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	14-24 / in Starts: 11-7
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 59 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	33 (24-6-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 59 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (20-12-7)

Most Driven In
G Suhr	1
T Thevenow	1
T Padden	1
B Hafey	0

Most Driven In By
A Vaughan	1
P Waner	1
W Jensen	1

1935 Batting Game Log

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1935 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	51	3 (2)	Apr 18	PIT		CIN	L,4-9	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.72	-0.019	1.87	-0.03%	-0.18	P
2	52	14 (10)	Apr 30	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.54	-0.075	3.62	-0.11%	-0.62	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
3	53	18 (3)	May 6	PIT	@	BSN	W,8-6	GS-2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.42	0.013	.93	0.02%	0.12	P
4	54	22 (3)	May 11 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
5	55	25 (2)	May 14	PIT	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.27	-0.037	.51	-0.04%	-0.86	P
6	56	28 (2)	May 17	PIT		BRO	L,1-7	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.36	-0.032	3.33	-0.05%	-0.38	P
7	57	32 (3)	May 21	PIT		NYG	L,4-9	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
8	58	38 (5)	May 27	PIT		PHI	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	8						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
9	59	46 (7)	Jun 7	PIT		CIN	L,4-13	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.49	-0.015	1.47	-0.03%	-0.25	P
10	60	51 (4)	Jun 12	PIT	@	BRO	W,7-3	6-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9	1.12	0.072	4.48	0.17%	0.49	P
11	61	55 (3)	Jun 16	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-12	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9	.62	0.025	2.11	0.05%	0.28	P
12	62	59 (3)	Jun 22 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,5-4	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	.73	-0.055	3.30	-0.15%	-0.58	P
13	63	63 (3)	Jun 25	PIT	@	BSN	L,2-7	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9						P
14	64	66 (2)	Jun 28	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-8	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9						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
15	65	75 (8)	Jul 7	PIT		CHC	L,1-13	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9						P
16	66	76	Jul 10	PIT		NYG	L,3-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9						P
17	67	80 (3)	Jul 16	PIT		BRO	L,3-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9						P
18	68	81	Jul 17 (1)	PIT		BRO	L,4-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	1.83	-0.053	1.17	-0.02%	-0.25	P
19	69	83 (1)	Jul 18	PIT		BRO	L,3-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9						P
20	70	89 (5)	Jul 24 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,8-6	GS-0	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.227	.261	.227	.488	9						P
21	71	98 (8)	Jul 31 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,6-5	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.348	.639	9	3.15	0.281	1.66	0.09%	1.53	P
Aug		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
22	72	103 (4)	Aug 6	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.259	.308	.567	9	1.47	-0.111	.33	-0.02%	-0.81	P
23	73	107 (3)	Aug 10	PIT		CIN	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.207	.233	.276	.509	9	.77	-0.010	.10	0.00%	-0.02	P
24	74	110 (2)	Aug 12	PIT		CIN	W,7-4	6-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.250	.323	.573	9	.43	0.053	.04	0.00%	0.32	P
25	75	112 (1)	Aug 14 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-4	GS-0	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.273	.294	.394	.688	9						P
26	76	115 (2)	Aug 17 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.289	.378	.668	9	.56	-0.009	.14	0.00%	-0.17	P
27	77	117 (1)	Aug 18 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.282	.368	.650	9	.02	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.24	PH
28	78	119 (1)	Aug 21	PIT	@	BRO	L,0-5	GS-4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.282	.300	.410	.710	9	1.38	0.098	.19	0.01%	0.89	P
29	79	124 (4)	Aug 26	PIT	@	NYG	W,10-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.273	.372	.645	9	.22	-0.031	.04	0.00%	-1.59	P
30	80	129 (4)	Aug 31	PIT		CHC	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.261	.277	.370	.646	9	.44	-0.003	.31	0.00%	-0.53	P
Sept		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
31	81	133 (3)	Sep 5	PIT		BRO	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.260	.347	.607	9	1.29	-0.110	.07	0.00%	-0.84	P
32	82	138 (4)	Sep 10 (2)	PIT		NYG	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.264	.346	.610	9	1.24	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
33	83	141 (2)	Sep 13	PIT		PHI	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.264	.346	.610	9						P
34	84	143 (1)	Sep 15	PIT		PHI	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.263	.339	.602	9	.60	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.70	P
35	85	147 (3)	Sep 19	PIT		BSN	W,7-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.263	.339	.602	9						P
36	86	148	Sep 21	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.263	.339	.602	9						P
37	87	151 (2)	Sep 24	PIT	@	STL	L,2-11	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.263	.339	.602	9						P
38	88	153 (1)	Sep 29 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,6-9	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.254	.328	.582	9	1.18	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.83	P
							14-24		59	58	5	14	3	1	0	4	0	0	8	1	0		1	1	0	0	.241	.254	.328	.582		.83	-0.172	.86	-0.10%	-5.52

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