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Christopher
Funke		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7''
Weight: 215
 
Born: October 23, 1923 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 28 OMA PL $ 2,320,000  
1953 29 OMA PL $ 2,320,000  
1954 30 OMA PL $ 2,320,000  
1955 31 OMA PL $ 2,320,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,320,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,320,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 28 OMA PL $ 2,320,000  
1953 29 OMA PL $ 2,320,000  
1954 30 OMA PL $ 2,320,000  
1955 31 OMA PL $ 2,320,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,320,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,320,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 28 OMA PL 4 9 .308 29 19 3 0 0 144.3 177 107 16 61 92 6.67 .299 .370 .457 .827 1.3
1953 29 OMA PL 6 7 .462 20 20 4 0 0 147.3 167 90 14 63 74 5.50 .292 .365 .439 .804 5.9
    AAA   6 1 .857 7 7 3 1 0 57.0 42 13 5 14 51 2.05 .200 .250 .329 .579  
1954 30 OMA PL 2 2 .500 7 7 1 0 0 47.0 60 33 8 18 24 6.32 .317 .387 .513 .900 1.2
    AAA   4 12 .250 20 20 4 0 0 142.7 165 72 16 49 108 4.54 .291 .347 .453 .801  
1955 31 OMA PL 1 4 .200 8 8 4 0 0 61.7 68 37 3 23 34 5.40 .285 .354 .364 .718 2.1
    AAA   11 9 .550 23 23 3 2 0 168.3 190 76 11 60 126 4.06 .285 .344 .394 .738  
4 Years Sim 13 22 .371 64 54 12 0 0 400.3 472 267 41 165 224 6.00 .297 .368 .443 .811 10.5
3 Years AAA 21 22 .488 50 50 10 3 0 368.0 397 161 32 123 285 3.94 .275 .332 .408 .740  
Season Average 3 5 .375 16 13 3 0 0 100.1 118 66 10 41 56 6.00 .297 .368 .443 .811  
Career Highs 6 9 .500 29 20 4 0 0 147.3 177 107 16 63 92 6.67 .317 .387 .513 .900  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   203 109 19 82 115   .254 .324 .390 .714
vs LH   269 158 22 83 109   .339 .402 .497 .899
Home 9 14 .391 37 31 8 0 0 233.3 269 151 25 98 137 5.82 .289 .356 .422 .778
Away 4 8 .333 27 23 4 0 0 167.0 203 116 16 67 87 6.25 .308 .372 .473 .845
Mar/Apr 2 2 .500 6 6 1 0 0 45.0 49 26 9 13 31 5.20 .277 .326 .469 .795
May 3 5 .375 13 13 3 0 0 92.0 102 62 13 37 58 6.07 .285 .352 .478 .830
June 2 7 .222 13 13 2 0 0 93.3 127 69 6 42 51 6.65 .323 .389 .453 .841
July 3 2 .600 11 9 1 0 0 64.7 78 49 3 29 29 6.82 .301 .372 .421 .792
August 3 2 .600 15 9 2 0 0 69.7 79 40 8 29 33 5.17 .298 .367 .434 .801
Sep/Oct 0 4 .000 6 4 3 0 0 35.7 37 21 2 15 22 5.30 .266 .338 .353 .690
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 28 OMA PL 29 54 6 15 2 0 0 7 0 0 1 13 .278 .286 .315 .601 5.1 0.2
1953 29 OMA PL 20 56 6 13 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 6 .232 .267 .268 .535 3.5 0.0
1954 30 OMA PL 7 15 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 .133 .278 .133 .411 0.9 0.0
1955 31 OMA PL 8 22 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .182 .208 .182 .390 1.1 0.0
4 Years Sim 64 147 16 34 4 0 0 16 0 0 7 31 .231 .266 .259 .524 10.6 0.2
162 Game Average 372 40 86 10 0 0 40 0 0 17 78 .231 .266 .259 .524 26.8  
Career Highs 29 56 6 15 2 0 0 7 0 0 3 13 .278 .286 .315 .601 5.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   108 13 27 3 0 0 13 0 0 5 24 .250 .284 .278 .562 8.1
vs LH   39 3 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 .179 .214 .205 .419 1.3
Home 37 79 7 16 3 0 0 9 0 0 3 18 .203 .224 .241 .464 3.6
Away 27 68 9 18 1 0 0 7 0 0 4 13 .265 .315 .279 .594 5.8
RISP   50 0 10 1 0 0 15 0 0 1 10 .200 .204 .220 .424 1.7
Close/Late   8 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .375 .400 .625 1.025 1.5
Mar/Apr 6 17 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .176 .300 .176 .476 0.8
May 13 33 2 7 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 13 .212 .250 .242 .492 1.9
June 13 36 6 13 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 .361 .361 .444 .806 5.0
July 11 25 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .240 .259 .240 .499 1.5
August 9 25 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .160 .214 .160 .374 0.7
Sep/Oct 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 28 OMA PL P 29 19 144.3 8 18 3 1 .897 1.62    
1953 29 OMA PL P 20 20 147.3 6 24 3 3 .909 1.83    
1954 30 OMA PL P 7 7 47.0 0 6 0 1 1.000 1.15    
1955 31 OMA PL P 8 8 61.7 5 8 1 0 .929 1.90    
Career Totals   64 54 400.3 19 56 7 5 .915 1.69    
Career Highs   29 20 147.3 8 24 3 3 1.000 1.90    
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History
Drafted in 7th round, 124th overall pick, by Omaha in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/19/1952, off Harry Robin (SLC)
Earned first career win on 5/2/1952
Injured on 8/23/1953 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 7 weeks
 
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