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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 (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

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

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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 PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1935 BOS AL 23 1B 149 1520 1433 69 18 109 .988 10.08 .992 6.71
1936 BOS AL 24 1B 16 147 136 8 3 10 .980 9.00 .991 9.74
1938 NYY AL 26 3B 8 23 11 8 4 0 .826 2.38 .948 3.08
1938 NYY AL 26 1B 6 28 26 2 0 2 1.000 4.67 .989 9.57
1939 NYY AL 27 1B 144 1384 1303 68 13 140 .991 9.52 .990 6.94
1940 NYY AL 28 1B 155 1578 1488 75 15 143 .990 10.08 .989 6.45
1941 TOT NL 29 1B 137 1414 1336 66 12 129 .992 10.23 .989 9.73 MVP-28
1941 BSN NL 29 1B 39 410 379 28 3 45 .993 10.44 .989 9.73
1941 BSN NL 29 3B 5 18 5 12 1 0 .944 3.40 .950 3.16 MVP-28
1941 CHC NL 29 1B 98 1004 957 38 9 84 .991 10.15 .989 9.73
1942 TOT NL 30 1B 24 199 183 14 2 13 .990 8.21 .989 9.66
1942 CHC NL 30 1B 14 148 136 10 2 7 .986 10.43 .989 9.66
1942 BRO NL 30 1B 10 51 47 4 0 6 1.000 5.10 .988 9.66
1943 PHI NL 31 1B 73 769 714 46 9 66 .988 10.41 .992 9.99 AS,MVP-29
1943 PHI NL 31 3B 35 94 33 52 9 4 .904 2.43 .950 2.97 AS,MVP-29
1943 PHI NL 31 SS 25 112 53 53 6 11 .946 4.24 .954 4.97 AS,MVP-29
1943 PHI NL 31 C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.10 0 AS,MVP-29
1944 PIT NL 32 1B 158 1588 1440 128 20 105 .987 9.92 .990 6.33 MVP-12
1945 PIT NL 33 1B 144 1472 1373 93 6 115 .996 10.18 .990 6.94
1946 SLB AL 34 1B 24 209 187 18 4 16 .981 8.54 .989 9.24
11 Seasons 1B 1030 10308 9619 587 102 848 .990 9.91 .990 7.50
3 Seasons 3B 48 135 49 72 14 4 .896 2.52 .950 3.01
1 Season SS 25 112 53 53 6 11 .946 4.24 .954 4.97
1 Season C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.10 0
12 Seasons TOT 1104 10555 9721 712 122 863 .988 9.45 .978 7.25 0
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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 (679), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 22 (939), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 7 (1319), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (2104), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  7. Ed Bouchee (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Pat Putnam (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Todd Benzinger (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

February 17, 1937: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Boston Red Sox.

February 25, 1941: Purchased by the Boston Braves from the New York Yankees.

June 15, 1941: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Boston Braves.

May 13, 1942: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the Chicago Cubs.

May 19, 1942: Returned to the Chicago Cubs by the St. Louis Browns following previous purchase.

May 19, 1942: Purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Chicago Cubs.

March 9, 1943: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Philadelphia Blue Jays for Al Glossop and Lloyd Waner.

December 30, 1943: Traded by the Philadelphia Blue Jays to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Babe Phelps and cash.

April 23, 1946: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

September 28, 1946: Released by the St. Louis Browns.

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Name and misspellings: Ellsworth Babe Tenney Dahlgren

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