1908
Born November 5, 1908
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ralph Birkofer Notable
Ralph Birkofer divided five seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1933, then the Brooklyn Dodgers through 1937.
He went 31 and 28 with a 4.19 earned run average, pitching 544 innings in 132 games. He struck out 224, completed 24 of his 64 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 134 games he batted .242, with 50 hits and 18 runs. He finished with 7 doubles.
He was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on November 5, 1908, and died on March 16, 1971. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | PIT | 9 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .318 |
| 1934 | PIT | 41 | 75 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .227 |
| 1935 | PIT | 38 | 58 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .241 |
| 1936 | PIT | 34 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .220 |
| 1937 | BRO | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .273 |
| Career | — | 134 | 207 | 18 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 39 | 0 | .242 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | PIT | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 50.2 | 43 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 2.31 |
| 1934 | PIT | 11 | 12 | 41 | 24 | 1 | 204.0 | 227 | 93 | 66 | 71 | 4.10 |
| 1935 | PIT | 9 | 7 | 37 | 18 | 1 | 150.1 | 173 | 68 | 42 | 80 | 4.07 |
| 1936 | PIT | 7 | 5 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 109.1 | 130 | 57 | 41 | 44 | 4.69 |
| 1937 | BRO | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 29.2 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 6.67 |
| Career | — | 31 | 28 | 132 | 64 | 2 | 544.0 | 618 | 253 | 175 | 224 | 4.19 |
On this day & linked events
1971