Player Report for #16 Ralph 'Lefty' Birkofer

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Versus LHP

Versus RHP


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Saturday, September 28th, 1940

Rec	21-13
ERA	3.27
IP	278.0
BB	75
K	119

Name:	Ralph Birkofer	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:	Lefty	Salary:	$81,600
Birthday:	11-05-1908	Signed Through:	1941 Season
Age:	31	Years of Major League Service:	7 Years, 147 Days
Born in:	Cincinnati (Ohio)	Major League Service Days this Year:	168 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 10"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	7 Years, 147 Days
Weight:	213 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	7 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Rested	Drafted	1932, 8th Pick in Round 1
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Extremely Popular (Extremely Popular)

Boston (A)

Red Sox

MLB

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	3	9	7	86-88 Mph
Versus LHP	3	9	7
Versus RHP	3	9	7
Talent	3	9	7

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Slider, Splitter
Endurance:	8
Groundball Pct.:	66
Holding Runners:	7

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	4	Pitcher 2
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Instincts:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	5
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09-26-1940	@ DET	Loss, 3-7	X	3.2	7	6	6	1	0	Loss
09-22-1940	CHA	Loss, 3-8	X	5.1	10	7	7	3	3	Loss
09-17-1940	@ SLA	Win, 8-7	X	6.0	6	1	1	1	2	Win
09-13-1940	NYY	Win, 12-5	X	6.0	11	5	5	3	4	Win
09-09-1940	@ WAS	Win, 3-1	X	8.0	4	1	1	1	4	Win
09-04-1940	DET	Loss, 2-4	X	7.0	10	4	4	1	4	Loss
08-31-1940	@ PHA	Win, 4-2	X	8.0	6	1	1	1	3	Win
08-27-1940	SLA	Loss, 1-5	X	6.0	10	5	3	1	5	Loss
08-22-1940	@ NYY	Loss, 0-1	X	8.0	5	1	1	2	3	Loss
08-18-1940	CLE	Loss, 2-6	X	8.0	6	1	1	0	4

Major League Baseball 1940 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	39	39	21	13	0	3.27	278.0	279	120	101	8	75	119	6	15.4	1	25	64.1
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	11.59	9.03	3.85	2.43	3.02	1.27	54.6	.281
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	292	74	16	7	2	32	10	31	3	2	1	.253	.278	.377	.654
vs. RHB	798	205	33	7	6	88	65	88	7	12	3	.257	.313	.338	.651

Major League Baseball 1940 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
This Week	2	2	0	2	0	13.00	9.0	17	13	13	0	4	3
Last Week	1	1	1	0	0	1.50	6.0	6	1	1	0	1	2
April	4	4	3	1	0	3.99	29.1	30	15	13	1	9	7
May	8	8	5	3	0	2.73	59.1	57	20	18	1	19	26
June	7	7	4	1	0	2.73	52.2	53	21	16	2	14	26
July	6	6	3	1	0	3.51	41.0	40	20	16	1	10	21
August	8	8	3	4	0	2.11	59.2	51	20	14	1	13	22
September	6	6	3	3	0	6.00	36.0	48	24	24	2	10	17
Spring Training	6	6	2	2	0	5.32	23.2	28	14	14	2	8	11
Last Year	39	39	17	12	0	3.00	281.2	257	104	94	6	86	130
2 Years Ago	39	39	23	12	0	2.81	329.1	292	117	103	11	112	144
Career	287	287	143	107	0	3.28	2295.0	2208	970	836	100	713	1047
Home	19	19	7	8	0	3.83	134.0	152	67	57	4	41	61
Road	20	20	14	5	0	2.75	144.0	127	53	44	4	34	58
Grass	39	39	21	13	0	3.27	278.0	279	120	101	8	75	119
Day	11	11	8	1	0	3.44	81.0	79	38	31	5	19	34
Night	28	28	13	12	0	3.20	197.0	200	82	70	3	56	85

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1933 Philadelphia (N) - MLB	24	31	31	10	16	0	3.48	258.1	249	122	100	17	89	126	18	0	1.31	.277	37.4
1934 Philadelphia (N) - MLB	25	31	31	15	15	0	3.70	257.2	253	122	106	11	94	127	20	1	1.35	.292	46.6
1935 Philadelphia (N) - MLB	26	31	31	11	15	0	3.92	254.2	293	129	111	11	64	129	18	1	1.40	.319	46.0
1936 Brooklyn - MLB	27	38	38	24	13	0	3.53	308.2	300	135	121	23	91	139	22	1	1.27	.272	69.2
1937 Brooklyn - MLB	28	39	39	22	11	0	2.76	326.2	285	121	100	13	102	133	23	4	1.18	.256	86.9
1938 Brooklyn - MLB	29	39	39	23	12	0	2.81	329.1	292	117	103	11	112	144	24	4	1.23	.268	97.9
1939 Boston (A) - MLB	30	39	39	17	12	0	3.00	281.2	257	104	94	6	86	130	5	2	1.22	.273	75.3
1940 Boston (A) - MLB	31	39	39	21	13	0	3.27	278.0	279	120	101	8	75	119	6	1	1.27	.281	54.6
Total MLB		287	287	143	107	0	3.28	2295.0	2208	970	836	100	713	1047	136	14	1.27	.279	513.8

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

ERA

SHO

WHIP

BABIP

VORP

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1936 Brooklyn - MLB	27	3	3	1	2	0	4.32	25.0	24	13	12	3	9	9	2	1	1.32	.244	0.0
1937 Brooklyn - MLB	28	2	2	0	2	0	4.24	17.0	17	10	8	1	3	10	2	0	1.18	.296	0.0
1938 Brooklyn - MLB	29	1	1	0	1	0	6.75	8.0	12	8	6	0	4	2	1	0	2.00	.400	0.0
1939 Boston (A) - MLB	30	4	4	2	1	0	2.81	32.0	31	13	10	1	7	12	1	1	1.19	.268	0.0
Total MLB		10	10	3	6	0	3.95	82.0	84	44	36	5	23	33	6	2	1.30	.280	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1933 Philadelphia (N) - ML	P	31	31	22	41	2	68	5	.926	258.1	2.19
1934 Philadelphia (N) - ML	P	31	31	15	52	2	70	3	.957	257.2	2.34
1935 Philadelphia (N) - ML	P	31	31	14	38	2	55	3	.945	254.2	1.84
1936 Brooklyn - ML	P	38	38	14	61	2	80	5	.938	308.2	2.19
1937 Brooklyn - ML	P	39	39	18	64	2	86	4	.953	326.2	2.26
1938 Brooklyn - ML	P	39	39	17	74	3	96	5	.948	329.1	2.49
1939 Boston (A) - ML	P	39	39	16	39	3	60	5	.917	281.2	1.76
1940 Boston (A) - ML	P	39	39	18	42	1	68	8	.882	278.0	1.94

Player History
11-01-1932	Drafted in the 1932 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall Pick) by the Philadelphia (N) Phillies.
01-01-1933	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 5 (7).
04-17-1933	Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $15,120 with the Philadelphia (N) Phillies organization.
05-01-1933	Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award.
01-01-1934	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 10 (9); Control: 6 (7).
08-14-1934	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1935	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 10 (9); Control: 7 (7).
07-06-1935	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago (N) Cubs with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11-08-1935	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,560 through automatic renewal.
12-18-1935	Was traded by the Philadelphia (N) Phillies to the Brooklyn Dodgers, along with SP L. Grove, in exchange for SP J. Marcum, MR P. Pezzullo, a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick, a 3rd draft pick.
01-01-1936	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 10 (9); Control: 7 (7).
06-16-1936	Was selected to the 1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
06-19-1936	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago (N) Cubs with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11-09-1936	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $34,063 through arbitration.
01-01-1937	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
05-07-1937	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06-30-1937	Was selected to the 1937 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-30-1937	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia (N) Phillies with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08-29-1937	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis (N) Cardinals with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11-05-1937	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $38,498 through arbitration.
01-01-1938	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
05-29-1938	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06-10-1938	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis (N) Cardinals with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06-15-1938	Was selected to the 1938 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-02-1938	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $244,800 with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization.
08-16-1938	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston (N) Braves with 5 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
09-28-1938	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
12-18-1938	Was traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Boston (A) Red Sox, along with a 2nd draft pick, a 3rd draft pick, in exchange for SP A. Hollingsworth, SP C. Blanton, CF A. Galan.
01-01-1939	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
06-30-1939	Was selected to the 1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-24-1939	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the St. Louis (A) Browns with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08-23-1939	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York (A) Yankees with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10-03-1939	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1940	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
06-30-1940	Was selected to the 1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-11-1940	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis (A) Browns with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1937	22	8
1938	24	5

Year	G	Rank
1937	39	5
1938	39	5

Year	GS	Rank
1936	38	9
1937	39	3
1938	39	2
1939	39	2

Year	W	Rank
1936	24	2
1937	22	3
1938	23	2
1939	17	8

Year	L	Rank
1939	12	10

Year	Winning %	Rank
1936	.649	5
1937	.667	3
1938	.657	4

Year	IP	Rank
1936	308.2	8
1937	326.2	5
1938	329.1	3
1939	281.2	3

Year	BF	Rank
1936	1312	8
1937	1365	9
1938	1369	7
1939	1170	5

Year	HRA	Rank
1933	17	6
1936	23	10

Year	BB	Rank
1933	89	10
1938	112	8

Year	K	Rank
1933	126	10
1935	129	8
1936	139	8
1938	144	6
1939	130	10

Year	WP	Rank
1933	12	4
1934	13	2
1935	7	10
1936	12	2
1937	9	5
1938	9	9
1939	17	1

Year	ERA	Rank
1934	3.70	10
1936	3.53	8
1937	2.76	2
1938	2.81	2
1939	3.00	2

Year	BABIP	Rank
1936	.272	7
1937	.256	4
1938	.268	4
1939	.273	5

Year	WHIP	Rank
1934	1.35	9
1936	1.27	5
1937	1.18	3
1938	1.23	1
1939	1.22	2

Year	K/BB	Rank
1934	1.35	10
1935	2.02	4
1936	1.53	6
1938	1.29	9
1939	1.51	6

Year	RA/9	Rank
1934	12.23	10
1936	11.58	4
1937	10.83	3
1938	11.20	2
1939	11.18	2

Year	HR/9	Rank
1935	0.39	6
1937	0.36	10
1938	0.30	8
1939	0.19	1

Year	H/9	Rank
1934	8.84	8
1936	8.75	6
1937	7.85	3
1938	7.98	2
1939	8.21	4

Year	BB/9	Rank
1935	2.26	7
1939	2.75	3

Year	K/9	Rank
1933	4.39	6
1935	4.56	6
1936	4.05	9

Year	VORP	Rank
1934	46.6	10
1936	69.2	6
1937	86.9	2
1938	97.9	2
1939	75.3	2

Year	QS	Rank
1936	22	7
1937	30	1
1938	25	2
1939	30	1

Year	QSP	Rank
1934	.581	7
1937	.769	1
1938	.641	4
1939	.769	2

Year	CG	Rank
1938	24	6
1939	5	9

Year	CGP	Rank
1934	.645	8
1938	.615	10

Year	SHO	Rank
1937	4	1
1938	4	1
1939	2	4

Year	GB%	Rank
1939	0.57	8