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Bobby Young
Robert George Young
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 22, 1925 in Granite, MD
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 30, 1948
Final Game: September 28, 1958
Died: January 28, 1985 in Baltimore, MD
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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
1948 23 STL NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /5
1951 26 SLB AL 147 674 611 75 159 13 9 1 31 8 7 44 51 .260 .310 .316 .626 67 193 14 0 19 *4
1952 27 SLB AL 149 636 575 59 142 15 9 4 39 3 3 56 48 .247 .314 .325 .639 76 187 7 0 5 *4 MVP-29
1953 28 SLB AL 148 593 537 48 137 22 2 4 25 2 1 41 40 .255 .309 .326 .635 70 175 12 1 14 *4
1954 29 BAL AL 130 499 432 43 106 13 6 4 24 4 4 54 42 .245 .329 .331 .660 88 143 8 1 9 3 *4
1955 30 TOT AL 77 248 231 12 51 4 1 1 14 1 4 12 25 .221 .259 .260 .519 44 60 3 0 5 0 1 4/5
1955 30 BAL AL 59 201 186 5 37 3 0 1 8 1 4 11 23 .199 .244 .231 .475 33 43 3 0 4 0 1 4
1955 30 CLE AL 18 47 45 7 14 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 2 .311 .326 .378 .704 86 17 0 0 1 0 0 4/5
1956 31 CLE AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 33 PHI NL 32 68 60 7 14 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 5 .233 .246 .333 .579 53 20 5 0 7 0 0 4
8 Seasons 687 2719 2447 244 609 68 28 15 137 18 19 208 212 .249 .308 .318 .626 71 778 49 2 59 3 1
162 Game Avg. 162 641 577 58 144 16 7 4 32 4 49 50 .249 .308 .318 .626 71 183 12 0 14
BAL (5 yrs) 633 2603 2341 230 581 66 26 14 127 18 19 206 204 .248 .309 .317 .626 71 741 44 2 51 3 1
CLE (2 yrs) 19 47 45 7 14 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 2 .311 .326 .378 .704 86 17 0 0 1 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 32 68 60 7 14 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 5 .233 .246 .333 .579 53 20 5 0 7 0 0
STL (1 yr) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 652 2650 2386 237 595 67 27 14 133 18 19 207 206 .249 .309 .318 .627 72 758 44 2 52 3 1
NL (2 yrs) 35 69 61 7 14 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 6 .230 .242 .328 .570 50 20 5 0 7 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1948 STL NL 23 3B 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 2.80
1951 SLB AL 26 2B 147 840 361 462 17 118 .980 5.60 .978 5.35
1952 SLB AL 27 2B 149 800 380 407 13 127 .984 5.28 .978 5.13 MVP-29
1953 SLB AL 28 2B 148 778 397 363 18 120 .977 5.14 .979 5.13
1954 BAL AL 29 2B 127 118 1066.1 624 299 310 15 76 .976 -6.9 -7.8 -4.9 -2.4 -2.5 -2 5.14 4.80 .976 5.37 4.84
1955 TOT AL 30 2B 69 64 548.0 329 145 179 5 56 .985 -0.6 -1.3 -1.6 -0.3 -1.3 1 5.32 4.70 .976 5.37 4.87
1955 BAL AL 30 2B 58 54 460.0 271 121 146 4 42 .985 -1.3 -3.4 -1.3 -1.1 -0.2 0 5.22 4.60 .976 5.37 4.87
1955 CLE AL 30 2B 11 10 88.0 58 24 33 1 14 .983 0.7 9.5 -0.3 0.8 -1.1 1 5.83 5.18 .976 5.37 4.87
1955 CLE AL 30 3B 1 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 .900 3.30 2.70
1958 PHI NL 33 2B 21 12 120.0 63 28 33 2 6 .968 -1.7 -17.0 -1.7 -0.5 -1.2 0 4.58 2.90 .975 5.33 4.76
6 Seasons 2B 661 194 1734.1 3434 1610 1754 70 503 .980 -9.2 -6.4 -8.2 -3.2 -5.0 -1 17.46 5.09 .978 5.37 5.08
2 Seasons 3B 2 0 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 9.00 1.50 .933 3.30 2.75
8 Seasons TOT 663 194 1737.1 3437 1612 1755 70 503 .980 -9.4 -6.5 -8.4 -3.4 -5.0 -1 17.44 5.08 .957 5.36 5.08

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1952 AL (29, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1469th)

Games Played s c a p y
1951 AL  147 (7th)

At Bats s c a p y
1951 AL  611 (2nd)
1952 AL  575 (9th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1951 AL  674 (5th)

Triples s c a p y
1951 AL  9 (4th)
1952 AL  9 (5th)

Singles s c a p y
1951 AL  136 (4th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1951 AL  19 (3rd)
1953 AL  14 (3rd)
1954 AL  9 (10th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1951 AL  7 (7th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1951 AL  492 (1st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 5 (1737), Average HOFer ≈ 144

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Transactions

Before 1946 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

June 11, 1949: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns for Don Richmond.

June 27, 1955: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Cleveland Indians for Hank Majeski.

June 20, 1957: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Cleveland Indians.

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