Babe Dahlgren Notable

b. June 15, 1912 · Boston Red Sox 1935–1936, New York Yankees 1937–1940, Boston Braves 1941, Chicago Cubs 1941–1942, St. Louis Browns 1942, 1946, Brooklyn Dodgers 1942, Philadelphia Blue Jays 1943, Pittsburgh Pirates 1944–1945

Babe Dahlgren played for eight clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1935 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1946.

Across 1,137 games he batted .261, with 1,056 hits and 470 runs. He finished with 82 home runs, 174 doubles and 18 stolen bases.

He played 1,030 games at first base, with 9,619 putouts and 102 errors. He turned 848 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1943.

He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on June 15, 1912, and died on September 4, 1996. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1943

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1935	BOS	149	525	77	138	27	7	9	63	56	67	6	.263
1936	BOS	16	57	6	16	3	1	1	7	7	1	2	.281
1937	NYY	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1938	NYY	27	43	8	8	1	0	0	1	1	7	0	.186
1939	NYY	144	531	71	125	18	6	15	89	57	54	2	.235
1940	NYY	155	568	51	150	24	4	12	73	46	54	1	.264
1941	BSN/CHC	143	525	70	140	28	2	23	89	59	52	2	.267
1942	BRO/CHC/SLB	36	77	6	13	1	0	0	6	8	7	0	.169
1943	PHI	136	508	55	146	19	2	5	56	50	39	2	.287
1944	PIT	158	599	67	173	28	7	12	101	47	56	2	.289
1945	PIT	144	531	57	133	24	8	5	75	51	51	1	.250
1946	SLB	28	80	2	14	1	0	0	9	8	13	0	.175
Career	—	1137	4045	470	1056	174	37	82	569	390	401	18	.261

On this day & linked events

1912

Born June 15, 1912

San Francisco, CA, USA

1996

Died September 4, 1996

1935

Major-league debut: Babe Dahlgren

Babe Dahlgren made a major-league debut on April 16, 1935.

1946

Final major-league game: Babe Dahlgren

Babe Dahlgren played a final major-league game on September 3, 1946.

Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain