1899
Born January 27, 1899
Austin, TX, USA
Bibb Falk Notable
Bibb Falk divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a left fielder: the Chicago White Sox from 1920, then the Cleveland Indians through 1931.
He batted .314 with 1,463 hits across 1,353 games, scoring 655 runs. He finished with 69 home runs, 300 doubles, 59 triples and 47 stolen bases.
He played 1,222 games in the outfield, with 2,520 putouts and 92 errors.
He was born in Austin, TX, USA on January 27, 1899, and died on June 8, 1989. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | CHW | 7 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .294 |
| 1921 | CHW | 152 | 585 | 62 | 167 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 82 | 37 | 69 | 4 | .285 |
| 1922 | CHW | 131 | 483 | 58 | 144 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 79 | 27 | 55 | 2 | .298 |
| 1923 | CHW | 87 | 274 | 44 | 84 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 5 | .307 |
| 1924 | CHW | 138 | 526 | 77 | 185 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 99 | 47 | 21 | 6 | .352 |
| 1925 | CHW | 154 | 602 | 80 | 181 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 99 | 51 | 25 | 4 | .301 |
| 1926 | CHW | 155 | 566 | 86 | 195 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 108 | 66 | 22 | 9 | .345 |
| 1927 | CHW | 145 | 535 | 76 | 175 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 83 | 52 | 19 | 5 | .327 |
| 1928 | CHW | 98 | 286 | 42 | 83 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 25 | 16 | 5 | .290 |
| 1929 | CLE | 125 | 426 | 65 | 133 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 93 | 42 | 14 | 4 | .312 |
| 1930 | CLE | 82 | 191 | 34 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 2 | .325 |
| 1931 | CLE | 79 | 161 | 30 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 1 | .304 |
| Career | — | 1353 | 4652 | 655 | 1463 | 300 | 59 | 69 | 784 | 412 | 279 | 47 | .314 |
On this day & linked events
1989
Died June 8, 1989
1920
Major-league debut: Bibb Falk
Bibb Falk made a major-league debut on July 17, 1920.
1931
Final major-league game: Bibb Falk
Bibb Falk played a final major-league game on September 23, 1931.
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