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Babe Birrer
Werner Joseph Birrer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 4, 1929 in Buffalo, NY
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 5, 1955
Final Game: September 24, 1958
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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
1955 25 DET AL 4 3 .571 4.15 36 3 15 1 0 3 80.1 77 39 37 9 29 4 28 0 0 0 343 94 1.320 8.6 1.0 3.2 3.1 0.97
1956 26 BAL AL 0 0 6.75 4 0 2 0 0 0 5.1 9 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 26 58 1.875 15.2 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.00
1958 28 LAD NL 0 0 4.50 16 0 6 0 0 1 34.0 43 20 17 4 7 3 16 1 0 1 149 91 1.471 11.4 1.1 1.9 4.2 2.29
3 Seasons 4 3 .571 4.36 56 3 23 1 0 4 119.2 129 64 58 13 37 7 45 1 0 1 518 91 1.387 9.7 1.0 2.8 3.4 1.22
162 Game Avg. 5 3 .571 4.36 65 3 27 1 0 5 138 149 74 67 15 43 8 52 1 0 1 597 91 1.387 9.7 1.0 2.8 3.4 1.22
LAD (1 yr) 0 0 4.50 16 0 6 0 0 1 34.0 43 20 17 4 7 3 16 1 0 1 149 91 1.471 11.4 1.1 1.9 4.2 2.29
BAL (1 yr) 0 0 6.75 4 0 2 0 0 0 5.1 9 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 26 58 1.875 15.2 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.00
DET (1 yr) 4 3 .571 4.15 36 3 15 1 0 3 80.1 77 39 37 9 29 4 28 0 0 0 343 94 1.320 8.6 1.0 3.2 3.1 0.97
AL (2 yrs) 4 3 .571 4.31 40 3 17 1 0 3 85.2 86 44 41 9 30 4 29 0 0 0 369 90 1.354 9.0 0.9 3.2 3.0 0.97
NL (1 yr) 0 0 4.50 16 0 6 0 0 1 34.0 43 20 17 4 7 3 16 1 0 1 149 91 1.471 11.4 1.1 1.9 4.2 2.29

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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
1955 25 DET AL 36 21 19 3 3 1 0 2 6 0 0 2 4 .158 .238 .526 .764 103 10 1 0 0 0 0 1
1956 26 BAL AL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 28 LAD NL 16 8 7 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .571 .625 .714 1.339 249 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Seasons 56 30 27 3 7 2 0 2 6 0 0 3 6 .259 .333 .556 .889 135 15 1 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 87 78 9 20 6 0 6 17 0 0 9 17 .259 .333 .556 .889 135 43 3 0 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 16 8 7 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .571 .625 .714 1.339 249 5 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 36 21 19 3 3 1 0 2 6 0 0 2 4 .158 .238 .526 .764 103 10 1 0 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 40 22 20 3 3 1 0 2 6 0 0 2 4 .150 .227 .500 .727 93 10 1 0 0 0 0
NL (1 yr) 16 8 7 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .571 .625 .714 1.339 249 5 0 0 0 0 0

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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
1955 DET AL 25 P 36 3 80.1 16 8 8 0 1 1.000 1.79 0.44 .956 1.99 0.83
1956 BAL AL 26 P 4 0 5.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.86 0.82
1958 LAD NL 28 P 16 0 34.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.26 0.06 1.000 1.96 0.77
3 Seasons P 56 3 119.2 17 8 9 0 1 1.000 1.28 0.30 .959 1.98 0.81
3 Seasons TOT 56 3 119.2 17 8 9 0 1 1.000 1.28 0.30 .959 1.98 0.81

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Transactions

Before 1947 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

April 5, 1956: Selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Detroit Tigers.

June 15, 1957: Purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Baltimore Orioles.

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