Babe Herman
Floyd Caves Herman
Born: June 26, 1903
Buffalo, NY USA
Deceased: 1987
Glendale, CA USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 190
Career: 1926-1945
Minor League Statistics
Babe Herman compiled a career batting average of .324 with 181 home runs and 997 RBI in his 1553-game career with the Brooklyn Robins, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers and Brooklyn Dodgers. He began playing during the 1926 season and last took the field during the 1945 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 137 | 554 | 496 | 64 | 158 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 53 | .319 | .375 | .500 | .875 | 248 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 130 | 466 | 412 | 65 | 112 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 41 | .272 | .336 | .481 | .817 | 198 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 134 | 542 | 486 | 64 | 165 | 37 | 6 | 12 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 36 | .340 | .390 | .514 | .904 | 250 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 146 | 637 | 569 | 105 | 217 | 42 | 13 | 21 | 113 | 21 | 0 | 55 | 45 | .381 | .436 | .612 | 1.047 | 348 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 153 | 699 | 614 | 143 | 241 | 48 | 11 | 35 | 130 | 18 | 0 | 66 | 56 | .393 | .455 | .678 | 1.132 | 416 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 151 | 661 | 610 | 93 | 191 | 43 | 16 | 18 | 97 | 17 | 0 | 50 | 65 | .313 | .365 | .525 | .890 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 148 | 642 | 577 | 87 | 188 | 38 | 19 | 16 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 45 | .326 | .389 | .541 | .930 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 137 | 565 | 508 | 77 | 147 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 93 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 57 | .289 | .353 | .502 | .855 | 255 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 125 | 507 | 467 | 65 | 142 | 34 | 5 | 14 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 71 | .304 | .353 | .488 | .841 | 228 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 26 | 85 | 81 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .235 | .271 | .358 | .629 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 92 | 386 | 349 | 44 | 117 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 25 | .335 | .396 | .516 | .912 | 180 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 119 | 421 | 380 | 59 | 106 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 36 | .279 | .348 | .458 | .806 | 174 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 17 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .300 | .364 | .450 | .814 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 37 | 39 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .265 | .359 | .382 | .741 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1552 | 6226 | 5603 | 882 | 1818 | 399 | 110 | 181 | 997 | 94 | 0 | 520 | 553 | .324 | .383 | .532 | .915 | 2980 | 43 | 11 | 92 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 1B | 101 | 0 | 0.0 | 918 | 60 | 14 | 55 | .986 | 9.683 | |
| 1926 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | OF | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .952 | 1.714 | |
| 1927 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 1B | 105 | 0 | 0.0 | 968 | 68 | 21 | 64 | .980 | 9.867 | |
| 1927 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1928 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | OF | 127 | 0 | 0.0 | 225 | 12 | 16 | 2 | .937 | 1.866 | |
| 1929 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 8.500 | |
| 1929 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | OF | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 244 | 10 | 16 | 2 | .941 | 1.801 | |
| 1930 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | OF | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 260 | 10 | 6 | 1 | .978 | 1.765 | |
| 1931 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | OF | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 287 | 24 | 13 | 7 | .960 | 2.073 | |
| 1932 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 146 | 0 | 0.0 | 392 | 18 | 13 | 6 | .969 | 2.808 | |
| 1933 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 131 | 0 | 0.0 | 252 | 12 | 12 | 1 | .957 | 2.015 | |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .984 | 8.857 | |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 113 | 0 | 0.0 | 192 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .971 | 1.761 | |
| 1935 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .900 | 6.000 | |
| 1935 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 123 | 9 | 2 | 11 | .985 | 9.429 | |
| 1935 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 76 | 0 | 0.0 | 156 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .976 | 2.118 | |
| 1935 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .958 | 1.533 | |
| 1936 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.500 | |
| 1936 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 92 | 0 | 0.0 | 175 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .967 | 1.935 | |
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | |
| 1945 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 1421 | 0 | 0.0 | 4376 | 248 | 137 | 159 | .971 | 3.254 |
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