Loren Babe
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Loren Babe (Loren Rolland Babe) was born on January 11, 1928 in Pisgah, Iowa. He made his Major League debut on August 19, 1952 for the New York Yankees. In 1953, his rookie year, he hit .230 with 2 home runs and 26 RBI. Babe played for the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 2 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1952
| NY
| A
| 12
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .095
| .240
| .143
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| PHI
| A
| 103
| 343
| 34
| 77
| 0
| 20
| .224
| .300
| .283
| 16
| 2
| 35
| 20
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| 1953
| NY
| A
| 5
| 18
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 6
| .333
| .333
| .722
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| TOT
| A
| 108
| 361
| 36
| 83
| 2
| 26
| .230
| .302
| .305
| 17
| 2
| 35
| 22
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 120
| 382
| 37
| 85
| 2
| 26
| .223
| .298
| .296
| 18
| 2
| 39
| 26
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 9
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1952
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 16
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1953
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 114
| 192
| 16
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1953
| PHI
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1953
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 15
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1953
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 122
| 207
| 18
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 126
| 223
| 20
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1945).
- Sold by New York Yankees to Philadelphia Athletics (April 26, 1953).
- Traded by Philadelphia Athletics with Harry Byrd, Eddie Robinson, Tom Hamilton and Carmen Mauro to New York Yankees in exchange for Don Bollweg, Johnny Gray, Jim Robertson, Jim Finigan, Vic Power and Bill Renna (December 16, 1953).
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