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Name	Team	Age
Jack Birkofer	Retired (1978, Age 33)	Died (2018, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 36 (1966)	1B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Reggie Smith League	0	6 years (161 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
53	28	67
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
54	35	64
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
63	60	57
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	12	6
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
53	100	47
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
37	0	11/5/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	2	4
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)
91 (91.8 %)	3 (3.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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Year	POS	Team	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	+/-	RF	FPCT
1970	1B	CHA	15	0	47.0	58	58	0	0	4	+2	11.11	1.000
	2B	CHA	4	4	35.0	18	8	8	2	0	-2	4.11	.889
	SS	CHA	5	5	44.0	19	8	11	0	2	-2	3.89	1.000
	CF	CHA	6	0	15.33	3	3	0	0	0	0	1.76	1.000
1971	1B	CHA	1	0	3.0	2	2	0	0	2	0	6.00	1.000
1972	1B	CHA-CHN	30	17	180.0	194	184	10	0	10	+2	9.70	1.000
	3B	CHA-CHN	1	1	9.0	2	1	1	0	0	+1	2.00	1.000
1973	1B	CHN	3	0	5.0	7	5	2	0	2	0	12.60	1.000
	2B	CHN	9	9	79.0	56	27	27	2	6	-3	6.15	.964
	3B	CHN	3	3	25.0	5	1	4	0	0	-2	1.80	1.000
1974	1B	CHN	2	2	17.0	13	13	0	0	1	0	6.88	1.000
	2B	CHN	5	5	45.33	34	11	22	1	2	0	6.55	.971
	3B	CHN	9	8	71.0	27	8	19	0	0	0	3.42	1.000
1975	1B	CHN	5	1	14.0	14	14	0	0	0	0	9.00	1.000
	2B	CHN	1	1	9.0	5	0	4	1	0	0	4.00	.800
	3B	CHN	1	1	9.0	3	0	3	0	0	0	3.00	1.000
1976	1B	CHN	3	0	4.0	8	8	0	0	0	0	18.00	1.000
	2B	CHN	1	1	9.0	6	1	5	0	0	0	6.00	1.000
	3B	CHN	1	1	9.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	4.00	1.000
1977	1B	CHN	6	3	31.0	31	30	1	0	2	0	9.00	1.000
Pos Total	1B		65	23	301.0	327	314	13	0	21	+4	9.78	1.000
	2B		20	20	177.33	119	47	66	6	8	-5	5.74	.950
	3B		15	14	123.0	41	12	29	0	0	-1	3.00	1.000
	SS		5	5	44.0	19	8	11	0	2	-2	3.89	1.000
	CF		6	0	15.33	3	3	0	0	0	0	1.76	1.000
Total			111	62	660.66	509	384	119	6	31	-4	6.85	.988

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1978-11-01	Jack Birkofer has retired from the Chicago Goofballs
1978-03-01	The Chicago Goofballs have designated Jack Birkofer for assignment.
1972-10-23	The Chicago Rams have acquired Jack Birkofer from the waiver wire.
1972-09-30	The Chicago Werebears have promoted Dick Dozier to the major league team. The Chicago Werebears have designated Jack Birkofer for assignment.
1972-06-09	The Chicago Werebears have promoted Jack Birkofer to the major league team. The Chicago Werebears have designated Chuck Newton for assignment.
1971-04-27	The Chicago Werebears have promoted Tony Tidrow to the major league team. The Chicago Werebears have sent Jack Birkofer to the minors.
1971-04-25	The Chicago Werebears have promoted Jack Birkofer to the major league team.
1970-08-03	The Chicago Werebears have promoted Jack Birkofer to the major league team.
1970-07-21	The Chicago Werebears have promoted Steve Hoyle to the major league team. The Chicago Werebears have sent Jack Birkofer to the minors.
1970-07-21	The Chicago Werebears have promoted Jack Birkofer to the major league team. The Chicago Werebears have sent Jake Munoz to the minors.
1970-04-12	The Chicago Werebears have promoted Chaz Palmer to the major league team. The Chicago Werebears have sent Jack Birkofer to the minors.
1968-07-26	The Chicago Werebears have promoted Jack Birkofer to the major league team. The Chicago Werebears have promoted Edgar McDowell to the major league team.