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Branch Rickey League
5-23-2229
Jake Birrer Catcher
Retired (1965, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .259 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .696 Status Deceased (2000) Option Years 0  
H 635 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 01-08-1929
HR 67 Drafted Round 2, Pick 22
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 11 years
(56 games)
RBI 302
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt A+ Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B (0.7%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
Notes: D+/B- C/B+ C- (CvR C- 3,PvR B 4-6) 2/2/3/4
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1954 ATL
130
472
44
114
16
0
10
48
37
126 1 5
0
0 2
.634
.295
.339
.097
.242
1955 ATL
120
426
44
106
16
2
16
52
44
92 2 3
0
0 1
.728
.320
.408
.160
.249
1956 ATL
110
389
23
75
9
1
4
40
39
88 0 4
0
0 1
.516
.264
.252
.059
.193
1957 ATL
52
148
14
34
4
0
3
17
6
32 1 1
0
0 0
.580
.263
.318
.088
.230
1958 ATL
81
278
24
86
11
1
10
39
26
62 1 1
0
0 0
.833
.369
.464
.155
.309
1959 ATL
75
264
26
79
6
0
8
31
16
60 0 3
0
0 1
.749
.336
.413
.114
.299
1960 ATL
38
127
11
39
9
0
5
24
17
22 0 1
0
0 0
.882
.386
.496
.189
.307
1961 ATL
29
91
8
26
1
0
1
7
9
20 0 0
0
0 0
.680
.350
.330
.044
.286
1962 ATL
4
11
0
3
1
0
0
1
3
3 0 0
0
0 0
.792
.429
.364
.091
.273
1963 ATL
32
114
20
38
2
0
6
27
11
26 0 2
0
0 1
.895
.386
.509
.175
.333
1964 ATL
34
110
10
30
6
0
3
15
8
25 1 0
0
0 0
.737
.328
.409
.136
.273
1965 ATL
8
22
2
5
1
0
1
1
1
8 0 0
0
0 0
.670
.261
.409
.182
.227
Total
713
2452
226
635
82
4
67
302
217
564 6 20
0
0 6
.696
.318
.378
.119
.259
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Jake Birrer has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1965-05-22The Atlanta Confederates have promoted Shawn Larkin to the major league team. The Atlanta Confederates have waived Jake Birrer.
1961-04-14Jake Birrer of the Atlanta Confederates is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1956-05-08Jake Birrer of the Atlanta Confederates is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1955-08-05Jake Birrer of the Atlanta Confederates is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1954-04-01The Atlanta Confederates have promoted Jake Birrer to the major league team. The Atlanta Confederates have waived Earl Eastwick.
1950-04-01The Atlanta Red Caps have promoted Bill Lowery to the major league team. The Atlanta Red Caps have sent Jake Birrer to the minors.