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Boots Poffenberger

Retired

High Level

MLB

Years

1937-1939 (1937-1939)

Proper Name

Cletus Elwood Poffenberger

Positions

P (57)

Positions

P

Height / Weight

5-10 / 178

Bats / Throws

Right / Right

Birthdate

Death Date

September 1,1999 Age: 84.062

Place

Williamsport, Maryland

MLB Debut

MLBAM ID

Retrosheet#

poffb101

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Stat Capsule	w-l	g	gs	sv	ip	h	so	era	whip
MLB Career	16-12	57	32	4	267.1	301	65	4.75	1.68

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Pitching Statistics

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year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	w	l	era	g	gs	cg	sho	gf	gr	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	wp	bk	hb	whip	h9	hr9	bb9	so9	ra9	so_bb
1937	Detroit Tigers	AL	MLB	DET	24	21	10	5	4.65	29	16	5	0	10	13	3	137.1	147	83	71	8	79	35	2	0	4	1.65	9.63	0.52	5.18	2.29	5.44	0.44
1938	Detroit Tigers	AL	MLB	DET	17	22	6	7	4.82	25	15	8	1	6	10	1	125.0	147	74	67	8	66	28	2	0	2	1.70	10.58	0.58	4.75	2.02	5.33	0.42
1939	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	MLB	BRO	32	23	0	0	5.40	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	5.0	7	3	3	1	4	2	0	0	0	2.20	12.60	1.80	7.20	3.60	5.40	0.50
1937	MLB	Total	--	DET	--	--	10	5	4.65	29	16	5	0	13	10	3	137.1	147	83	71	8	79	35	2	0	4	1.65	9.63	0.52	5.18	2.29	5.44	0.44
1938	MLB	Total	--	DET	--	--	6	7	4.82	25	15	8	1	10	6	1	125.0	147	74	67	8	66	28	2	0	2	1.70	10.58	0.58	4.75	2.02	5.33	0.42
1939	MLB	Total	--	BRO	--	--	0	0	5.40	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	5.0	7	3	3	1	4	2	0	0	0	2.20	12.60	1.80	7.20	3.60	5.40	0.50
Tot:	MLB (3 yrs)		MLB				16	12	4.75	57	32	13	1	25	17	4	267.1	301	160	141	17	149	65	4	0	6	1.68	10.13	0.57	5.02	2.19	5.39	0.44
Tot:	NL (1 yrs)		NL				0	0	5.40	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	5.0	7	3	3	1	4	2	0	0	0	2.20	12.60	1.80	7.20	3.60	5.40	0.50
Tot:	AL (2 yrs)		AL				16	12	4.73	54	31	13	1	23	16	4	262.1	294	157	138	16	145	63	4	0	6	1.67	10.09	0.55	4.97	2.16	5.39	0.43

Batting Statistics

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year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	pos	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	iw	dp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so_bb	ab_hr
1937	Detroit Tigers	AL	MLB	DET	24	21	P	29	51	5	11	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	14	53	3	8	.216	.216	.275	.491	.059	.059	.000	0.00	15.09	0.00	0.00
1938	Detroit Tigers	AL	MLB	DET	17	22	P	25	44	0	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	9	0	1	0	0	0	8	47	0	8	.182	.217	.182	.399	.045	.000	.000	4.26	19.15	4.50	0.00
1939	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	MLB	BRO	32	23	P	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00
1937	MLB	Total	--	DET	--	--	--	29	51	5	11	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	14	53	3	8	.216	.216	.275	.490	.059	.059	.256	0.00	15.09			AL	1937
1938	MLB	Total	--	DET	--	--	--	25	44	0	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	9	0	1	0	0	0	8	47	0	8	.182	.217	.182	.399	.045	.000	.229	4.26	19.15	4.50		AL	1938
1939	MLB	Total	--	BRO	--	--	--	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.00	100.00			NL	1939
Tot:	MLB (3 yrs)		MLB					57	96	5	19	3	0	0	5	0	0	2	18	0	3	0	0	0	22	101	3	16	.198	.214	.229	.443	.052	.031	.244	1.98	17.82	9.00
Tot:	NL (1 yrs)		NL					3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000		0.00	100.00
Tot:	AL (2 yrs)		AL					54	95	5	19	3	0	0	5	0	0	2	17	0	3	0	0	0	22	100	3	16	.200	.216	.232	.448	.053	.032	.244	2.00	17.00	8.50

Fielding Statistics

csv

year	team	league	level	age	pos	g	gs	inn	po	a	e	dp	tc	tsc	sb	cs	sb%	fpct	rfg	rfi	rf9i	tm share	pl share	tm rank
1937	Detroit Tigers	AL	MLB	21	P	29	-	-	8	32	1	3	41	40	0	0		.976	1.4	0.00	0.00	18.8	100.0	6
1938	Detroit Tigers	AL	MLB	22	P	25	-	-	5	17	1	1	23	22	0	0		.957	0.9	0.00	0.00	16.2	100.0	7
1939	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	MLB	23	P	3	-	-	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	0		1.000	0.7	0.00	0.00	2.0	100.0	13
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Fielding Statistics are updated at the conclusion of season

Yearly Summary

csv

year

team

league

level

mlb-class

age

w

l

rank

rpi

gp

manager

salary

service time

playoffs

awards

1937

MLB

DET

21

89

65

2

-

29

Mickey Cochrane, Del Baker, Cy Perkins

dnq

1938

MLB

DET

22

84

70

4

-

25

Mickey Cochrane, Del Baker

dnq

1939

Brooklyn Dodgers

MLB

BRO

23

84

69

3

-

3

dnq

3 record(s)

Based on playing years with listed statistics and available season data.

Transactions

csv

date	transaction description	team	minor team	40-man	status
1939-04-09	Claimed on waivers from Tigers by Dodgers	Brooklyn Dodgers		No	Hist
1 record(s)

Talent Ratings

About talent ratings

Strikeouts

13

Walks

20

Hittable

47

SO/BB

6

vsPower

47

Hitting

54

Durability

48

Team

.557

[Career Highlights]

[1937] Played for Detroit Tigers (MLB) ... Finished top 10 in AL in Saves

[1938] Played for Detroit Tigers (MLB)

[1939] Played for Brooklyn Dodgers (MLB)

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