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Babe Birrer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: July 4, 1929 in Buffalo, NY us

Died: November 19, 2013 in Clarence, NY

Buried: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cheektowaga, NY

High School: Kensington HS (Buffalo, NY)

School: University at Buffalo, State University of New York (Buffalo, NY)

Debut: June 5, 1955 (Age 25-336d, 11,256th in major league history)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 24, 1958 (Age 29-082d)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Werner Joseph Birrer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

ERA

4.36

119.2

WHIP

1.387

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-14 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 8 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	3 (2-1-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 8 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	4 (2-1-0)

1958 Batting Game Log

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1958 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	41	98 (97)	Jul 31	LAD	@	MLN	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	42	102 (3)	Aug 3 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	43	104 (1)	Aug 5	LAD	@	STL	L,3-13	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	44	109 (4)	Aug 10	LAD		SFG	L,8-12	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	45	110	Aug 12	LAD		CHC	L,3-9	3-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.61	-0.007	.06	0.00%	0.03	P
6	46	115 (4)	Aug 17 (1)	LAD		STL	L,7-12	2-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	9	.58	0.026	.02	0.00%	0.39	P
7	47	124 (8)	Aug 26	LAD		CIN	L,4-6	2-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9	1.37	0.074	.03	0.00%	0.72	P
8	48	127 (2)	Aug 30 (1)	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-3	1-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	9	1.29	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
9	49	129 (1)	Aug 31	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-14	2-7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.667	.800	1.467	9	.14	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.22	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	50	130	Sep 1 (1)	LAD	@	SFG	L,6-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.600	.667	.800	1.467	9						P
11	51	133 (2)	Sep 3	LAD		SFG	W,5-3	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.600	.667	.800	1.467	9						P
12	52	139 (5)	Sep 10	LAD	@	PHI	L,6-8	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.571	.667	1.238	9	.17	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
13	53	142 (2)	Sep 13	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-9	1-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.571	.625	.714	1.339	9	.66	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.25	P
14	54	144 (1)	Sep 15	LAD	@	MLN	L,3-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.571	.625	.714	1.339	9						P
15	55	146 (1)	Sep 16 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-7	2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.571	.625	.714	1.339	9						P
16	56	151 (4)	Sep 24	LAD		STL	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.571	.625	.714	1.339	9						P
							2-14		8	7	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.571	.625	.714	1.339		.68	0.095	.02	0.00%	1.22

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