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Johnny Babich
John Charles Babich
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 14, 1913 in Albion, CA (All Transactions)
Debut: June 19, 1934
Final Game: August 28, 1941
Died: January 19, 2001
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1934 21 BRO NL 7 11 .389 4.20 25 19 4 7 0 1 135.0 148 76 63 5 51 62 2 0 3 589 93 1.474 9.9 0.3 3.4 4.1 1.22
1935 22 BRO NL 7 14 .333 6.66 37 24 9 7 2 0 143.1 191 124 106 7 52 55 2 0 7 669 60 1.695 12.0 0.4 3.3 3.5 1.06
1936 23 BSN NL 0 0 10.50 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 11 8 7 1 6 1 1 0 0 33 37 2.833 16.5 1.5 9.0 1.5 0.17
1940 27 PHA AL 14 13 .519 3.73 31 30 1 16 1 0 229.1 222 111 95 16 80 94 1 0 0 988 119 1.317 8.7 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.18 MVP-19
1941 28 PHA AL 2 7 .222 6.09 16 14 1 4 0 0 78.1 85 57 53 9 31 19 3 0 2 343 69 1.481 9.8 1.0 3.6 2.2 0.61
5 Seasons 30 45 .400 4.93 112 87 17 34 3 1 592.0 657 376 324 38 220 231 9 0 12 2622 84 1.481 10.0 0.6 3.3 3.5 1.05
162 Game Avg. 10 15 .400 4.93 38 30 6 12 1 0 202 225 128 111 13 75 79 3 0 4 896 84 1.481 10.0 0.6 3.3 3.5 1.05
PHA (2 yrs) 16 20 .444 4.33 47 44 2 20 1 0 307.2 307 168 148 25 111 113 4 0 2 1331 101 1.359 9.0 0.7 3.2 3.3 1.02
BRO (2 yrs) 14 25 .359 5.46 62 43 13 14 2 1 278.1 339 200 169 12 103 117 4 0 10 1258 72 1.588 11.0 0.4 3.3 3.8 1.14
BSN (1 yr) 0 0 10.50 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 11 8 7 1 6 1 1 0 0 33 37 2.833 16.5 1.5 9.0 1.5 0.17
NL (3 yrs) 14 25 .359 5.57 65 43 15 14 2 1 284.1 350 208 176 13 109 118 5 0 10 1291 71 1.614 11.1 0.4 3.5 3.7 1.08
AL (2 yrs) 16 20 .444 4.33 47 44 2 20 1 0 307.2 307 168 148 25 111 113 4 0 2 1331 101 1.359 9.0 0.7 3.2 3.3 1.02

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1934 21 BRO NL 25 51 50 4 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 19 .140 .140 .140 .280 -23 7 0 0 1 1
1935 22 BRO NL 37 52 49 4 9 2 0 0 4 1 0 16 .184 .200 .224 .424 15 11 2 1 2 1
1936 23 BSN NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1940 27 PHA AL 31 91 86 4 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 24 .116 .146 .128 .274 -28 11 3 1 2 1 MVP-19
1941 28 PHA AL 16 29 25 2 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .400 .444 .480 .924 146 12 1 0 2 1
5 Seasons 112 224 211 14 36 5 0 0 10 1 0 4 63 .171 .194 .194 .388 4 41 6 2 7
162 Game Avg. 162 324 305 20 52 7 0 0 14 1 6 91 .171 .194 .194 .388 4 59 9 3 10
PHA (2 yrs) 47 120 111 6 20 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 28 .180 .216 .207 .423 12 23 4 1 4
BRO (2 yrs) 62 103 99 8 16 2 0 0 7 1 0 35 .162 .170 .182 .352 -4 18 2 1 3
BSN (1 yr) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 65 104 100 8 16 2 0 0 7 1 0 35 .160 .168 .180 .348 -5 18 2 1 3
AL (2 yrs) 47 120 111 6 20 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 28 .180 .216 .207 .423 12 23 4 1 4

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1934 BRO NL 21 P 25 46 6 36 4 1 .913 1.68 .961 1.12
1935 BRO NL 22 P 37 41 6 31 4 1 .902 1.00 .961 1.18
1936 BSN NL 23 P 3 3 0 2 1 0 .667 0.67 .967 1.17
1940 PHA AL 27 P 31 58 14 42 2 0 .966 1.81 .955 1.05 MVP-19
1941 PHA AL 28 P 16 28 9 19 0 0 1.000 1.75 .957 1.16
5 Seasons P 112 176 35 130 11 2 .938 1.47 .959 1.13
5 Seasons TOT 112 176 35 130 11 2 .938 1.47 .896 1.13

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1940-AL-19-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Wins s c a p y
1940 AL--14--10th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1940 AL--1.317--10th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1940 AL--8.712--8th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1940 AL--229.3--9th

Games Started s c a p y
1940 AL--30--10th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1940 AL--.628--10th

Losses s c a p y
1935 NL--14--7th
1940 AL--13--10th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1935 NL--106--6th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1935 NL--7--5th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1940 AL--988--10th

Youngest s c a p y
1934 NL--born 1913-05-14--8th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 10 (1499), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1789), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 12, 1934: Traded by Mission (PCL) to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Ray Lucas and cash plus a player to be named.

February 6, 1936: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers with Gene Moore to the Boston Bees for Fred Frankhouse.

October 27, 1938: Sent by the Boston Bees to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on August 10, 1938. The Boston Bees sent players to be named later, Gil English, Johnny Riddle and cash to the New York Yankees for players to be named later and Eddie Miller. The Boston Bees sent Bobby Reis (October 27, 1938), Tommy Reis (October 27, 1938), Johnny Babich (October 27, 1938) and Vince DiMaggio (February 4, 1939) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

October 3, 1939: Drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics from the New York Yankees in the 1939 rule 5 draft.

December 9, 1944: Traded by the New York Yankees with Dick Hearn (minors) to Seattle (PCL) for Cuddles Marshall.

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