Anthony Charles Kaufmann (December 16, 1900 - June 4, 1982) born in Chicago, Illinois was a professional baseball player who played for the Chicago Cubs

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 (1921–27), Philadelphia Phillies

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 (1927), St. Louis Cardinals

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 (1927–28, 1930–31 and 1935) and New York Giants

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 (1929).

He helped the Cardinals win the 1928, 1930 and 1931 National League Pennants and the 1931 World Series

1931 World Series

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Kaufmann led the National League

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 in hit batsmen (11) in 1923 and home runs allowed (21) in 1924.

In 11 seasons he had a 64-62 record in 202 games, with 123 starts, 71 complete games, 9 shutouts, 12 saves, 1,086⅓ innings pitched, 1,198 hits allowed, 587 runs allowed, 81 home runs allowed, 368 walks, 345 strikeouts, 39 hit batsmen, 15 wild pitches and a 4.18 ERA.

Kaufmann died in Elgin, Illinois

Elgin, Illinois

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at the age of 81.

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