1925
Born January 22, 1925
Granite, MD, USA
Bobby Young Notable
b. January 22, 1925 · St. Louis Cardinals 1948, St. Louis Browns 1951–1953, Baltimore Orioles 1954–1955, Cleveland Indians 1955–1956, Philadelphia Phillies 1958
Bobby Young played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1948 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1958.
Across 687 games he batted .249, with 609 hits and 244 runs. He finished with 15 home runs, 68 doubles and 18 stolen bases.
He played 661 games at second base, with 1,754 assists and 70 errors. He turned 503 double plays.
He was born in Granite, MD, USA on January 22, 1925, and died on February 4, 1985. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | STL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1951 | SLB | 147 | 611 | 75 | 159 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 44 | 51 | 8 | .260 |
| 1952 | SLB | 149 | 575 | 59 | 142 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 56 | 48 | 3 | .247 |
| 1953 | SLB | 148 | 537 | 48 | 137 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 2 | .255 |
| 1954 | BAL | 130 | 432 | 43 | 106 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 54 | 42 | 4 | .245 |
| 1955 | BAL/CLE | 77 | 231 | 12 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 1 | .221 |
| 1956 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | PHI | 32 | 60 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .233 |
| Career | — | 687 | 2447 | 244 | 609 | 68 | 28 | 15 | 137 | 208 | 212 | 18 | .249 |
On this day & linked events
1985
Died February 4, 1985
1948
Major-league debut: Bobby Young
Bobby Young made a major-league debut on August 30, 1948.
1958
Final major-league game: Bobby Young
Bobby Young played a final major-league game on September 28, 1958.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain