#81 Ralph "Lefty" Birkofer, Starting Pitcher, 27 yrs, New York (N) Giants Wednesday, 10/25/1936 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ralph Birkofer Lefty 11/5/1908 27 USA,OH,CINCINNATI 5"11 218
Starting Pitcher L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1936 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 83 Days (599 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 83 Days (599 total Days) 3 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 6 | 8 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 7 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
Talent | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 48 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 40 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 4.62 | 307.2 | 333 | 180 | 158 | 104 | 120 | 8 | 20.0 | 0 | 19 | 47.5 |
Projected | 40 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 4.62 | 307.0 | 333 | 180 | 158 | 104 | 120 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 12.8 | 9.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.49 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 474 | 129 | 27 | 6 | 19 | 68 | 82 | 36 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .319 | .475 | .794 |
vs. RHB | 726 | 204 | 29 | 3 | 21 | 89 | 98 | 68 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .281 | .339 | .416 | .755 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4.16 | 140.2 | 145 | 70 | 65 | 35 | 63 |
Road | 22 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5.01 | 167.0 | 188 | 110 | 93 | 69 | 57 |
Postseason | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | 18.0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.74 | 43.2 | 51 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 20 |
May | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.06 | 57.2 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 20 |
June | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.02 | 47.0 | 50 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 18 |
July | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.50 | 54.0 | 65 | 38 | 33 | 16 | 25 |
August | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.56 | 55.2 | 52 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 14 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5.98 | 49.2 | 63 | 36 | 33 | 15 | 23 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1933 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 4.47 | 147.0 | 170 | 89 | 73 | 9 | 57 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 1.54 | .304 | NYN |
1934 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 4.46 | 244.0 | 258 | 138 | 121 | 31 | 76 | 106 | 22 | 2 | 1.37 | .276 | NYN |
1935 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 5.13 | 256.1 | 275 | 166 | 146 | 31 | 97 | 103 | 4 | 0 | 1.45 | .275 | NYN |
1936 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 4.62 | 307.2 | 333 | 180 | 158 | 40 | 104 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 1.42 | .282 | NYN,NL |
Total | 125 | 124 | 65 | 45 | 0 | 4.69 | 955.0 | 1036 | 573 | 498 | 111 | 334 | 379 | 48 | 3 | 1.43 | .282 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1933, AAA | 20 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3.32 | 151.2 | 151 | 66 | 56 | 6 | 41 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 1.27 | .283 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1933 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.88 | 5.2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1934 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.00 | 6.0 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1935 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.91 | 23.0 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
1936 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | 18.0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.84 | 52.2 | 67 | 43 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1933 | 18 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .245 | .302 | .547 | NYN |
1934 | 31 | 90 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .110 | .144 | .254 | NYN |
1935 | 36 | 103 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | .175 | .189 | .214 | .402 | NYN |
1936 | 40 | 126 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .295 | .317 | .613 | NYN,NL |
Total | 125 | 372 | 74 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 35 | 7 | 164 | 0 | 0 | .199 | .215 | .245 | .459 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 40 | 40 | 20 | 70 | 5 | 91 | 1 | .989 | 307.2 | 2.66 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1933... Injured on 5/13/1933 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week... Had first career hit on 7/18/1933, off Wes Ferrell (PHI)... Earned first career win on 7/22/1933... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1934, going 4-0, 1.85... Pitched NO-HITTER against Chicago (N) on 9/17/1934, striking out 4... Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game... Hit first career homerun on 9/21/1936, off Mel Harder (BSN)...
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