Ralph Birkofer
Ralph Joseph Birkofer
Born: November 5, 1908
Cincinnati, OH USA
Deceased: 1971
Cincinnati, OH USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 213
Career: 1933-1937
Minor League Statistics
Ralph Birkofer compiled a career record of 31 wins and 28 losses in his 134-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers. He began playing during the 1933 season and last took the field during the 1937 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.31 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50.7 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 207 |
| 1934 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 12 | .478 | 4.10 | 41 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 204.0 | 227 | 106 | 93 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 898 |
| 1935 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 7 | .563 | 4.07 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 150.3 | 173 | 87 | 68 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 675 |
| 1936 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4.69 | 34 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 109.3 | 130 | 73 | 57 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 495 |
| 1937 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.67 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.7 | 45 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 |
| Totals | 31 | 28 | .525 | 4.19 | 132 | 64 | 45 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 544.0 | 618 | 316 | 253 | 24 | 175 | 0 | 224 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 2420 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .318 | .318 | .318 | .636 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 41 | 78 | 75 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .227 | .237 | .267 | .504 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 59 | 58 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .241 | .254 | .328 | .582 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 42 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .220 | .238 | .244 | .482 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .273 | .333 | .273 | .606 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 134 | 213 | 207 | 18 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | .242 | .256 | .285 | .541 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.222 | |
| 1934 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 1 | .932 | 1.000 | |
| 1935 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 | .840 | .568 | |
| 1936 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | .682 | .441 | |
| 1937 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .455 | |
| Totals | 132 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 86 | 14 | 2 | .869 | .705 |
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