Babe Dahlgren
Ellsworth Tenney Dahlgren
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 15, 1912 in San Francisco, CA
High School: Mission (San Francisco, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1935
Final Game: September 3, 1946
Died: September 4, 1996 in Arcadia, CA
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Standard Batting

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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
1935 23 BOS AL 149 596 525 77 138 27 7 9 63 6 5 56 67 .263 .337 .392 .730 83 206 3 12 *3
1936 24 BOS AL 16 65 57 6 16 3 1 1 7 2 1 7 1 .281 .359 .421 .780 88 24 0 1 3
1937 25 NYY AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1938 26 NYY AL 27 44 43 8 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .186 .205 .209 .414 4 9 0 0 /53
1939 27 NYY AL 144 603 531 71 125 18 6 15 89 2 3 57 54 .235 .312 .377 .689 76 200 15 2 13 *3
1940 28 NYY AL 155 622 568 51 150 24 4 12 73 1 1 46 54 .264 .325 .384 .709 86 218 20 5 3 *3
1941 29 TOT NL 143 586 525 70 140 28 2 23 89 2 59 52 .267 .343 .459 .802 129 241 15 2 0 *3/5 MVP-28
1941 29 BSN NL 44 183 166 20 39 8 1 7 30 0 16 13 .235 .306 .422 .728 108 70 7 1 0 3/5
1941 29 CHC NL 99 403 359 50 101 20 1 16 59 2 43 39 .281 .360 .476 .836 138 171 8 1 0 3
1942 30 TOT MLB 36 85 77 6 13 1 0 0 6 0 0 8 7 .169 .247 .182 .429 28 14 4 0 0 3
1942 30 TOT NL 34 83 75 6 13 1 0 0 6 0 8 7 .173 .253 .187 .440 31 14 4 0 0 3
1942 30 CHC NL 17 60 56 4 12 1 0 0 6 0 4 2 .214 .267 .232 .499 49 13 3 0 0 3
1942 30 SLB AL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1942 30 BRO NL 17 23 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 .053 .217 .053 .270 -20 1 1 0 0 3
1943 31 PHI NL 136 565 508 55 146 19 2 5 56 2 50 39 .287 .354 .362 .716 110 184 22 2 5 356/2 AS,MVP-29
1944 32 PIT NL 158 659 599 67 173 28 7 12 101 2 47 56 .289 .347 .419 .766 111 251 20 6 7 *3 MVP-12
1945 33 PIT NL 144 591 531 57 133 24 8 5 75 1 51 51 .250 .318 .354 .673 84 188 23 2 7 *3
1946 34 SLB AL 28 89 80 2 14 1 0 0 9 0 1 8 13 .175 .250 .188 .438 21 15 2 0 1 3
12 Seasons 1137 4506 4045 470 1056 174 37 82 569 18 11 390 401 .261 .329 .383 .713 92 1550 121 22 49
162 Game Avg. 162 642 576 67 150 25 5 12 81 3 56 57 .261 .329 .383 .713 92 221 3 7
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
NYY (4 yrs) 327 1270 1143 130 283 43 10 27 163 3 4 104 115 .248 .314 .374 .688 78 427 35 7 16
PIT (2 yrs) 302 1250 1130 124 306 52 15 17 176 3 98 107 .271 .333 .388 .722 98 439 43 8 14
BOS (2 yrs) 165 661 582 83 154 30 8 10 70 8 6 63 68 .265 .340 .395 .735 83 230 3 13
CHC (2 yrs) 116 463 415 54 113 21 1 16 65 2 47 41 .272 .348 .443 .791 127 184 11 1 0
SLB (2 yrs) 30 91 82 2 14 1 0 0 9 0 1 8 13 .171 .244 .183 .427 18 15 2 0 1
PHI (1 yr) 136 565 508 55 146 19 2 5 56 2 50 39 .287 .354 .362 .716 110 184 22 2 5
BSN (1 yr) 44 183 166 20 39 8 1 7 30 0 16 13 .235 .306 .422 .728 108 70 7 1 0
BRO (1 yr) 17 23 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 .053 .217 .053 .270 -20 1 1 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 615 2484 2238 255 605 100 19 45 327 7 215 205 .270 .338 .392 .730 106 878 84 12 19
AL (8 yrs) 522 2022 1807 215 451 74 18 37 242 11 11 175 196 .250 .319 .372 .691 77 672 37 10 30

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1935 23 BOS AL 596 404 68 4.5 117 .287 .263 .296 .337 .370 .392 .428 .730 .797 83 .450 -15.0 -1.4 .679 .238 .130 7.2
1936 24 BOS AL 65 43 9 5.6 127 .273 .281 .306 .359 .383 .421 .450 .780 .833 88 .502 -1.3 -0.1 .762 .281 .140 1.3
1937 25 NYY AL 1 1 0 0.0 118 .000 .000 .291 .000 .367 .000 .434 .000 .801 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
1938 26 NYY AL 44 35 2 1.5 118 .222 .186 .290 .205 .369 .209 .432 .414 .801 4 .091 -6.6 -0.6 .286 .047 .023
1939 27 NYY AL 603 437 61 3.7 113 .238 .235 .285 .312 .360 .377 .422 .689 .782 76 .360 -21.3 -2.0 .608 .247 .141 3.5
1940 28 NYY AL 622 442 69 4.1 107 .275 .264 .274 .325 .347 .384 .416 .709 .762 86 .418 -12.0 -1.1 .613 .201 .120 1.8
1941 29 TOT NL 586 400 82 5.5 90 .260 .267 .261 .343 .330 .459 .367 .802 .698 129 .625 19.1 1.9 .760 .309 .192 3.7
1941 29 BSN NL 183 134 21 4.2 90 .219 .235 .260 .306 .329 .422 .366 .728 .696 108 .505 1.2 0.1 .649 .283 .187 .0
1941 29 CHC NL 403 266 61 6.1 91 .280 .281 .261 .360 .331 .476 .368 .836 .699 138 .672 17.9 1.8 .816 .320 .195 3.6
1942 30 TOT MLB 85 68 3 1.2 85 .186 .169 .253 .247 .325 .182 .352 .429 .677 28 .106 -7.0 -0.8 .324 .117 .013
1942 30 TOT NL 83 66 3 1.2 85 .191 .173 .253 .253 .325 .187 .352 .440 .676 31 .111 -6.4 -0.7 .333 .120 .013
1942 30 CHC NL 60 47 3 1.7 84 .222 .214 .251 .267 .322 .232 .349 .499 .672 49 .189 -3.6 -0.4 .362 .089 .018
1942 30 SLB AL 2 2 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .267 .000 .342 .000 .374 .000 .715 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1942 30 BRO NL 23 19 0 0.0 88 .071 .053 .258 .217 .331 .053 .359 .270 .689 -20 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .263 .211 .000
1943 31 PHI NL 565 389 65 4.5 86 .304 .287 .260 .354 .328 .362 .353 .716 .681 110 .560 7.7 0.8 .620 .177 .075 2.9
1944 32 PIT NL 659 453 85 5.0 97 .303 .289 .273 .347 .340 .419 .383 .766 .723 111 .583 7.9 0.8 .686 .212 .130 3.4
1945 33 PIT NL 591 428 59 3.7 100 .269 .250 .278 .318 .348 .354 .384 .673 .732 84 .433 -12.9 -1.3 .575 .202 .104 1.7
1946 34 SLB AL 89 70 4 1.5 100 .209 .175 .269 .250 .345 .188 .387 .438 .732 21 .138 -8.7 -0.9 .319 .100 .013
12 Seasons 4506 3170 507 4.3 102 .273 .261 .275 .329 .347 .383 .394 .713 .740 92 .474 -50.5 -4.7 .631 .220 .122 29.5
162 Game Avg. 642 452 72 4.3 102 .273 .261 .275 .329 .347 .383 .394 .713 .740 92 .474 -50.5 -4.7 .631 .220 .122 4
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
NYY (4 yrs) 1270 915 132 3.8 110 .256 .248 .280 .314 .354 .374 .419 .688 .773 78 .378 -40.2 -3.7 .597 .216 .126 5.4
PIT (2 yrs) 1250 881 144 4.4 99 .287 .271 .275 .333 .344 .388 .383 .722 .727 98 .515 -5.0 -0.5 .632 .207 .118 5.1
BOS (2 yrs) 661 447 77 4.6 118 .286 .265 .297 .340 .371 .395 .430 .735 .801 83 .456 -16.4 -1.5 .687 .242 .131 8.9
CHC (2 yrs) 463 313 64 5.5 90 .271 .272 .260 .348 .330 .443 .365 .791 .695 127 .629 14.3 1.4 .748 .289 .171 3.6
SLB (2 yrs) 91 72 4 1.5 100 .203 .171 .269 .244 .345 .183 .387 .427 .732 18 .132 -9.3 -1.0 .310 .098 .012
PHI (1 yr) 565 389 65 4.5 86 .304 .287 .260 .354 .328 .362 .353 .716 .681 110 .560 7.7 0.8 .620 .177 .075 2.9
BSN (1 yr) 183 134 21 4.2 90 .219 .235 .260 .306 .329 .422 .366 .728 .696 108 .505 1.2 0.1 .649 .283 .187 .0
BRO (1 yr) 23 19 0 0.0 88 .071 .053 .258 .217 .331 .053 .359 .270 .689 -20 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .263 .211 .000
NL (5 yrs) 2484 1736 294 4.5 93 .282 .270 .268 .338 .337 .392 .372 .730 .708 106 .543 15.4 1.5 .648 .221 .122 12.1
AL (8 yrs) 2022 1434 213 4.0 112 .263 .250 .285 .319 .359 .372 .421 .691 .780 77 .394 -65.8 -6.2 .610 .219 .122 17.0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1939 27 NYY AL WS CIN W 4 14 14 2 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 .214 .214 .571 .786 8 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 14 14 2 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 .214 .214 .571 .786 8 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1943 PHI NL 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1935 23 149 596 525 77 138 27 7 9 63 6 5 56 67 .263 .337 .392 .730 83 206 3 12
1936 24 165 661 582 83 154 30 8 10 70 8 6 63 68 .265 .340 .395 .735 83 230 3 13
1937 25 166 662 583 83 154 30 8 10 70 8 6 63 68 .264 .339 .395 .733 83 230 3 13
1938 26 193 706 626 91 162 31 8 10 71 8 6 64 75 .259 .330 .382 .712 78 239 3 13
1939 27 337 1309 1157 162 287 49 14 25 160 10 9 121 129 .248 .322 .379 .701 77 439 15 5 26
1940 28 492 1931 1725 213 437 73 18 37 233 11 10 167 183 .253 .323 .381 .704 80 657 35 10 29
1941 29 635 2517 2250 283 577 101 20 60 322 13 10 226 235 .256 .328 .399 .727 90 898 50 12 29
1942 30 671 2602 2327 289 590 102 20 60 328 13 10 234 242 .254 .325 .392 .717 88 912 54 12 29
1943 31 807 3167 2835 344 736 121 22 65 384 15 10 284 281 .260 .330 .387 .717 92 1096 76 14 34
1944 32 965 3826 3434 411 909 149 29 77 485 17 10 331 337 .265 .333 .392 .725 95 1347 96 20 41
1945 33 1109 4417 3965 468 1042 173 37 82 560 18 10 382 388 .263 .331 .387 .718 94 1535 119 22 48
1946 34 1137 4506 4045 470 1056 174 37 82 569 18 11 390 401 .261 .329 .383 .713 92 1550 121 22 49

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1935 23 158 593 538 66 128 25 6 8 54 6 52 71 .238 .309 .351 .660 58 149
1936 24 17 62 56 4 13 2 1 1 5 2 6 1 .232 .306 .357 .664 6 16
1937 25 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1938 26 29 47 46 9 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 .196 .213 .217 .430 2 27
1939 27 151 602 546 63 119 17 6 14 80 2 54 57 .218 .291 .348 .639 55 144
1940 28 162 637 586 49 149 24 4 12 70 1 46 56 .254 .314 .370 .684 67 155
1941 29 148 621 554 79 154 31 2 25 101 2 65 54 .278 .356 .477 .832 93 143
1942 30 38 92 83 7 15 1 0 0 7 0 9 7 .181 .261 .193 .454 4 36
1943 31 142 604 545 67 167 22 2 6 68 2 57 41 .306 .374 .387 .761 78 136
1944 32 164 676 621 69 179 29 7 12 104 2 49 58 .288 .346 .415 .762 88 158
1945 33 151 606 552 57 136 25 8 5 75 1 52 53 .246 .314 .348 .661 60 144
1946 34 29 93 84 2 15 1 0 0 11 0 9 14 .179 .258 .190 .449 4 28
12 Seasons 1190 4634 4212 472 1084 178 36 83 576 18 400 419 .257 .325 .376 .701 515 1137
162 Game Avg. 162 631 573 64 148 24 5 11 78 2 54 57 .257 .325 .376 .701 70 1137

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1943 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1941-NL-28-2%
1943-NL-29-1%
1944-NL-12-10%
0.13 Career Shares (829th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1941 NL--.459--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1940 AL--155--1st
1944 NL--158--1st

At Bats s c a p y
1944 NL--599--6th

Hits s c a p y
1944 NL--173--10th

Triples s c a p y
1945 NL--8--8th

Home Runs s c a p y
1941 NL--23--5th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1941 NL--89--8th
1944 NL--101--6th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1935 AL--67--6th
1944 NL--56--8th

Singles s c a p y
1944 NL--126--8th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1941 NL--53--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1940 AL--5--2nd
1944 NL--6--3rd

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1939 AL--15--9th
1940 AL--20--2nd
1941 NL--15--8th
1943 NL--22--2nd
1944 NL--20--2nd
1945 NL--23--1st

AB per HR s c a p y
1941 NL--22.826--4th

Outs Made s c a p y
1939 AL--437--9th
1944 NL--453--5th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (556), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 19 (898), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 7 (1306), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (2131), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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