Chet Laabs Notable

b. April 30, 1912 · Detroit Tigers 1937–1939, St. Louis Browns 1939–1946, Philadelphia Athletics 1947

Chet Laabs played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1937 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1947. His longest stay was with the St. Louis Browns, from 1939 to 1946.

Across 950 games he batted .262, with 813 hits and 467 runs. He finished with 117 home runs, 151 doubles and 32 stolen bases.

He played 820 games in the outfield, with 1,780 putouts and 44 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1943.

He was born in Milwaukee, WI, USA on April 30, 1912, and died on January 26, 1983. 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
1937	DET	72	242	31	58	13	5	8	37	24	66	6	.240
1938	DET	64	211	26	50	7	3	7	37	15	52	3	.237
1939	DET/SLB	100	333	53	100	21	6	10	64	35	62	4	.300
1940	SLB	105	218	32	59	11	5	10	40	34	59	3	.271
1941	SLB	118	392	64	109	23	6	15	59	51	59	5	.278
1942	SLB	144	520	90	143	21	7	27	99	88	88	0	.275
1943	SLB	151	580	83	145	27	7	17	85	73	105	5	.250
1944	SLB	66	201	28	47	10	2	5	23	29	33	3	.234
1945	SLB	35	109	15	26	4	3	1	8	16	17	0	.239
1946	SLB	80	264	40	69	13	0	16	52	20	50	3	.261
1947	PHA	15	32	5	7	1	0	1	5	4	4	0	.219
Career	—	950	3102	467	813	151	44	117	509	389	595	32	.262

On this day & linked events

1912

Born April 30, 1912

Milwaukee, WI, USA

1983

Died January 26, 1983

1937

Major-league debut: Chet Laabs

Chet Laabs made a major-league debut on May 5, 1937.

1947

Final major-league game: Chet Laabs

Chet Laabs played a final major-league game on June 3, 1947.

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