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Ken Raffensberger

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: August 8, 1917 in York, PA us

Died: November 10, 2002 in York, PA

Buried: Mount Rose Cemetery, York, PA

High School: William Penn HS (York, PA)

Debut: April 25, 1939 (Age 21-260d, 8,647th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 2, 1954 (Age 36-298d)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: Kenneth David Raffensberger

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

31.0

119

154

ERA

3.60

396

282

2151.2

806

WHIP

1.258

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Team Record in Appearances: 12-17 / in Starts: 9-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 20, Entered with runners on base: 4

1947 Pitching Game Log

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1947 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	137	5	Apr 19(2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,9-2	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	6	2	0	4	2	0	0	0.00	3.56	38						69						34	0	0			0
2	138	13	Apr 29	PHI		PIT	L,2-6	GS-	L(1-1)	9	2.2	6	6	5	0	2	2	0	3.86	5.25	15						26						15					0
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	139	19	May 8(2)	PHI		CHC	L,7-8	8-8	BL(1-2)	8	0.2	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.11	5.11	5	1	1	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.50	-0.633	6.97	-0.76%	-3.10	8t 12- 1 out a2	8t 3 out d2
4	140	28	May 18(2)	PHI	@	STL	W,1-0	SHO(12)	W(2-2)	9	12.0	9	0	0	0	5	0	0	2.59	3.50	43	12	18	0	9	8	89			0	0	0	43	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.68	1.215	4.02	1.75%	6.46	1b start tie	12b 3 out a1
5	141	30	May 20	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-3	7-11	BL(2-3)	1	3.2	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	2.89	3.39	16	2	8	1	3	6		2	0	0	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	3.06	-0.073	8.87	-0.13%	0.32	7b 1-3 1 out a1	11b 1-3 0 out tie
6	142	35	May 27	PHI	@	BSN	L,3-7	GS-3	L(2-4)	6	2.1	8	6	6	2	1	0	0	4.45	3.47	16	3	2	0	0	8	16			0	0	0	14	2	0	1	1	0	0	.99	-0.314	2.22	-0.42%	-5.67	1b start tie	3b 1-3 1 out d6
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	143	40	Jun 1	PHI		CHC	L,3-4	CG	L(2-5)	4	9.0	7	4	3	0	5	1	1	4.12	3.44	36	13	10	1	0	7	64			0	0	0	33	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.19	-0.164	1.80	-0.15%	0.42	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
8	144	43	Jun 5(1)	PHI		CIN	L,0-5	GS-1	L(2-6)	3	0.1	3	5	4	1	1	0	0	4.99	3.46	6	1	0	0	0	3	27			1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.311	1.36	-0.26%	-3.69	1t start tie	1t 1-3 1 out d3
9	145	49	Jun 9(2)	PHI		STL	W,2-1	8-8	BS(3)	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.95	3.45	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.95	-0.005	5.31	0.00%	0.13	8t 123 1 out a1	8t 12- 2 out tie
10	146	51	Jun 11	PHI		STL	W,5-4	GS-1		1	1.0	2	3	3	1	0	1	0	5.49	3.82	6	0	3	1	0	2	36			0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	-0.241	1.04	-0.12%	-2.51	1t start tie	1t 3 out d3
				Player went from Philadelphia Phillies to Cincinnati Reds
11	147	56	Jun 17	CIN		BSN	L,1-11	8-GF		5	2.0	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	5.65	3.79	10	2	1	0	0	5		0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	1	1	0	0	.01	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.97	8t --- 0 out d8	9t end d10
12	148	64	Jun 27	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	GS-8		9	7.1	11	4	3	1	1	0	0	5.36	3.65	33	5	15	1	0	11	42			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.52	-0.056	2.84	-0.06%	0.35	1b start tie	8b 12- 1 out a1
13	149	66	Jun 29(1)	CIN	@	STL	W,9-7	8-GF	S(1)	1	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.16	3.63	7	2	3	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.86	0.285	2.95	0.27%	1.43	8b 1-3 0 out a3	9b end a 2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	150	73	Jul 5	CIN		STL	W,7-5	CG	W(3-6)	5	9.0	13	5	5	5	2	0	0	5.14	3.67	44	9	15	1	0	13	38			0	0	0	37	3	0	3	1	0	0	1.31	0.207	2.74	0.26%	-0.35	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
15	151	76	Jul 10(1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,4-6	GS-7		4	6.1	12	4	4	1	2	2	0	5.19	3.95	30	5	11	0	3	11	34			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.13	-0.240	2.27	-0.29%	-0.98	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out tie
16	152	90	Jul 23	CIN		BRO	L,2-5	CG	L(3-7)	12	9.0	11	5	5	5	2	0	0	5.17	3.94	42	16	13	3	0	6	42			0	0	0	34	2	0	3	1	0	0	1.35	-0.114	.99	-0.05%	-0.35	1t start tie	9t 3 out d3
17	153	97	Jul 29	CIN		NYG	L,1-2	GS-8	L(3-8)	5	8.0	7	2	2	1	2	1	0	4.89	3.96	32	10	14	1	0	5	61			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.111	.13	0.01%	2.13	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	154	104	Aug 3(2)	CIN		BSN	W,6-1	CG	W(4-8)	4	9.0	7	1	1	2	2	1	0	4.52	4.00	36	9	16	1	0	7	69			0	0	0	34	2	0	1	1	0	1	.72	0.273	.04	0.01%	3.65	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
19	155	110	Aug 9(1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-8	GS-5	L(4-9)	5	4.1	7	6	6	1	2	0	0	4.87	3.93	20	3	7	0	0	7	26			0	1	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	.93	-0.190	.01	0.00%	-2.09	1b start a 1	5b 123 1 out d2
20	156	116	Aug 16	CIN		CHC	W,7-6	9-GF	W(5-9)	6	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.91	3.92	5	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.77	-0.294	.00	0.00%	-0.48	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end d 1
21	157	118	Aug 17(2)	CIN		CHC	W,11-3	CG	W(6-9)	0	9.0	7	3	3	3	4	1	0	4.75	3.94	37	8	15	0	0	7	62			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.160	.00	0.00%	1.65	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
22	158	123	Aug 22	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-6	GS-7		4	7.0	8	3	3	1	1	0	0	4.70	3.88	29	8	11	5	0	8	49			0	0	0	27	3	0	0	1	0	1	1.42	-0.102	.00	0.00%	0.73	1b start a 1	7b 3 out d1
23	159	126	Aug 24(2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-8	5-5		1	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	2	0	4.89	4.09	6	2	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.56	-0.211	.00	0.00%	-2.51	5b --- 0 out d1	5b 3 out d4
24	160	130	Aug 28(2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-3	GS-3	L(6-10)	3	2.0	6	3	0	1	1	0	0	4.81	4.07	14	3	4	0	0	5	38			1	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.32	-0.282	.00	0.00%	-2.98	1b start a 1	3b 12- 0 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	161	133	Sep 1(1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(6-11)	3	8.0	6	1	0	3	5	0	0	4.50	3.98	33	10	12	1	0	3	70			1	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.37	0.222	.00	0.00%	2.96	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
26	162	139	Sep 7(2)	CIN	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	W(7-11)	5	9.0	8	2	2	0	5	2	0	4.33	4.01	34	8	13	0	0	8	68			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.13	0.437	.00	0.00%	2.84	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a2
27	163	142	Sep 11	CIN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	W(8-11)	3	9.0	9	2	2	1	3	2	0	4.19	4.08	37	4	21	1	0	8	63			0	0	0	36	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.492	.00	0.00%	2.65	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
28	164	146	Sep 14(2)	CIN		BRO	L,3-6	GS-4		2	3.0	6	3	3	1	3	0	0	4.29	4.04	16	2	6	0	0	4	37			0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	-0.233	.00	0.00%	-2.08	1t start tie	4t -2- 0 out tie
29	165	153	Sep 24	CIN		CHC	W,6-5	GS-1		9	0.2	4	4	4	1	1	0	0	4.51	4.04	7	0	1	0	0	4	28			0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	-0.320	.00	0.00%	-3.81	1t start tie	1t -2- 2 out d4
							12-17		W-L:8-11,Sv:1,BSv:3	4.4	147.2	182	84	74	37	54	15	1	4.51	4.04	654	0.62		5%	4%	154	48	9	44%	4	1	0	602	28	2	9	10	0	6	1.24	-0.382	1.36	0.05%	-5.84

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