Babe Borton

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 178lb (183cm, 80kg)

Born: August 14, 1888 in Marion, IL us

Died: July 29, 1954 in Berkeley, CA

Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA

Debut: September 2, 1912 (Age 24-019d, 3,783rd in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1916 (Age 28-047d)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1912 season

Full Name: William Baker Borton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.8

940

254

.270

139

RBI

136

OBP

.381

SLG

.352

OPS

.734

OPS+

114

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	27-34 / in Starts: 27-31
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	13 games
Most Games w/o HR	59 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 8 bases loaded PA and 7 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	6

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 236 PAs	23
Actual Runners on Base	149 (60-54-35) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 236 PAs	22
Avg. Runners on Base	144 (66-49-27)

Most Driven In
H Lord	6
M Rath	4
R Hartzell	4
S Collins	3
B Cree	3
E Sweeney	1
R Peckinpaugh	0
P Bodie	0

Most Driven In By
C Derrick	2
T Easterly	2
W Schaller	2
H Wolter	1
B Weaver	1
W Mattick	1
G McConnell	1
S Collins	1

1913 Batting Game Log

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1913 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	32	1	Apr 11	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-3	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.500	.667	.500	1.167	5	1.06	0.036	2.79	0.06%	0.18	1B
2	33	2	Apr 12	CHW	@	CLE	W,13-3	CG(7)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.333	.500	.333	.833	5	.83	-0.076	2.01	-0.11%	0.00	1B
3	34	3	Apr 13	CHW	@	SLB	W,7-2	CG	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3		0	0	0				0		.286	.583	.286	.869	5						1B
4	35	4	Apr 14	CHW	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.273	.500	.364	.864	5	2.06	-0.128	5.81	-0.22%	-0.58	1B
5	36	5	Apr 15	CHW	@	SLB	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.333	.500	.467	.967	4						1B
6	37	6	Apr 16	CHW	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.278	.458	.389	.847	4	1.66	-0.100	4.93	-0.18%	-0.61	1B
7	38	7	Apr 17	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.464	.350	.814	5	.65	-0.028	2.06	-0.05%	-0.74	1B
8	39	8	Apr 18	CHW		CLE	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.438	.333	.771	4	.92	-0.048	3.01	-0.10%	-0.71	1B
9	40	9	Apr 19	CHW		CLE	L,2-9	CG	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		0		0		.231	.459	.308	.767	4	1.22	-0.030	3.90	-0.06%	-0.72	1B
10	41	10	Apr 20	CHW		CLE	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.241	.450	.310	.760	5	1.39	0.012	4.08	0.02%	-0.20	1B
11	42	11	Apr 21	CHW		DET	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.219	.419	.281	.700	4	1.61	-0.149	4.19	-0.23%	-1.19	1B
12	43	12	Apr 22	CHW		DET	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.229	.426	.286	.711	4	.43	0.062	.99	0.09%	0.70	1B
13	44	13	Apr 23	CHW		DET	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.289	.471	.395	.865	4	1.36	0.299	3.42	0.45%	2.33	1B
14	45	14	Apr 24	CHW		SLB	L,1-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.286	.455	.381	.835	4	1.54	-0.025	4.02	-0.04%	-0.33	1B
15	46	15	Apr 26	CHW		SLB	W,1-0	GS-8	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		0		0		.279	.475	.372	.847	4	1.49	0.069	3.44	0.10%	0.48	1B
16	47	16	Apr 27	CHW		SLB	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.283	.476	.370	.846	4	1.33	-0.005	3.22	-0.01%	-0.10	1B
17	48	17	Apr 29	CHW	@	DET	W,6-5	CG(12)	6	5	1	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.314	.493	.392	.885	4	1.85	0.416	4.43	0.60%	2.13	1B
18	49	18	Apr 30	CHW	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.304	.473	.393	.866	4	.75	0.175	1.87	0.26%	0.93	1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	50	19	May 1	CHW	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.311	.468	.393	.862	4	.99	0.187	2.59	0.30%	1.54	1B
20	51	20	May 2	CHW	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.323	.470	.400	.870	4	1.35	0.105	3.78	0.18%	0.66	1B
21	52	21	May 3	CHW	@	DET	W,6-4	CG(11)	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.304	.455	.377	.831	4	1.33	0.059	3.95	0.11%	0.40	1B
22	53	22	May 4	CHW		DET	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.292	.446	.361	.807	4	1.88	-0.085	5.59	-0.15%	-0.51	1B
23	54	23	May 7	CHW		WSH	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.280	.438	.347	.784	4	1.15	-0.095	3.81	-0.19%	-0.44	1B
24	55	24	May 8	CHW		WSH	W,10-5	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0		0		.282	.446	.346	.792	4	.62	0.066	1.85	0.12%	0.18	1B
25	56	25	May 9	CHW		WSH	W,6-1	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.282	.446	.346	.792	4						1B
26	57	28 (2)	May 12	CHW		PHA	L,0-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.278	.441	.342	.783	7	2.20	-0.064	7.41	-0.13%	-0.56	PH
27	58	34 (5)	May 21	CHW		BOS	L,9-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.275	.437	.338	.774	9	10.72	-0.258	34.50	-0.50%	-0.72	PH
28	59	41 (6)	May 30 (1)	CHW		DET	L,2-3	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		1		.275	.442	.338	.780	7	4.63	0.060	8.89	0.07%	0.23	PH 1B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Chicago White Sox to New York Yankees
29	60	42	Jun 3	NYY		CLE	L,2-8	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0		0		0		.272	.454	.333	.787	3	1.21	0.034	.02	0.00%	0.61	1B
30	61	43	Jun 4	NYY		CLE	L,5-9	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0		.267	.442	.326	.768	3	1.36	-0.060	.02	0.00%	-0.61	1B
31	62	44	Jun 5	NYY		CLE	L,3-5	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.264	.432	.330	.762	3	1.46	0.011	.01	0.00%	-0.17	1B
32	63	45	Jun 6	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.253	.418	.316	.734	3	1.46	-0.143	.00	0.00%	-1.00	1B
33	64	46	Jun 7	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.242	.405	.303	.708	3	1.87	0.250	.01	0.00%	0.49	1B
34	65	47	Jun 9	NYY		CHW	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0		0		.245	.408	.304	.712	3	.53	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.61	1B
35	66	48	Jun 10	NYY		CHW	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.245	.403	.302	.705	3	.73	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.45	1B
36	67	49	Jun 11	NYY		CHW	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.236	.391	.291	.682	3	2.27	-0.268	.01	0.00%	-1.27	1B
37	68	50	Jun 12	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.228	.380	.281	.661	4	1.12	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-0.65	1B
38	69	51	Jun 13	NYY		DET	W,4-2	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0		.233	.386	.284	.671	4	1.10	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.22	1B
39	70	52	Jun 14	NYY		DET	L,5-6	CG(10)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0		.227	.387	.277	.664	4	1.63	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.17	1B
40	71	53	Jun 16	NYY		DET	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.220	.377	.268	.645	4	.89	-0.088	.01	0.00%	-0.70	1B
41	72	54	Jun 17	NYY		SLB	L,4-7	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.224	.378	.272	.650	7	.89	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.03	1B
42	73	55	Jun 18	NYY		SLB	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.227	.377	.273	.651	7	1.46	0.128	.00	0.00%	2.01	1B
43	74	56	Jun 19	NYY		SLB	W,10-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		1		0		.237	.383	.282	.665	7	.87	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.49	1B
44	75	57	Jun 20 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.239	.386	.284	.669	7	1.07	0.213	.00	0.00%	1.41	1B
45	76	58	Jun 20 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-3	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.237	.380	.288	.668	7						1B
46	77	59	Jun 21 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0		.234	.383	.284	.667	7	.70	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.04	1B
47	78	60	Jun 21 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-6	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1	0	0				0		.232	.388	.282	.669	7						1B
48	79	61	Jun 24	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG(8)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.228	.381	.276	.657	7	.85	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.53	1B
49	80	62	Jun 25	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.223	.378	.270	.649	7	1.08	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-0.66	1B
50	81	63	Jun 27 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.217	.370	.263	.634	7	.60	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.80	1B
51	82	64	Jun 27 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.212	.363	.256	.619	7	1.17	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-0.77	1B
52	83	65	Jun 28 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,6-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.213	.360	.256	.617	7	.59	-0.033	.00	0.00%	0.03	1B
53	84	66	Jun 28 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1		1		.209	.358	.252	.610	7	.90	0.105	.00	0.00%	1.21	1B
54	85	67	Jun 30	NYY		PHA	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.205	.353	.247	.600	7	.86	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.65	1B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
55	86	68	Jul 1	NYY		PHA	L,1-2	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		0	0	0				0		.204	.361	.246	.606	7						1B
56	87	69	Jul 2	NYY		PHA	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.199	.354	.240	.594	7	1.37	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.90	1B
57	88	70	Jul 3	NYY		PHA	L,4-8	CG	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0		0		.198	.358	.238	.597	7	.79	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.10	1B
58	89	71	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.200	.358	.240	.598	7	.62	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.30	1B
59	90	72	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.201	.356	.240	.596	6	.68	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.08	1B
60	91	73	Jul 7 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		1		0		.197	.350	.235	.585	6	.36	0.092	.00	0.00%	0.62	1B
61	92	74	Jul 7 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.193	.343	.230	.573	6	1.17	-0.118	.00	0.00%	-1.02	1B
							27-34		236	187	17	36	7	0	0	23	41	0	24	2	4		8		2		.193	.343	.230	.573		1.22	-0.122	1.80	0.38%	-0.59

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