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Ken Oberkfell
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Birthdate: 5/4/1956    
Height / Weight: 6' 0" / 210 lbs. Place of Birth: Highland, IL, USA
Bats / Throws: L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

A first class fielding third baseman for the St Louis Cardinals during the 1980s, Ken Oberkfell also was one of the NL leading hitters in this decade. From 1979 thru 1985 he had seven strong batting seasons, hitting .301, .303, .293, .289, .293 and .309. Playing third base with the Cardinals during the early 1980s, Ken Oberkfell was part of one the best fielding infields in baseball history, with shortstop Ozzie Smith, second baseman Tommy Herr, and first baseman Keith Hernandez.

 

Ken Oberkfell was chosen a Junior College All-American shortstop at Belleville Area JC in Illinois and signed with the St Louis Cardinals in May 1975. In 1982 he led the NL third baseman in fielding and helped the Cardinals  win the NL East Crown. In playoff he had three singles, and 2 RBI, including the game-winner in Game, as the Cardinals swept Braves. Ken Oberkfell played a big role in the Cardinals seven game World Series win over the Brewers, hitting a solid .292, with 7 hits, scoring 4 runs and driving in 2 runs.

 

In June of 1984 Ken Oberkfell was traded to the Braves. Playing with Atlanta and later Pittsburgh he continued to field well and hit respectable. In 1989 with San Francisco he played 3 infield positions and led the majors with 18 pinch hits, and played with the Giants that season in the Earthquake World Series, pinch hitting in the second game, and starting in Games 3 and 4. Baseball History 


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
19 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1977 STL (NL) 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 SLG
1978 STL (NL) 24 50 7 6 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .120 .170 SLG
1979 STL (NL) 135 369 53 111 19 5 1 35 57 35 4 1 9 4 1 4 .301 .396 SLG
1980 STL (NL) 116 422 58 128 27 6 3 46 51 23 4 4 8 1 9 3 .303 .377 SLG
1981 STL (NL) 102 376 43 110 12 6 2 45 37 28 13 5 6 0 3 4 .293 .353 SLG
1982 STL (NL) 137 470 55 136 22 5 2 34 40 31 11 9 6 1 3 2 .289 .345 SLG
1983 STL (NL) 151 488 62 143 26 5 3 38 61 27 12 6 5 1 4 3 .293 .371 SLG
1984 STL (NL) 50 152 17 47 11 1 0 11 16 10 1 2 2 1 0 0 .309 .379 SLG
1984 ATL (NL) 50 172 21 40 8 1 1 10 15 17 1 3 1 0 3 3 .233 .289 SLG
1985 ATL (NL) 134 412 30 112 19 4 3 35 51 38 1 2 6 6 1 2 .272 .359 SLG
1986 ATL (NL) 151 503 62 136 24 3 5 48 83 40 7 4 6 2 4 4 .270 .373 SLG
1987 ATL (NL) 135 508 59 142 29 2 3 48 48 29 3 3 5 2 5 3 .280 .342 SLG
1988 ATL (NL) 120 422 42 117 20 4 3 40 32 28 4 5 6 2 5 8 .277 .325 SLG
1988 PIT (NL) 20 54 7 12 2 0 0 2 5 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 .222 .288 SLG
1989 SFG (NL) 83 116 17 37 5 1 2 15 8 8 0 1 0 2 1 2 .319 .367 SLG
1989 PIT (NL) 14 40 2 5 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 .163 SLG
1990 HOU (NL) 77 150 10 31 6 1 1 12 15 17 1 1 1 1 1 1 .207 .281 SLG
1991 HOU (NL) 53 70 7 16 4 0 0 14 14 8 0 0 4 0 0 0 .229 .357 SLG
1992 CAL (AL) 41 91 6 24 1 0 0 10 8 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .264 .317 SLG
19 years   1602 4874 558 1354 237 44 29 446 546 356 62 47 68 23 43 42 .278 .351 .SLG



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