P Ralph 'Lefty' Birkofer #71
Chicago American Giants ABBA
Age: 38 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/26/1983
BNN Index | ABBA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P RALPH 'LEFTY' BIRKOFER #71 - AGE: 38 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
21 0 0-1 0 5.73 22.0 22 2 11 10 1.50 -0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 6 6 6 6
Movement 6 7 6 6
Control 7 7 7 7
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 7 7
Changeup 6 6
Sinker 7 7
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 1
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 6
Defense 4
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 6
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/19/1983 BBB Loss, 4-7 1.2 3 3 3 1 2 Loss
09/14/1983 @ YOK Loss, 6-10 0.2 3 5 5 3 0
09/12/1983 @ YOK Loss, 3-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1983 @ YOK Win, 9-8 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
09/07/1983 @ MEM Loss, 3-4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1983 HOU Loss, 4-5 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
08/28/1983 @ MIL Loss, 6-7 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/1983 YOK Win, 9-8 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
08/02/1983 DET Loss, 1-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1983 @ CHF Loss, 0-6 3.0 2 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birkofer's impatience can flare up unexpectedly.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:11/05/1944
Born in:Cincinnati, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$500,000
Signed Through:1983 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 66 Days
Service This Yr:178 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 11th Pick in Round 2
AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1983 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 21 0 0 1 0 5.73 22.0 22 14 14 2 11 10 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 21 8 16.77 9.00 4.09 4.50 5.72 1.50 133 -0.3 .286        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 22 9 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 2 .409 .500 .591 1.091      
vs. RHB 59 13 2 0 1 10 9 8 1 3 6 .220 .373 .305 .678      
AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1983 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 4 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 6 1 1 0 1 1  
May 3 0 0 0 0 8.10 3.1 3 3 3 1 1 0  
June 3 0 0 0 0 5.40 3.1 3 2 2 0 2 4  
July 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 2 1  
August 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 0 0 0 0 1 0  
September 6 0 0 1 0 13.50 5.1 8 8 8 1 4 4  
Spring Training 7 0 1 0 0 3.38 16.0 15 11 6 1 6 5  
Last Year 32 0 1 3 4 2.36 49.2 37 13 13 3 15 23  
2 Years Ago 37 0 2 5 0 5.34 59.0 71 39 35 10 24 54  
Career 304 102 42 52 5 3.85 987.1 967 442 422 86 310 566  
Home 8 0 0 1 0 5.19 8.2 11 5 5 0 4 5  
Road 13 0 0 0 0 6.07 13.1 11 9 9 2 7 5  
Grass 21 0 0 1 0 5.73 22.0 22 14 14 2 11 10  
Day 5 0 0 1 0 5.40 5.0 4 3 3 0 1 5  
Night 16 0 0 0 0 5.82 17.0 18 11 11 2 10 5  
As Reliever / Substitution 21 0 0 1 0 5.73 22.0 22 14 14 2 11 10  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1968 Caribou - ABBA 23 23 0 1 1 0 3.00 30.0 30 10 10 1 10 18 0 0 1.33 .305 3.05 0.4 125
1969 Caribou - ABBA 24 8 3 1 1 0 4.70 30.2 30 17 16 2 12 16 1 0 1.37 .280 4.01 0.1 77
1970 Caribou - ABBA 25 34 33 12 12 0 3.85 252.1 260 111 108 27 66 132 12 2 1.29 .290 3.94 2.7 97
1971 Caribou - ABBA 26 38 33 9 13 0 4.04 218.1 216 106 98 22 64 143 0 0 1.28 .288 4.13 2.8 102
1972 Caribou - ABBA 27 3 2 0 0 0 3.75 12.0 17 5 5 1 3 8 0 0 1.67 .390 3.23 0.2 101
1972 Houston - ABBA 27 30 30 13 11 0 3.95 193.2 182 89 85 15 64 109 2 0 1.27 .277 3.64 3.1 97
1972 Total - ABBA 27 33 32 13 11 0 3.94 205.2 199 94 90 16 67 117 2 0 1.29 .285 3.62 3.3 97
1973 Houston - ABBA 28 24 0 0 2 0 2.27 39.2 28 10 10 3 10 18 0 0 0.96 .216 3.30 0.4 166
1974 Houston - ABBA 29 25 0 1 1 0 4.94 27.1 34 15 15 0 15 11 0 0 1.79 .347 2.77 0.4 75
1976 Houston - ABBA 31 27 1 2 2 1 1.51 47.2 34 8 8 0 12 22 0 0 0.97 .233 2.63 1.0 256
1979 Boston - ABBA 34 2 0 0 0 0 9.00 5.0 6 5 5 0 4 2 0 0 2.00 .333 4.07 0.0 43
1981 Chicago - ABBA 36 37 0 2 5 0 5.34 59.0 71 39 35 10 24 54 0 0 1.61 .349 4.37 -0.2 71
1982 Chicago - ABBA 37 32 0 1 3 4 2.36 49.2 37 13 13 3 15 23 0 0 1.05 .222 3.64 0.4 164
1983 Chicago - ABBA 38 21 0 0 1 0 5.73 22.0 22 14 14 2 11 10 0 0 1.50 .286 5.72 -0.3 75
Total ABBA 304 102 42 52 5 3.85 987.1 967 442 422 86 310 566 15 2 1.29 .285 3.82 11.0 109
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1968 Maine - AAA 23 10 0 0 2 1 5.23 10.1 16 6 6 0 4 9 0 0 1.94 .471 3.42 0.2 77
1973 Sydney - AAA 28 9 0 2 0 0 2.57 14.0 10 4 4 2 1 18 0 0 0.79 .276 3.36 0.2 164
1975 Auckland - AA 30 20 0 2 2 3 2.88 25.0 19 9 8 2 5 35 0 0 0.96 .298 3.07 0.6 141
1977 Portland - AA 32 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.75 .231 2.38 0.1 999
1977 Las Vegas - AAA 32 42 0 2 6 15 3.94 45.2 49 23 20 5 23 55 0 0 1.58 .376 4.18 0.4 112
1978 Las Vegas - AAA 33 64 0 11 5 21 1.42 88.2 74 16 14 4 19 109 0 0 1.05 .326 2.68 3.2 302
1979 Las Vegas - AAA 34 18 0 0 3 3 4.70 23.0 36 12 12 2 7 24 0 0 1.87 .479 3.75 0.4 95
1980 Down East - AA 35 32 0 3 5 7 2.34 42.1 36 15 11 0 20 46 0 0 1.32 .319 3.14 1.1 174
Total AAAA 143 0 15 16 40 2.77 181.2 185 61 56 13 54 215 0 0 1.32 .369 3.28 204.4
Total AA 54 0 5 7 10 2.40 71.1 58 24 19 2 25 83 0 0 1.16 .306 3.07 208.4
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 FIP WAR ERA+
1968 Caribou - ABBA 23 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .333 0.71 0.1 999
1971 Caribou - ABBA 26 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.80 .400 3.44 0.0 76
1972 Houston - ABBA 27 1 0 0 0 0 54.00 0.2 2 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 4.50 .667 13.70 -0.1 7
1976 Houston - ABBA 31 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 3.17 0.0 999
Total ABBA 5 0 1 0 0 8.44 5.1 5 5 5 0 2 4 0 0 1.31 .333 4.11 586.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Caribou - MLB P 23 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 30.0 1.50 -0.1 1.001
1969 Caribou - MLB P 8 3 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 30.2 2.64 -0.0 1.002
1970 Caribou - MLB P 34 33 29 32 1 64 3 .953 252.1 2.18 -0.5 .966
1971 Caribou - MLB P 38 33 17 26 1 47 4 .915 218.1 1.77 -2.2 .882
1972 Caribou - MLB P 3 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 12.0 2.25 +0.5 2.020
1972 Houston - MLB P 30 30 14 19 2 36 3 .917 193.2 1.53 +0.3 1.047
1973 Houston - MLB P 24 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 39.2 0.91 -0.1 1.019
1974 Houston - MLB P 24 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 27.1 1.98 +0.5 1.209
1976 Houston - MLB P 26 1 4 8 3 12 0 1.000 47.2 2.27 -0.0 1.007
1979 Boston - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
1981 Chicago - MLB P 36 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 59.0 0.15 +0.2 .971
1982 Chicago - MLB P 32 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 49.2 1.45 +0.5 1.306
1983 Chicago - MLB P 20 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 22.0 1.64 +0.1 .970
TOTAL P 300 102 77 112 7 199 10 .950 987.1 1.72 -0.8 .992
PLAYER HISTORY
11/02/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 11, 23rd overall pick) by the Caribou Caribou.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (7).
04/10/1968 Named the #96 prospect in the ABBA
11/18/1968 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (7).
03/12/1969 Injured on 03/08/1969, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, will miss 4 months.
11/21/1969 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
12/31/1969 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $920,000 with the Caribou Caribou organization.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 7 (7).
04/17/1970 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Kansas City Athletics with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/04/1970 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Kansas City Athletics with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/16/1970 Suspended 13 games after ejection following a brawl.
10/26/1970 Wins the 1970 World Series with the Caribou Caribou.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7).
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
04/24/1972 Was traded by the Caribou Caribou to the Houston Eagles in exchange for RP Slim Jones, a 2nd draft pick.
08/10/1972 Injured on 08/09/1972, diagnosed with a sore thumb, is day-to-day.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
11/18/1973 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $360,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
10/25/1974 Wins the 1974 World Series with the Houston Eagles.
11/17/1974 Became a free agent.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
05/15/1975 Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Eagles organization.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
03/10/1976 Injured on 03/08/1976, diagnosed with back spasms, will miss 4 weeks.
07/11/1976 Was selected to the 1976 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game.
10/24/1976 Wins the 1976 World Series with the Houston Eagles.
10/26/1976 Released by the Houston Eagles.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
05/11/1977 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Americans organization.
07/17/1977 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
06/20/1978 Was selected to the 1978 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
05/06/1979 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 6 days.
11/14/1979 Released by the Boston Americans.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
04/08/1980 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Federals organization.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
11/15/1981 Became a free agent.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
01/14/1982 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $450,000 with the Chicago American Giants organization.
10/01/1982 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $500,000 with the Chicago American Giants organization.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1971 16 7
Year HLD Rank
1968 4 4
1973 2 5
1974 2 6
1979 1 7
1982 2 6
Year HRA Rank
1970 27 8
Year WP Rank
1970 8 9
Year WHIP Rank
1971 1.28 9
Year K/BB Rank
1971 2.23 7
Year HR/9 Rank
1972 0.70 7
Year H/9 Rank
1971 8.90 9
Year BB/9 Rank
1970 2.35 8
1971 2.64 9
Year K/9 Rank
1971 5.89 9
Year RA Rank
1981 37 7
Year CG Rank
1970 12 8
Year CGP Rank
1970 .364 7
Year SHO Rank
1970 2 8
Year GB% Rank
1970 0.54 4
1971 0.51 9
1972 0.52 6
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