Ken Raffensberger
Ken Raffensberger
Full name: Kenneth David Raffensberger
Born: August 8, 1917, York, Pennsylvania
Died November 10, 2002, York, Pennsylvania
Buried at Mount Rose Cemetery, York, Pennsylvania
First Game: April 25, 1939; Final Game: June 2, 1954
Bat: Right Throw: Left Height: 6' 2" Weight: 185
Ken Raffensberger
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1939 STL N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1939 STL N
1940 CHI N 43 30 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 0.0 1940 CHI N
1941 CHI N 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1941 CHI N
1943 PHI N 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1943 PHI N
1944 PHI N 38 80 1 11 0 0 0 3 3 38 0 13 1 0 .138 .169 .138 0.0 1944 PHI N
1945 PHI N 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1945 PHI N
1946 PHI N 39 60 5 10 3 0 0 1 2 23 0 9 2 0 .167 .194 .217 0.0 1946 PHI N
1947 PHI N 10 15 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .267 0.0 1947 PHI N
1947 CIN N 19 37 1 6 0 0 0 5 1 22 0 2 0 0 .162 .184 .162 0.0 1947 CIN N
1947 TOT N 29 52 3 10 0 0 0 5 1 29 0 2 0 0 .192 .208 .192 0.0 1947 TOT N
1948 CIN N 40 62 2 7 1 0 0 0 2 27 0 3 2 0 .113 .141 .129 0.0 1948 CIN N
1949 CIN N 41 90 7 16 4 0 1 3 2 31 1 12 1 0 .178 .204 .256 0.0 1949 CIN N
1950 CIN N 38 82 7 11 2 0 1 9 4 21 0 3 2 0 .134 .174 .195 0.0 1950 CIN N
1951 CIN N 42 82 4 10 2 0 0 0 4 31 0 6 2 0 0 .122 .163 .146 0.0 1951 CIN N
1952 CIN N 38 75 5 8 1 0 1 1 2 32 0 11 0 0 0 .107 .130 .160 0.0 1952 CIN N
1953 CIN N 26 57 2 8 3 0 1 8 0 22 0 8 3 0 1 .140 .140 .246 0.0 1953 CIN N
1954 CIN N 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 0.0 1954 CIN N
Total 397 688 38 97 16 0 4 31 20 280 1 70 0i 13 0 1i .141 .166 .182 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1944 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1944 NL
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH SF WP HBP BK W L ERA PW Year Team
1939 STL N 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 1939 STL N
1940 CHI N 43 10 3 0 16 3 114.2 120 480 10 54 43 29 55 7 1 2 1 7 9 3.38 0.3 1940 CHI N
1941 CHI N 10 1 0 0 5 0 18 17 73 0 9 9 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.50 -0.1 1941 CHI N
1943 PHI N 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 7 33 0 3 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1.12 0.1 1943 PHI N
1944 PHI N 37 31 18 3 5 0 258.2 257 1091 9 101 88 45 136 26 1 2 1 13 20 3.06 1.5 1944 PHI N
1945 PHI N 5 4 1 0 0 0 24.1 28 116 3 19 12 14 6 3 0 0 0 0 3 4.44 -0.4 1945 PHI N
1946 PHI N 39 23 14 2 10 6 196 203 819 10 89 79 39 73 14 2 1 0 8 15 3.63 -0.5 1946 PHI N
1947 PHI N 10 7 3 1 0 0 41 50 176 4 30 25 8 16 4 0 1 0 2 6 5.49 -1.1 1947 PHI N
1947 CIN N 19 15 7 0 3 1 106.2 132 472 11 54 49 29 38 10 0 0 0 6 5 4.13 -0.1 1947 CIN N
1947 TOT N 29 22 10 1 3 1 147.2 182 648 15 84 74 37 54 14 0 1 0 8 11 4.51 -1.2 1947 TOT N
1948 CIN N 40 24 7 4 9 0 180.1 187 772 15 88 77 37 57 12 0 1 0 11 12 3.84 -0.3 1948 CIN N
1949 CIN N 41 38 20 5 1 0 284 289 1190 23 129 107 80 103 13 2 2 1 18 17 3.39 2.3 1949 CIN N
1950 CIN N 38 35 18 4 1 0 239 271 1026 34 127 113 40 87 11 0 2 0 14 19 4.26 -0.3 1950 CIN N
1951 CIN N 42 33 14 5 8 5 248.2 232 1008 30 108 95 38 81 19 3 6 0 16 17 3.44 1.8 1951 CIN N
1952 CIN N 38 33 18 6 5 1 247 247 1006 18 85 77 45 93 11 1 2 0 17 13 2.81 2.7 1952 CIN N
1953 CIN N 26 26 9 1 0 0 174 200 734 23 87 76 33 47 10 0 0 0 7 14 3.93 0.7 1953 CIN N
1954 CIN N 6 1 0 0 2 0 10.1 15 50 2 10 9 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7.84 -0.6 1954 CIN N
Total 396 282 133 31 66 16 2151.2 2257 9051 192 993 860 449 806 144 1i 10 19 3 119 154 3.60 6.0 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH SF WP HBP BK W L ERA PW Year Team
i - incomplete
All-Star Game Pitching Record All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1944 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 1944 NL
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
1939 STL N P 1 0 0 0 0 -
1940 CHI N P 43 6 18 0 2 1.000
1941 CHI N P 10 2 7 0 1 1.000
1943 PHI N P 1 0 2 1 0 .667
1944 PHI N P 37 10 33 2 1 .956
1945 PHI N P 5 1 6 1 0 .875
1946 PHI N P 39 7 26 0 1 1.000
1947 PHI N P 10 5 10 1 2 .938
1947 CIN N P 19 2 18 1 2 .952
1947 TOT N P 29 7 28 2 4 .946
1948 CIN N P 40 4 28 3 0 .914
1949 CIN N P 41 6 41 1 2 .979
1950 CIN N P 38 7 36 1 0 .977
1951 CIN N P 42 5 31 3 1 .923
1952 CIN N P 38 9 38 1 2 .979
1953 CIN N P 26 7 41 2 3 .960
1954 CIN N P 6 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 396 71 335 17 17 .960
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1944 NL Daily P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Transactions 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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