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Ralph Young
Ralph Stuart Young
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 5" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: September 19, 1888 in Philadelphia, PA
School: Washington College (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1913
Final Game: September 29, 1922
Died: January 24, 1965 in Philadelphia, PA
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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
1913 24 NYY AL 7 18 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 .067 .222 .067 .289 -15 1 0 0 /6
1915 26 DET AL 123 455 378 44 92 6 5 0 31 12 11 53 31 .243 .339 .286 .625 83 108 2 22 *4
1916 27 DET AL 153 614 528 60 139 16 6 1 45 20 20 62 43 .263 .342 .322 .664 96 170 1 23 *4/65
1917 28 DET AL 141 598 503 64 116 18 2 1 35 8 61 35 .231 .317 .280 .598 82 141 3 31 *4
1918 29 DET AL 91 368 298 31 56 7 1 0 21 15 54 17 .188 .313 .218 .531 63 65 0 16 *4
1919 30 DET AL 125 556 456 63 96 13 5 1 25 8 53 32 .211 .294 .268 .562 59 122 1 46 *4/6
1920 31 DET AL 150 703 594 84 173 21 6 0 33 8 13 85 30 .291 .382 .347 .729 96 206 2 22 *4
1921 32 DET AL 107 486 401 70 120 8 3 0 29 11 9 69 23 .299 .406 .334 .740 91 134 3 13 *4
1922 33 PHA AL 125 538 470 62 105 19 2 1 35 8 6 55 21 .223 .309 .279 .587 53 131 3 10 *4
9 Seasons 1022 4336 3643 480 898 108 30 4 254 92 59 495 235 .247 .339 .296 .635 79 1078 15 183
162 Game Avg. 162 687 577 76 142 17 5 1 40 15 78 37 .247 .339 .296 .635 79 171 2 29
DET (7 yrs) 890 3780 3158 416 792 89 28 3 219 82 53 437 211 .251 .344 .300 .644 84 946 12 173
PHA (1 yr) 125 538 470 62 105 19 2 1 35 8 6 55 21 .223 .309 .279 .587 53 131 3 10
NYY (1 yr) 7 18 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 .067 .222 .067 .289 -15 1 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
1913 NYY AL 24 SS 7 35 11 19 5 3 .857 4.29 .940 5.09
1915 DET AL 26 2B 119 636 233 371 32 44 .950 5.08 .956 4.89
1916 DET AL 27 2B 146 791 345 419 27 55 .966 5.23 .964 4.88
1916 DET AL 27 SS 6 46 26 18 2 1 .957 7.33 .937 4.92
1916 DET AL 27 3B 1 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 .933 3.20
1917 DET AL 28 2B 141 782 300 449 33 46 .958 5.31 .959 4.94
1918 DET AL 29 2B 91 491 190 271 30 28 .939 5.07 .959 5.31
1919 DET AL 30 2B 120 705 296 388 21 38 .970 5.70 .961 5.19
1919 DET AL 30 SS 5 35 16 17 2 1 .943 6.60 .943 5.04
1920 DET AL 31 2B 150 868 405 436 27 46 .969 5.61 .962 5.54
1921 DET AL 32 2B 106 586 285 270 31 44 .947 5.24 .956 5.35
1922 PHA AL 33 2B 120 679 302 350 27 53 .960 5.43 .966 5.49
8 Seasons 2B 993 5538 2356 2954 228 354 .959 5.35 .961 5.19
3 Seasons SS 18 116 53 54 9 5 .922 5.94 .940 5.02
1 Season 3B 1 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 .933 3.20
9 Seasons TOT 1012 5657 2411 3009 237 359 .958 5.36 .918 5.19

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1916 AL--153--7th

At Bats s c a p y
1920 AL--594--10th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1920 AL--703--3rd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1918 AL--54--9th
1920 AL--85--4th
1921 AL--69--9th

Singles s c a p y
1920 AL--146--7th

Times On Base s c a p y
1920 AL--260--7th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1917 AL--31--10th
1919 AL--46--3rd
Career--183--102nd

AB per SO s c a p y
Career--15.500--233rd

Outs Made s c a p y
1919 AL--406--5th
1920 AL--456--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 8 (1395), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1289), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  7. Johnny Rawlings (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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April 3, 1922: Selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Detroit Tigers.

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