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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Career
31.0
119
154
3.60
396
282
16
2151.2
806
1.258
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Apr 17 | PHI | @ | BRO | L,2-8 | GS | 25 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 7 (5) | Apr 24 | PHI | @ | NYG | L,2-5 | CG | 34 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 10 (2) | Apr 29 (1) | PHI | @ | BSN | W,5-3 | GS | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 4 | 12 (1) | May 2 | PHI | NYG | L,8-9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 16 (3) | May 6 (2) | PHI | BRO | L,7-10 | GS | 33 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 5gm | 24.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
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