On Saturday, August 13, 2022, before the Cardinals game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium, Ken Oberkfell was honored at a pregame event.
After a pregame ceremony, members of the 1982 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals joined the rest of the team for the national anthem.
The Cardinals, world champions from 1982, were honored before the start of the game. Pitcher Jim Kaat and coach Willie McGee shared a moment together.
Steve Mura, left, Dave LaPoint, Gene Roof and Ozzie Smith, all St. Louis Cardinals, 1982 World Series champions, are honored before their game against the Brewers. St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol speaks with Whitey Herzog, manager of the 1982 World Cup winning team, during a pre-game ceremony honoring that team.
Before the game begins, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson throws out the first pitch while Fredbird looks on.
Also, on Saturday, August 13, 2022, Adam Wainwright, a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, saw a foul ball in the second inning of their game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium.
He has coached primarily in the minor leagues, but he was the first baseball coach for the New York Mets in 2008 and the bench coach for the Mets in 2011.
Cardinal’s Ken Oberkfell Health Update
How well Cardinals are doing, Ken is doing well. On Saturday, August 13, 2022, he played the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium.
Also, he hasn’t spoken about his health, although he appears to be in good shape.
During his 16 years in the major leagues, he played 1,602 games and had a batting average of 278. He hit 1,354 balls from 4,874, hit 558 runs, had 237 doubles, 44 triples, 29 homers, 446 RBI, and 546 bases on balls. By the end of his career, he had a 973 fielding percentage. He hit 245 in 17 postseason games and went 12 for 49.
In 1975, the St. Louis Cardinals signed him as an amateur free agent. He played his first game in Major League Baseball on August 22, 1977 with the St. Louis Cardinals. On October 4, 1992 he played his last game. The player played for the St. Louis Cardinals, who won the 1982 World Series. He hit .292 in that series.
Oberkfell is also married and has six children with his wife. All of his children, including Brittany Oberkfell, Joe Oberkfell, Jessica Oberkfell, Cary Oberkfell and Beth Oberkfell, are well known in their fields.
What happened to Ken Oberkfell and is he still ill?
Ken fractured his left thumb Tuesday while diving for a ground ball. As a result, he missed the first two weeks of the regular season. But now he looks great.
He was also injured trying to catch Lee Lacy’s groundball in the first inning of an exhibition game between the Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to a team spokesman. Ken’s hand will be out of action for at least three weeks, according to the spokesman. But he was not immediately placed on the disabled list.
Gene Tenace broke his right thumb in spring training and was looking to miss at least the first week of the regular season, which begins April 6. The Cardinals’ starting third baseman hit .244 in exhibition games last year. He hit no home runs and drove nine runs.
The details of Ken Oberkfell’s playing career for the Cardinals
Ken started working as a teenager and was discharged from the army after graduating from high school. When Oberkfell reached 351 in his first year, he got people’s attention. He also broke the time between rookie-ball and A-ball.
He also played briefly for the Cardinals in 1977 and 1978, but went 1-for-9 and 6-for-50, respectively. He joined the team in 1979 and eventually earned a spot at second baseman on the starting lineup.
He hit .301 in 435 at-bats and showed good plate discipline, walking 57 times and hitting just 35 times. Similarly, the Cardinals sent Oberkfell to the Braves in exchange for Ken Dayley and Mike Jorgensen.
The player was always on the field for Atlanta, but he didn’t play as well as he did in St. Louis. In four years at Atlanta, he hit .269-.280 and had an 84-100 OPS+.
He was a utility player for the Astros for the remainder of his career, racking up hits of 207 and 229 over the next two years. After spending half a year with AAA, he signed with the Angels for the ’92 season.
He also hit 278/.351/.362 with a career OPS+ of 97 for sixteen seasons and showed long range and good hands at third base. He finished his career with 5.2 dWAR.
He retired from baseball in 1992 and went on to have a successful executive career. In 2005, Baseball America named him Minor League Manager of the Year.
From January 4, 2007 to June 17, 2008 she was the manager of the New Orleans Zephyrs. He then rose to the Mets and took over Tom Nieto as their first base coach. In 2009 and 2010 he was the manager of the Mets’ Triple-A farm team, the Buffalo Bisons.
As the team’s manager since January 28, 2010, the former player led the Leones del Escogido to their 13th championship of the Dominican Baseball Winter League.
He’s also active on Twitter under the name @KenOberkfell, where he’s gained 600 followers and given the same treatment to four people. He started Twitter in October 2012.
On his account, he said he was the coach of Leones del Escogido in the Dominican Republic’s winter league and a player for the St. Louis Cardinals, the team that won the 1982 World Series.
