Babe Young
Norman Robert Young
Born: July 1, 1915
Astoria, NY USA
Deceased: 1983
Everett, MA USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
College: Fordham University
Career: 1936-1948
Minor League Statistics
Babe Young compiled a career batting average of .273 with 79 home runs and 415 RBI in his 728-game career with the New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals. He began playing during the 1936 season and last took the field during the 1948 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | NL | New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | New York Giants | 22 | 84 | 75 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .307 | .373 | .480 | .853 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NL | New York Giants | 149 | 632 | 556 | 75 | 159 | 27 | 4 | 17 | 101 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 28 | .286 | .367 | .441 | .807 | 245 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | New York Giants | 152 | 649 | 574 | 90 | 152 | 28 | 5 | 25 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 39 | .265 | .346 | .462 | .807 | 265 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NL | New York Giants | 101 | 328 | 287 | 37 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 22 | .279 | .365 | .460 | .825 | 132 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | New York Giants | 104 | 321 | 291 | 30 | 81 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 21 | .278 | .346 | .388 | .734 | 113 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | New York Giants | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .071 | .071 | .143 | .214 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 95 | 403 | 364 | 55 | 103 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 26 | .283 | .349 | .473 | .822 | 172 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 49 | 150 | 130 | 11 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | .231 | .329 | .338 | .667 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | 127 | 111 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | .243 | .339 | .351 | .690 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 728 | 2709 | 2403 | 320 | 656 | 121 | 17 | 79 | 415 | 9 | 0 | 274 | 161 | .273 | .352 | .436 | .788 | 1048 | 44 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 214 | 9 | 4 | 18 | .982 | 1.136 | |
| 1940 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 1505 | 86 | 13 | 112 | .992 | 1.823 | |
| 1941 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 1395 | 87 | 21 | 124 | .986 | 9.880 | |
| 1942 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 159 | 12 | 3 | 11 | .983 | 9.500 | |
| 1942 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 54 | 0 | 0.0 | 101 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .972 | 1.944 | |
| 1946 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 49 | 0 | 0.0 | 452 | 24 | 6 | 25 | .988 | 9.714 | |
| 1946 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 1.667 | |
| 1947 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 93 | 0 | 0.0 | 730 | 56 | 8 | 66 | .990 | 8.452 | |
| 1948 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 261 | 21 | 2 | 31 | .993 | 9.097 | |
| 1948 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 266 | 8 | 1 | 23 | .996 | 7.829 | |
| 1948 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| Totals | 624 | 0 | 0.0 | 5125 | 307 | 62 | 412 | .989 | 8.705 |
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