1929
Born July 4, 1929
Buffalo, NY, USA
Babe Birrer Notable
Babe Birrer played for three clubs across four seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1955 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1958.
He went 4 and 3 with a 4.36 earned run average, pitching 119 innings in 56 games. He struck out 45. Across 56 games he batted .259, with 7 hits and 3 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 2 doubles.
He was born in Buffalo, NY, USA on July 4, 1929, and died on November 19, 2013. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | DET | 36 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .158 |
| 1956 | BAL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1958 | LAD | 16 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .571 |
| Career | — | 56 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .259 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | DET | 4 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 80.1 | 77 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 4.15 |
| 1956 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 |
| 1958 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 34.0 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 4.50 |
| Career | — | 4 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 4 | 119.2 | 129 | 58 | 37 | 45 | 4.36 |
On this day & linked events
2013
Died November 19, 2013
Image: Popcorn, public domain