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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-16 / in Starts: 10-16
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 65 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	46 (26-16-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 65 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	41 (22-13-6)

Most Driven In
A Seminick	3
R McMillan	2
J Greengrass	1
W Marshall	1
Self	1
B Borkowski	0

Most Driven In By
T Kluszewski	1
Self	1
J Temple	0

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	366	2 (1)	Apr 14	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.90	-0.071	2.12	-0.10%	-0.69	P
2	367	7 (4)	Apr 28	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.09	-0.061	2.48	-0.08%	-0.51	P
May		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
3	368	12 (4)	May 4 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,4-12	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.43	-0.011	.53	-0.01%	-0.12	P
4	369	17 (4)	May 10 (2)	CIN		STL	W,5-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.50	-0.026	.55	-0.02%	-0.67	P
5	370	20 (2)	May 17 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,0-10	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.42	-0.024	1.67	-0.02%	-0.22	P
6	371	24 (3)	May 21	CIN	@	STL	L,9-11	GS-6	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	1	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	.54	0.088	.58	0.06%	1.32	P
7	372	31 (6)	May 27	CIN		STL	L,3-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9						P
8	373	35 (3)	May 30 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,1-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	9	.48	-0.013	.16	0.00%	-0.11	P
Jun		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
9	374	42 (6)	Jun 6	CIN	@	PIT	W,15-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.133	.133	.200	.333	9	.61	-0.009	.12	0.00%	-0.28	P
10	375	50 (7)	Jun 14 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.167	.278	9	.91	-0.070	.19	-0.01%	-0.46	P
11	376	56 (5)	Jun 19	CIN		PHI	L,3-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.158	.263	9	.78	-0.020	.04	0.00%	-0.17	P
12	377	67 (10)	Jun 28 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,9-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.227	.364	9	.49	-0.031	.06	0.00%	1.11	P
Jul		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
13	378	74 (6)	Jul 4 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.120	.120	.200	.320	9	1.17	-0.106	.19	-0.01%	-1.10	P
14	379	80 (5)	Jul 10 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	.107	.107	.179	.286	9	.49	0.133	.01	0.00%	0.81	P
15	380	86 (5)	Jul 16 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.097	.097	.161	.258	9	.91	-0.076	.03	0.00%	-0.79	P
16	381	91 (4)	Jul 21	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.114	.114	.257	.371	9	.48	0.121	.01	0.00%	1.40	P
17	382	97 (5)	Jul 26 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.108	.108	.243	.351	9	1.79	-0.098	.02	0.00%	-0.86	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
18	383	102 (4)	Aug 1	CIN		NYG	W,10-9	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.103	.103	.231	.333	9	1.18	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.75	P
19	384	108 (5)	Aug 6	CIN		PIT	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.098	.098	.220	.317	9	.73	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
20	385	114 (5)	Aug 12 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.116	.116	.233	.349	9	.53	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.16	P
21	386	119 (4)	Aug 16 (2)	CIN		STL	L,2-6	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.116	.116	.233	.349	9	1.22	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
22	387	124 (4)	Aug 23	CIN	@	STL	W,5-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.128	.128	.255	.383	9	.65	-0.017	.00	0.00%	0.29	P
23	388	130 (5)	Aug 30 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.137	.137	.255	.392	9	1.59	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-0.43	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
24	389	144 (13)	Sep 13 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,4-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.135	.135	.250	.385	9	1.04	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
25	390	148 (3)	Sep 19	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.148	.259	.407	9	1.16	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.06	P
26	391	153 (4)	Sep 23	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.140	.140	.246	.386	9	1.22	-0.140	.00	0.00%	-1.80	P
							10-16		65	57	2	8	3	0	1	8	0	0	22	0	8		3	3	0	1	.140	.140	.246	.386		.87	-0.667	.30	-0.19%	-4.67

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