Ken Raffensberger
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[edit] Biography
Born on August 8, 1917 in York, Pennsylvania, Ken Raffensberger (Kenneth David Raffensberger) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 15 year career. Raffensberger broke into the bigs on April 25, 1939 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 3.38 ERA in 114.2 innings pitched in 1940, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Ken Raffensberger's best season was 1952, when he posted a 2.81 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 93 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | STL | N | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | CHI | N | 43 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3.38 | 55 | 54 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 114.2 | 120 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1941 | CHI | N | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | PHI | N | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | PHI | N | 37 | 31 | 13 | 20 | 3.06 | 136 | 101 | 88 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 258.2 | 257 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1945 | PHI | N | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4.44 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 28 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | PHI | N | 39 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 3.63 | 73 | 89 | 79 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 196 | 203 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1947 | PHI | N | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5.49 | 16 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 50 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1947 | CIN | N | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4.13 | 38 | 54 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 106.2 | 132 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | TOT | N | 29 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 4.51 | 54 | 84 | 74 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 147.2 | 182 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1948 | CIN | N | 40 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 3.84 | 57 | 88 | 77 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 180.1 | 187 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949 | CIN | N | 41 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 3.39 | 103 | 129 | 107 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 284 | 289 | 23 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1950 | CIN | N | 38 | 35 | 14 | 19 | 4.26 | 87 | 127 | 113 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 239 | 271 | 34 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1951 | CIN | N | 42 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 3.44 | 81 | 108 | 95 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 248.2 | 232 | 30 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1952 | CIN | N | 38 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 2.81 | 93 | 85 | 77 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 247 | 247 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1953 | CIN | N | 26 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 3.93 | 47 | 87 | 76 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 200 | 23 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | CIN | N | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.84 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 396 | 282 | 119 | 154 | 3.60 | 806 | 993 | 860 | 133 | 31 | 16 | 2151.2 | 2257 | 192 | 449 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | STL | N | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1940 | CHI | N | P | 43 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1941 | CHI | N | P | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1943 | PHI | N | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| 1944 | PHI | N | P | 37 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .956 |
| 1945 | PHI | N | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .875 |
| 1946 | PHI | N | P | 39 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1947 | PHI | N | P | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .938 |
| 1947 | CIN | N | P | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .952 |
| 1947 | TOT | N | P | 29 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .946 |
| 1948 | CIN | N | P | 40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .914 |
| 1949 | CIN | N | P | 41 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
| 1950 | CIN | N | P | 38 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .977 |
| 1951 | CIN | N | P | 42 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .923 |
| 1952 | CIN | N | P | 38 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
| 1953 | CIN | N | P | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .960 |
| 1954 | CIN | N | P | 6 | 1 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Total | P | 396 | 1 | 10.1 | 71 | 335 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .960 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | STL | N | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | CHI | N | 43 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | CHI | N | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | PHI | N | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | PHI | N | 38 | 80 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | .138 | .169 | .138 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1945 | PHI | N | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | PHI | N | 39 | 60 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .194 | .217 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1947 | PHI | N | 10 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | CIN | N | 19 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | .162 | .184 | .162 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | TOT | N | 29 | 52 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | .192 | .208 | .192 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | CIN | N | 40 | 62 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .113 | .141 | .129 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1949 | CIN | N | 41 | 90 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 3 | .178 | .204 | .256 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1950 | CIN | N | 38 | 82 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 9 | .134 | .174 | .195 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1951 | CIN | N | 42 | 82 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .122 | .163 | .146 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1952 | CIN | N | 38 | 75 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .107 | .130 | .160 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | CIN | N | 26 | 57 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | .140 | .140 | .246 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1954 | CIN | N | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 397 | 688 | 38 | 97 | 4 | 31 | .141 | .166 | .182 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 280 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1937).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Steve Mesner, Gene Lillard and cash (December 27, 1939).
- Sold by Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies with Rip Russell (September 4, 1943).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Hugh Poland to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Al Lakeman (June 14, 1947).
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