#52 Babe Young, Second Base, 29 yrs, Boston (A) Red Sox Thursday, 10/26/1944 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Babe Young
7/1/1915 29 USA,NY,ASTORIA 5"10 190
Second Base L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Prone 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 8,700,000 1949 7 Year(s), 34 Days (1238 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 34 Days (1238 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 9 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/17 | @WAS | L 12-13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/18 | CHA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/19 | CHA | L 4-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/21 | SLA | W 10-8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/23 | @CLE | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/26 | DET | W 11-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | @CHA | W 10-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/30 | PHA | W 3-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/1 | @WAS | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/4 | @SLA | L 3-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 149 | 505 | 155 | 31 | 2 | 25 | 93 | 78 | 68 | 23 | .307 | .390 | .525 | .915 | .926 | .218 |
Projected | 149 | 505 | 155 | 31 | 2 | 25 | 93 | 78 | 68 | 23 | .307 | .390 | .525 | .915 | .926 | .218 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 142 | 584 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 265 | 58 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 106.8 | 7.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 102 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .314 | .395 | .539 | .934 |
vs. RHP | 403 | 123 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 75 | 59 | 54 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .305 | .389 | .521 | .910 |
Close/Late | 57 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .400 | .509 | .909 |
Scoring Position | 119 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .336 | .370 | .555 | .925 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 1.250 | 1.850 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 72 | 239 | 72 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 37 | 38 | 10 | .301 | .398 | .502 | .900 |
Road | 77 | 266 | 83 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 50 | 41 | 30 | 13 | .312 | .383 | .545 | .928 |
March/April | 26 | 92 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 2 | .348 | .465 | .696 | 1.161 |
May | 25 | 97 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | .351 | .406 | .505 | .911 |
June | 26 | 86 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 6 | .267 | .356 | .349 | .705 |
July | 26 | 85 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | .353 | .427 | .529 | .956 |
August | 24 | 70 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | .257 | .333 | .514 | .848 |
Sept/Oct | 22 | 75 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | .240 | .326 | .547 | .872 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1937 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .393 | .414 | .571 | .985 | BOS |
1938 | 122 | 391 | 114 | 34 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 68 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 1 | .292 | .355 | .468 | .823 | BOS |
1939 | 134 | 487 | 143 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 78 | 86 | 50 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .357 | .472 | .829 | BOS |
1940 | 129 | 457 | 123 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 93 | 76 | 49 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .269 | .335 | .479 | .814 | BOS |
1941 | 148 | 602 | 214 | 48 | 8 | 22 | 121 | 115 | 61 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 3 | .355 | .407 | .571 | .979 | BOS,AL |
1942 | 149 | 579 | 215 | 42 | 6 | 30 | 127 | 139 | 69 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | .371 | .438 | .620 | 1.058 | BOS,AL |
1943 | 150 | 556 | 155 | 39 | 2 | 15 | 84 | 94 | 70 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 2 | .279 | .356 | .437 | .793 | BOS |
1944 | 149 | 505 | 155 | 31 | 2 | 25 | 93 | 78 | 68 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .307 | .390 | .525 | .915 | BOS,AL |
Total | 992 | 3605 | 1130 | 260 | 26 | 139 | 652 | 659 | 405 | 19 | 55 | 158 | 13 | 10 | .313 | .381 | .516 | .896 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1936, AAA | 88 | 91 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .275 | .358 | .407 | .765 |
1937, AAA | 128 | 495 | 157 | 30 | 5 | 27 | 80 | 81 | 47 | 53 | 15 | 9 | .317 | .374 | .562 | .935 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1940 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .375 | .333 | .708 |
1941 | 14 | 54 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .352 | .444 | .630 | 1.074 |
1942 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .407 | .750 | 1.157 |
Total | 24 | 90 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .322 | .425 | .622 | 1.047 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 145 | 142 | 275 | 446 | 83 | 756 | 35 | .954 | 1231.2 | 5.52 | | | | |
Third Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1936... Had first career hit on 9/5/1937, off Dutch Leonard (CHA)... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against St. Louis (A) on 9/24/1937... Hit first career homerun on 4/9/1938, off Bill Zuber (PHA)... Injured on 5/20/1938 with a Strained Back, out for 2 weeks... Injured on 5/7/1939 with a Broken Jaw, out for 3 weeks... Drove in 7 runs against Detroit on 9/24/1939... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1940, hitting .542 with 3 HR, 11 RBI... 1/31/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 10/25/1941... Won World Series with Boston (A) in 1941... Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1941... 1/31/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,492,857 through salary arbitration... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (A) on 4/4/1942... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New York (A) on 4/7/1942... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1942, hitting .615 with 2 HR, 12 RBI... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Cleveland on 6/28/1942... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1942, hitting .654 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game... Hit for the cycle against Cleveland on 7/21/1942... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Cleveland on 7/21/1942... Had 26-game hitting streak snapped on 7/29/1942... 9/9/1942: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $8,700,000 per year, for 7 years. Injured on 3/6/1944 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for one week... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1944, hitting .600 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1944, hitting .450 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Injured on 8/26/1944 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1941 - .355 - 3rd 1942 - .371 - 2nd
| OBP 1941 - .407 - 10th 1942 - .438 - 4th
| SLG 1942 - .620 - 4th
| OPS 1941 - .979 - 10th 1942 - 1.058 - 4th
| Hits 1941 - 214 - 2nd 1942 - 215 - 2nd
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Doubles 1941 - 48 - 3rd 1942 - 42 - 10th
| Triples 1941 - 8 - 8th
| Runs 1942 - 139 - 5th
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