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Boots Poffenberger
Cletus Elwood Poffenberger
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: July 1, 1915 in Williamsport, MD (All Transactions)
Debut: June 11, 1937
Final Game: May 21, 1939
Died: September 1, 1999 in Williamsport, VA
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1937 21 DET AL 10 5 .667 4.65 29 16 10 5 0 3 137.1 147 83 71 8 79 35 4 0 2 625 100 1.646 9.6 0.5 5.2 2.3 0.44
1938 22 DET AL 6 7 .462 4.82 25 15 6 8 1 1 125.0 147 74 67 8 66 28 2 0 2 569 104 1.704 10.6 0.6 4.8 2.0 0.42
1939 23 BRO NL 0 0 5.40 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 3 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 26 75 2.200 12.6 1.8 7.2 3.6 0.50
3 Seasons 16 12 .571 4.75 57 32 17 13 1 4 267.1 301 160 141 17 149 65 6 0 4 1220 102 1.683 10.1 0.6 5.0 2.2 0.44
162 Game Avg. 12 9 .571 4.75 44 24 13 10 1 3 204 230 122 108 13 114 50 5 0 3 932 102 1.683 10.1 0.6 5.0 2.2 0.44
DET (2 yrs) 16 12 .571 4.73 54 31 16 13 1 4 262.1 294 157 138 16 145 63 6 0 4 1194 102 1.673 10.1 0.5 5.0 2.2 0.43
BRO (1 yr) 0 0 5.40 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 3 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 26 75 2.200 12.6 1.8 7.2 3.6 0.50
AL (2 yrs) 16 12 .571 4.73 54 31 16 13 1 4 262.1 294 157 138 16 145 63 6 0 4 1194 102 1.673 10.1 0.5 5.0 2.2 0.43
NL (1 yr) 0 0 5.40 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 3 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 26 75 2.200 12.6 1.8 7.2 3.6 0.50

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1937 21 DET AL 29 53 51 5 11 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .216 .216 .275 .490 22 14 0 2 1
1938 22 DET AL 25 47 44 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 .182 .217 .182 .399 -2 8 0 1 1
1939 23 BRO NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
3 Seasons 57 101 96 5 19 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 18 .198 .214 .229 .443 10 22 0 0 3
162 Game Avg. 162 287 273 14 54 9 0 0 14 0 6 51 .198 .214 .229 .443 10 63 0 9
DET (2 yrs) 54 100 95 5 19 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 17 .200 .216 .232 .448 11 22 0 3
BRO (1 yr) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 54 100 95 5 19 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 17 .200 .216 .232 .448 11 22 0 3
NL (1 yr) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1937 DET AL 21 P 29 41 8 32 1 3 .976 1.38 .954 1.09
1938 DET AL 22 P 25 23 5 17 1 1 .957 0.88 .952 1.12
1939 BRO NL 23 P 3 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.67 .950 1.10
3 Seasons P 57 66 13 51 2 4 .970 1.12 .953 1.10
3 Seasons TOT 57 66 13 51 2 4 .970 1.12 .923 1.10

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1937 AL--3--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1937 AL--4--10th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 6 (1826), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

April 9, 1939: Selected off waivers by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers.

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