Ken Oberkfell

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Kenneth Raymond Oberkfell (born May 4, 1956, in Highland, Illinois) was a Major League Baseball player whose Major League career spanned the better part of 16 seasons. Oberkfell primarily played third base but was also known to play second base and both corner outfield positions. Currently, he is the manager of the New Orleans Zephyrs.

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1975, Oberkfell would make his Major League Baseball debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on August 22, 1977, and appear in his final game on October 4, 1992. Oberkfell was a member of the 1982 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals, hitting .292 in that series.

After his retirement as a player in 1992, Oberkfell embarked on a successful managerial career that saw him named Minor League Manager of the Year by Baseball America in 2005.

[edit] Famous beard

Oberkfell was part of the "Bearded Braves" triumvirate along with Glenn Hubbard and Bruce Sutter. He told Neil Holfeld of the Houston Chronicle in a May 17, 1985 story that, "the beards make us stand out from the clean cut Dale Murphy types. Consider us a modern era House of David team."

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube

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