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Proper Name
Kenneth Ray Oberkfell
High Level
MLB (1977-1992)
Positions
3B (1095) ... 2B (437) ... 1B (49) ... SS (12) ... DH (5)
Ht / Wt
6-0 / 210
Bats / Throws
Left / Right
age
67.210
place
Highland,Illinois
High School
Collinsville (Collinsville,IL)
colleges
Southwestern Illinois College (Granite City,IL),
draft posit
3B
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
SLN [8] ATL [5] PIT [2] HOU [2] SFN [1] CAL [1]
TBC#
16064
mlbam id
119884
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1977-1992].278.710487455813542944662
Speed
49
Power
37
Contact
94
XBH
40
RBIs
45
Runs
39
Hitting
68
Durability
63
Team
.475
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [1982] World Series Champion with St. Louis Cardinals
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year tranx date end date mlb org level Transaction Description status minor team 40man age
1992 1992-11-30 current -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 36.210
1992 1992-02-02 1992-11-30 CAL MLB Signed to Minor League contract Hist -- No 35.273
1991 1991-07-27 1992-02-02 -- -- Released by Astros Hist -- No 35.083
1990 1990-06-19 1990-07-04 HOU MLB DL - Strained muscle in rib cage *While batting* Injury -- No 34.045
1989 1989-12-06 1990-06-19 HOU MLB Signed to 2-year contract for 1990-1991 ($1.5m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 33.216
1989 1989-11-13 1989-12-06 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 33.193
1989 1989-05-10 1989-11-13 SFN MLB Traded from Pittsburgh Pirates to San Francisco Giants for Roger Samuels Hist -- No 33.006
1988 1988-08-28 1989-05-10 PIT MLB Traded from Atlanta Braves to Pittsburgh Pirates for Tommy Gregg (9/1/1988) Hist -- No 32.116
1987 1987-06-26 1987-07-11 ATL MLB DL - Broken finger Injury -- No 31.052
1985 1985-10-12 1987-06-26 ATL MLB Signed to 4-year contract for 1986-1989 ($3m) [Extension] Hist -- No 29.161
1984 1984-08-27 1984-10-08 ATL MLB DL - Broken thumb *Diving for a groundball while at 2B* Injury -- No 28.115
1984 1984-06-15 1984-08-27 ATL MLB Traded from St. Louis Cardinals to Atlanta Braves for Mike Jorgensen and Ken Dayley Hist -- No 28.042
1983 1983-01-25 1984-06-15 SLN MLB Signed to 3-year contract for 1983-1985 ($1.8m) [Extension] Hist -- No 26.265
1982 1982-03-31 1982-04-23 SLN MLB DL - Broken thumb *Diving for a groundball, jammed his glove into the ground* Injury -- No 25.331
1980 1980-05-11 1980-06-20 SLN MLB DL - Strained left knee Injury -- No 24.007
1975 1975-05-04 1980-05-11 SLN MLB Signed as amateur free agent Hist -- No 18.364
16 record(s)