Boots Poffenberger

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 178lb (178cm, 80kg)

Born: July 1, 1915 in Williamsport, MD us

Died: September 1, 1999 in Williamsport, MD

Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Williamsport, MD

Debut: June 11, 1937 (Age 21-345d, 8,268th in major league history)
vs. BOS 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: May 21, 1939 (Age 23-324d)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: Cletus Elwood Poffenberger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

ERA

4.75

267.1

WHIP

1.683

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-16 / in Starts: 8-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 47 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	32 (16-12-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 47 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (16-10-5)

Most Driven In
C Laabs	1
R York	1

1938 Batting Game Log

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1938 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	30	5 (4)	Apr 23	DET		CLE	L,3-6	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	31	6	Apr 24	DET		CLE	L,4-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	32	10 (3)	Apr 29	DET		CHW	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.24	-0.125	2.41	-0.15%	-1.64	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
4	33	15 (4)	May 4	DET	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.99	-0.054	1.71	-0.06%	-1.26	P
5	34	17 (1)	May 7	DET	@	NYY	L,8-12	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
6	35	24 (6)	May 18	DET		WSH	L,1-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.35	-0.062	2.34	-0.07%	-0.65	P
7	36	28 (3)	May 22	DET		BOS	W,4-3	CG	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.56	0.024	.91	0.02%	0.44	P
8	37	31 (2)	May 26	DET		NYY	L,1-5	6-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.308	.308	.615	9	1.48	0.053	2.42	0.05%	0.30	P
9	38	34 (2)	May 29	DET	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.235	.235	.471	9	1.18	-0.173	2.34	-0.21%	-1.82	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
10	39	38 (3)	Jun 2 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.69	-0.056	1.83	-0.09%	-0.53	P
11	40	43 (4)	Jun 6	DET	@	BOS	L,7-8	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.217	.217	.435	9	1.20	0.014	1.72	0.01%	0.35	P
12	41	49 (5)	Jun 12	DET	@	WSH	W,18-12	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.208	.208	.208	.417	9						P
13	42	51 (1)	Jun 15	DET		PHA	L,6-7	4-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	9	1.54	0.030	3.25	0.04%	0.26	P
14	43	56 (4)	Jun 19	DET		WSH	L,6-10	1-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.241	.214	.456	9	.93	-0.047	1.87	-0.06%	-0.63	P
15	44	58 (1)	Jun 21 (2)	DET		BOS	W,5-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.233	.207	.440	9	1.23	-0.034	2.12	-0.04%	-0.52	P
16	45	62 (3)	Jun 25	DET		NYY	L,3-9	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.233	.207	.440	9						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
17	46	67 (4)	Jul 2	DET	@	SLB	L,5-13	2-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.212	.188	.400	9	.72	-0.058	.75	-0.04%	-0.61	P
18	47	73 (5)	Jul 8 (2)	DET		CHW	L,3-5	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.200	.222	.200	.422	9						P
19	48	79 (5)	Jul 15	DET	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.211	.189	.400	9	1.10	-0.060	.61	-0.02%	-0.63	P
20	49	83 (3)	Jul 20	DET	@	WSH	L,2-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.211	.189	.400	9						P
21	50	92 (8)	Jul 30 (2)	DET		PHA	W,8-7	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.184	.205	.184	.389	9						P
Sep/Oct		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
22	51	139 (46)	Sep 16	DET		NYY	L,4-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.184	.205	.184	.389	9						P
23	52	144 (4)	Sep 21 (2)	DET		PHA	W,3-0	CG(5)	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0	0	.205	.244	.205	.449	9						P
24	53	148 (3)	Sep 25	DET		CLE	W,7-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.190	.227	.190	.418	9						P
25	54	153 (4)	Oct 1	DET	@	CLE	L,0-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	9						P
							9-16		47	44	0	8	0	0	0	2	2	0	9	0	1		0		0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399		1.03	-0.548	1.81	-0.58%	-6.93

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