	0.00
1931	22	Des Moines	WL	A		P	11	0.00
1932	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	PIT	P	33	0.00
1932	23	Tulsa	WL	A	PIT	P	30	0.00
1932	23	Kansas City	AA	AA		P	3	0.00
1933	24	Toronto	IL	AA	DET	P	30	0.00

1938	29	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A1-AA	BRO,DET	P	37	0.00
1938	29	Nashville	SOUA	A1	BRO	P	34	0.00
1938	29	Toledo	AA	AA	DET	P	3	0.00
4 Seasons							119	0.00

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1929	20	Burlington Bees	Mississippi Valley League	D		1
1929	20	Cedar Rapids Bunnies	Mississippi Valley League	D		2
1930	21	Des Moines Demons	Western League	A
1931	22	Des Moines Demons	Western League	A
1931	22	Quincy Indians	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	B
1932	23	Kansas City Blues	American Association	AA
1932	23	Tulsa Oilers	Western League	A	PIT
1933	24	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	AA	DET
1933	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	National League	MLB	PIT	1
1934	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	National League	MLB	PIT	1
1935	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	National League	MLB	PIT	1
1936	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	National League	MLB	PIT	1
1937	28	Toledo Mud Hens	American Association	AA	DET
1937	28	Brooklyn Dodgers	National League	MLB	BRO	1
1938	29	Nashville Volunteers	Southern Association	A1	BRO
1938	29	Toledo Mud Hens	American Association	AA	DET
1939	30	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	AA
1940	31	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	AA

Sabr ID: fb6ee128

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