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Ken Raffensberger
Kenneth David Raffensberger

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.

MLB Debut April 25, 1939
Final Game June 2, 1954
Born August 8, 1917 in York, PA
Died November 10, 2002 (age 85)

Pitching   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Batters
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV SHO   IP     H   BFP    R   ER   HR  BB  IBB HBP  SO   WP BK  ERA
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 1940 22 NYA AL   6   2  .750  47   0   0  30   2   0   88.2   77   373   31   23   7   28   4   1   55   1  2  2.33  
 1941           [Did not play]
 1942           [Did not play]
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944 26 WAA AL  16  15  .516  44  35  13   6   5   4  281.0  247  1142   85   64   7   62  12   3  177   2  4  2.05  CY-5
 1945 27 WAA AL   0   0  .000   5   0   0   3   0   0    4.1    7    22    3    3   0    3   0   0    2   0  0  6.23  
 1946 28 WAA AL  13  10  .565  35  33   0   1   0   0  213.2  223   909   87   83  14   61   9   5  119   2  0  3.50  
 1947 29 CIN NL   5   8  .385  74  10   0  18   2   0  140.0  206   660   92   86  15   39   0   3   51   3  0  5.53  
 1948 30 CIN NL   5  10  .333  27  27   0   0   0   0  170.2  156   713   82   63  10   49   2   4   63   1  0  3.32  
 1949 31 CIN NL  12  20  .375  39  39   8   0   0   1  276.2  297  1194  142  108  23   88   3   3  114   5  1  3.51  
 1950 32 CIN NL  14  15  .483  38  36   3   1   0   1  253.1  291  1085  140  119  35   51   3   5   87   0  0  4.23  
 1951 33 CIN NL  12  16  .429  37  37   5   0   0   3  262.1  249  1075  108   92  28   47   1   5   99   1  0  3.16  
 1952 34 CIN NL  17  12  .586  38  37   6   1   0   3  268.0  265  1111  111   91  23   60   1   6  110   4  0  3.06  CY-9
 1953 35 CIN NL  12   5  .706  30  30   1   0   0   1  188.1  224   810   80   65  21   31   3   2   60   0  0  3.11  
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 11 Seasons     112 113  .498 414 284  36  60   9  13 2147.0 2242  9094  961  797 183  519  38  37  937  19  7  3.34
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
   With CIN      77  86  .472 283 216  23  20   2   9 1559.1 1688  6648  755  624 155  365  13  28  584  14  1  3.60
   With WAA      29  25  .537  84  68  13  10   5   4  499.0  477  2073  175  150  21  126  21   8  298   4  4  2.71
   With NYA       6   2  .750  47   0   0  30   2   0   88.2   77   373   31   23   7   28   4   1   55   1  2  2.33
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 MLB Totals     119 154  .436 396 282 133  66  16  31 2153.2 2257  9051  993  860 192  449      19  806  10  3  3.60
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27 SOp RnSup  AB   H   HR  AVG   E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  OPS Star 
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 1940 22 NYA AL  32   33   3.4   3          9   3   0  .333   0    7    4  .571    0    0  .000 -115   
 1941           [Did not play]
 1942           [Did not play]
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944 26 WAA AL  26   83   2.6   6  3.66   91  13   0  .143   1    7    4  .571    2    3  .400 -113   
 1945 27 WAA AL  18    3   8.0   0          0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  -29   
 1946 28 WAA AL  25   94   3.9   0  3.97   74  10   0  .135   0    9    9 1.000    5    6  .455  -63   
 1947 29 CIN NL  32  111   7.1   4  4.70   26   1   0  .038   4    8    4  .500    1    0 1.000   42   
 1948 30 CIN NL  26   66   3.4   0  4.22   55   5   0  .091   2    5    3  .600    0    2  .000  -76   
 1949 31 CIN NL  26  137   4.4   0  3.95   89  14   0  .157   2    8    6  .750    3    4  .429  -10   
 1950 32 CIN NL  22  139   4.9   0  4.78   79  16   2  .203   0    7    6  .857    2    4  .333  -36   
 1951 33 CIN NL  27  104   3.5   0  3.32   87  11   0  .126   4    7    3  .429    7    3  .700  -45   
 1952 34 CIN NL  28  108   3.6   0  4.62   93  11   0  .118   2   13    9  .692    6    6  .500  -44   
 1953 35 CIN NL  25  102   4.8   0  5.23   59   8   1  .136   5   10    6  .600    2    0 1.000  -54   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 11 Seasons          985   4.1  13        662  92   3  .139  20   81   54  .667   28   28  .500  -50   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+

HOF Standards: Pitching - 13.7 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 18.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Postseason Stats   Postseason Register

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  ERA    W-L  SV GS   IP   H   ER  BB  SO 
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1944 WS    WAA SLN   L    2  5.73   0-1   0  2  11.0  13   7   2   4
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1940  NYA   84-70   Billy Vanson
 1944  WAA   95-59   Larry Cupp
 1945  WAA   85-69   Larry Cupp
 1946  WAA   68-86   Larry Cupp
 1947  CIN   61-93   John Storer
 1948  CIN   61-93   John Storer
 1949  CIN   72-82   John Storer
 1950  CIN   84-70   John Storer
 1951  CIN   67-87   John Storer
 1952  CIN   76-78   John Storer
 1953  CIN   88-66   John Storer

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