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Ken Oberkfell

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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