Babe Young

Positions: First Baseman and Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: July 1, 1915 in Astoria, NY us

Died: December 25, 1983 in Everett, MA

Buried: Windsor Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Windsor, CT

High School: George Washington HS (New York, NY)

School: Fordham University (New York, NY)

Debut: September 26, 1936 (Age 21-087d, 8,064th in major league history)
vs. BRO 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1948 (Age 33-093d)
vs. CHC 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: Norman Robert Young

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.2

2403

656

.273

320

RBI

415

OBP

.352

SLG

.436

OPS

.788

OPS+

117

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-10 / in Starts: 12-9
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	52 (29-15-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	56 (29-18-9)

Most Driven In
B Jurges	7
F Demaree	3
Self	3

Most Driven In By
Self	3
J Dickshot	2
T Hafey	1
A Glossop	1
B Seeds	1
R Hayworth	0

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	ROE	GDP	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2	128 (127)	Sep 13 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	4	1.43	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.54	1B
2	3	129	Sep 13 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.429	.500	.714	1.214	4	.78	0.023	.00	0.00%	1.31	1B
3	4	130	Sep 14 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.500	.885	4	.88	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.92	1B
4	5	131	Sep 14 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.429	.762	4	1.01	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.90	1B
5	6	133 (1)	Sep 15 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG(7)	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.368	.375	.743	4	.82	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.25	1B
6	7	134	Sep 16	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.348	.350	.698	4	.69	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.69	1B
7	8	135	Sep 17 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.370	.375	.745	4	.84	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.08	1B
8	9	136	Sep 17 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.387	.407	.795	4	1.25	0.112	.00	0.00%	0.53	1B
9	10	137	Sep 18 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.361	.375	.736	4	1.64	0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.08	1B
10	11	138	Sep 18 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,5-15	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.375	.389	.764	4	.72	0.062	.00	0.00%	0.16	1B
11	12	139	Sep 19	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	.306	.375	.389	.764	4						1B
12	13	140	Sep 20	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.308	.372	.385	.757	4	1.42	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.10	1B
13	14	141	Sep 21	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.340	.349	.689	4	.84	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-1.29	1B
14	15	142	Sep 23	NYG		BSN	W,4-1	CG	4	3	2	2	0	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.304	.373	.500	.873	4	1.14	0.328	.00	0.00%	3.55	1B
15	16	143	Sep 24 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.382	.500	.882	4	.79	0.046	.00	0.00%	0.47	1B
16	17	145 (1)	Sep 25	NYG		BSN	W,6-5	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	.296	.356	.463	.819	4						1B
17	18	146	Sep 26 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,9-5	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.359	.458	.817	4	.87	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.14	1B
18	19	147	Sep 26 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,2-3	CG(7)	3	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.373	.484	.857	4	1.36	0.136	.00	0.00%	1.14	1B
19	20	148	Sep 28 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	4	3	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.338	.394	.538	.933	4	1.35	0.313	.00	0.00%	2.11	1B
20	21	149	Sep 28 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,8-3	CG(8)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0		0	0	.338	.400	.529	.929	4						1B
21	22	150	Sep 30	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.380	.500	.880	4	1.26	-0.117	.00	0.00%	-0.81	1B
22	23	151	Oct 1	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0		0	0	.307	.373	.480	.853	4						1B
							12-10		84	75	8	23	4	3	14	5	0	6	3	1	1	0	1	.307	.373	.480	.853		1.06	0.673	.00	0.00%	4.73

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