1915
Born July 1, 1915
Astoria, NY, USA
Babe Young Notable
b. July 1, 1915 · New York Giants 1936, 1939–1942, 1946–1947, Cincinnati Reds 1947–1948, St. Louis Cardinals 1948
Babe Young played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the New York Giants in 1936 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1948.
Across 728 games he batted .273, with 656 hits and 320 runs. He finished with 79 home runs, 121 doubles and 9 stolen bases.
He played 545 games at first base, with 4,982 putouts and 58 errors. He turned 410 double plays.
He was born in Astoria, NY, USA on July 1, 1915, and died on December 25, 1983. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | NYG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1939 | NYG | 22 | 75 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .307 |
| 1940 | NYG | 149 | 556 | 75 | 159 | 27 | 4 | 17 | 101 | 69 | 28 | 4 | .286 |
| 1941 | NYG | 152 | 574 | 90 | 152 | 28 | 5 | 25 | 104 | 66 | 39 | 1 | .265 |
| 1942 | NYG | 101 | 287 | 37 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 34 | 22 | 1 | .279 |
| 1946 | NYG | 104 | 291 | 30 | 81 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 3 | .278 |
| 1947 | CIN/NYG | 109 | 378 | 55 | 104 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 79 | 35 | 27 | 0 | .275 |
| 1948 | CIN/STL | 90 | 241 | 25 | 57 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 35 | 18 | 0 | .237 |
| Career | — | 728 | 2403 | 320 | 656 | 121 | 17 | 79 | 415 | 274 | 161 | 9 | .273 |
On this day & linked events
1983
Died December 25, 1983
1936
Major-league debut: Babe Young
Babe Young made a major-league debut on September 26, 1936.
1948
Final major-league game: Babe Young
Babe Young played a final major-league game on October 2, 1948.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain