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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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Team Record in Appearances: 1-10 / in Starts: 0-1

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 5, Entered with runners on base: 5

1937 Pitching Game Log

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1937 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	122	4	Apr 25	BRO	@	PHI	W,10-6	6-6		99	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.20	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.005	.52	0.01%	0.46	6b 12- 2 out d5	6b 3 out d5
2	123	5	Apr 26	BRO		BSN	L,5-9	1-8		0	7.1	9	4	2	2	3	0	0	2.35	3.20	35	10	12	0	2	8		1	1	0	0	0	31	2	1	0	0	0	3	.21	-0.132	.55	-0.20%	-1.16	1t 1-- 2 out d3	8t 3 out d3
3	124	8	Apr 30	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-11	GS-3	L(0-1)	3	2.1	5	5	4	1	0	2	0	5.40	6.10	14	4	4	0	0	5	28			1	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.27	-0.389	3.01	-0.55%	-3.73	1b start a 2	3b --- 1 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	125	11	May 3	BRO		PHI	L,8-14	2-8	L(0-2)	2	6.1	12	6	5	1	3	0	0	6.06	4.79	31	8	7	0	0	12		2	0	0	1	0	30	3	0	0	1	0	1	1.20	-0.345	2.41	-0.42%	-1.31	2t 12- 1 out d6	8t -2- 2 out d3
5	126	17	May 9	BRO		STL	L,1-7	8-8		5	0.2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	6.35	4.73	4	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.061	1.41	-0.07%	-0.81	8t --- 0 out d2	8t -2- 2 out d3
6	127	27	May 23	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-6	8-GF(8)		13	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.00	4.65	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.06	0.00%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
7	128	32	May 30	BRO		BSN	L,4-11	7-7		6	0.1	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	7.36	4.62	5	1	0	0	0	4		1	1	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.050	.40	-0.06%	-3.68	7t -2- 1 out d4	7t --3 2 out d8
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	129	41	Jun 9	BRO		CHC	L,4-8	5-GF		9	4.2	4	2	1	2	2	0	0	6.26	4.42	21	7	6	1	0	4		1	1	0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	1	.33	0.000	.52	0.00%	-0.41	5t 1-- 1 out d5	9t end d 4
9	130	54	Jun 25	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-11	4-GF(8)		15	4.2	4	3	3	2	0	1	0	6.18	4.90	20	6	8	0	1	4		0	0	1	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.007	.02	0.00%	-0.60	4b --- 1 out d7	8b end d10
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	131	65	Jul 5(1)	BRO		PHI	L,1-3			9	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.97	4.84	4												4					0
11	132	69	Jul 11(1)	BRO		NYG	L,4-10	9-GF		5	1.0	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	6.37	4.89	7	2	1	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	0	1	.03	-0.006	.01	0.00%	-2.49	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 8
							1-10		W-L:0-2	4.9	29.2	45	28	21	9	8	3	0	6.37	4.89	145	1.05		1%	5%	42	28	7	43%	2	1	0	132	10	2	0	2	0	7	.53	-0.968	1.10	-1.29%	-13.24

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