Ralph Birkofer Stats

Ralph Birkofer was born on Thursday, November 5, 1908, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Birkofer was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 25, 1933, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ralph Birkofer baseball stats page.
"(Ralph) Birkofer not only has bulk, but power and strength to go with it. When he cuts loose he can throw one of the fastest balls in the business, and from his left hand which is an added advantage." - Baseball Magazine (March 1935, Clifford Bloodgood)

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Ralph Birkofer
 
 
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Birth Name:   Ralph Joseph Birkofer
Nickname:   Lefty
Born On:   11-05-1908  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Cincinnati, Ohio
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-16-1971 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Cincinnati, Ohio
Cemetery:   St. Mary Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   213
First Game:   04-25-1933 (Age 24)
Last Game:   07-11-1937
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ralph Birkofer

Ralph Birkofer Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1933 25 Pirates 9 8 1 4 2 .667 2.31 3 1 0 50.2 207 43 13 22 1 17 - 20 2 1 0 -
1934 26 Pirates 41 24 13 11 12 .478 4.10 11 0 1 204.0 898 227 93 106 11 66 - 71 2 5 0 -
1935 27 Pirates 37 18 12 9 7 .563 4.07 8 1 1 150.1 675 173 68 87 5 42 - 80 3 6 0 -
1936 28 Pirates 34 13 14 7 5 .583 4.69 2 0 0 109.1 495 130 57 73 4 41 - 44 1 5 0 -
1937 29 Dodgers 11 1 5 0 2 .000 6.67 0 0 0 29.2 145 45 22 28 3 9 - 9 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 132 64 45 31 28 .525 4.19 24 2 2 544.0 2,420 618 253 316 24 175 - 224 8 17 0 -
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Ralph Birkofer Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1933 25 Pirates 9 22 1 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 0 - 0 0 .318 .318 .318
1934 26 Pirates 41 75 6 17 3 0 0 0 11 1 - 14 2 - 0 0 .227 .237 .267
1935 27 Pirates 38 58 5 14 3 1 0 0 4 0 - 8 0 - 1 1 .241 .254 .328
1936 28 Pirates 34 41 5 9 1 0 0 0 3 1 - 9 0 - 0 1 .220 .238 .244
1937 29 Dodgers 12 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 0 - 0 0 .273 .333 .273
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 134 207 18 50 7 1 0 0 22 3 - 39 2 - 1 2 .242 .256 .285
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Ralph Birkofer Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1933 Pirates P 9 8 152 11 1.2 11 1 10 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.95
1934 Pirates P 41 24 612 44 1.1 41 2 39 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .932 1.81
1935 Pirates P 37 18 451 25 0.7 21 3 18 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .840 1.26
1936 Pirates P 34 13 328 22 0.6 15 1 14 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .682 1.23
1937 Dodgers P 11 1 89 5 0.5 5 0 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.52
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 132 64 1,632 107 0.8 93 7 86 14 2 n/a n/a n/a .869 1.54
5 Years 132 64 1,632 107 0.8 93 7 86 14 2 n/a n/a n/a .869 1.54
Ralph Birkofer

Ralph Birkofer Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1933 Pirates 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.5 5.5 1.18 3.55 3.02
1934 Pirates 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.4 6.8 1.08 3.13 2.91
1935 Pirates 0 - - 1 0 n/a 0.0 7.3 14.5 1.90 4.79 2.51
1936 Pirates 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.6 13.7 1.07 3.62 3.38
1937 Dodgers 0 - - 1 0 n/a 0.0 2.8 0.0 1.00 2.73 2.73
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 - - 2 0 n/a 0.0 5.3 9.4 1.28 3.71 2.90
Ralph Birkofer

Ralph Birkofer Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1933 Pittsburgh Pirates 49 Undetermined - -
1934 Pittsburgh Pirates 49 Undetermined - -
1935 Pittsburgh Pirates 49 Undetermined - -
1936 Pittsburgh Pirates 49 Undetermined - -
1937 Brooklyn Dodgers 19 Undetermined - -




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