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Del Wilber
Delbert Quentin Wilber (Babe)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.

Debut April 21, 1946
Final Game August 19, 1954
Born February 24, 1919 in Lincoln Park, MI
Died July 18, 2002 in St. Petersburg, FL

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Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1946 27 STL NL   4    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      1   0  .000  .200  .000  -42    0   0           0   0
 1947 28 STL NL  51   99    7   23   8  1   0   12   0      5  13  .232  .269  .333   57   33   0           0   5
 1948 29 STL NL  27   58    5   11   2  0   0   10   0      4   9  .190  .242  .224   24   13   2           0   3
 1949 30 STL NL   2    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .250  .250  .250   32    1   0           0   0
 1951 32 PHI NL  84  245   30   68   7  3   8   34   0  1  17  26  .278  .324  .429  102  105   1           0   6
 1952 33 TOT     49  137    7   36  10  1   3   23   1  0   7  21  .263  .303  .416   93   57   0           1   4
         PHI NL   2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
         BOS AL  47  135    7   36  10  1   3   23   1  0   7  20  .267  .308  .422   95   57   0           1   4
 1953 34 BOS AL  58  112   16   27   6  1   7   29   0  0   6  21  .241  .286  .500  104   56   1           1   5
 1954 35 BOS AL  24   61    2    8   2  1   1    7   0  0   4   6  .131  .179  .246   11   15   1   2       0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      299  720   67  174  35  7  19  115   1  1  44  96  .242  .286  .389   79  280   5   2   0   2  24
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        390   36   94  19  4  10   62   1  1  24  52  .242  .286  .389   79  152   3   1   0   1  13
 Career High     84  245   30   68  10  3   8   34   1  1  17  26  .278  .324  .429  102  105   2   2   0   1   6

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1946 27 STL NL    5    4    0   0.0    96| .000  .267| .200  .343| .000  .374| .200  .717| -42  .000  -0.8  -0.1     
 1947 28 STL NL  104   81    9   3.0   109| .232  .279| .269  .355| .333  .413| .602  .768|  57  .305  -6.5  -0.6     
 1948 29 STL NL   64   52    3   1.5   107| .190  .276| .242  .351| .224  .408| .466  .759|  24  .124  -6.4  -0.7     
 1949 30 STL NL    4    3    0   0.0   108| .250  .276| .250  .351| .250  .413| .500  .764|  32  .000  -0.4   0.0     
 1951 32 PHI NL  263  185   34   4.9   102| .278  .266| .324  .340| .429  .403| .753  .743| 102  .541  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1952 33 TOT     145  105   17   4.4   103| .263  .269| .303  .350| .416  .393| .719  .743|  93  .524  -2.0  -0.2 100%
         PHI NL    2    2    0   0.0    96| .000  .260| .000  .333| .000  .388| .000  .720|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
         BOS AL  143  103   17   4.5   103| .267  .269| .308  .350| .422  .393| .730  .743|  95  .533  -1.4  -0.1 100%
 1953 34 BOS AL  120   91   16   4.7   107| .241  .276| .286  .352| .500  .405| .786  .758| 104  .526  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1954 35 BOS AL   68   57    3   1.4   108| .131  .278| .179  .355| .246  .406| .425  .761|  11  .117  -8.2  -0.9   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       773  578   82   3.8   105| .242  .272| .286  .348| .389  .404| .675  .752|  79  .431 -25.2  -2.6     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1946 27 STL NL   C    4     13    0    0    0 1.000  .977  3.25  4.25               1             
 1947 28 STL NL   C   34    108   10    2    2  .983  .981  3.47  4.37               4             
 1948 29 STL NL   C   26     67    7    4    1  .949  .980  2.85  4.41               2             
 1949 30 STL NL   C    2      5    1    0    0 1.000  .984  3.00  4.40               0             
 1951 32 PHI NL   C   73    326   26    8    5  .978  .981  4.82  4.43               8             
 1952 33 BOS AL   C   39    160   22    1    5  .995  .985  4.67  4.70               6             
 1953 34 BOS AL   C   28     90    7    2    0  .980  .985  3.46  4.44               2             
                 1B    2     18    0    0    2 1.000  .989  9.00  8.85                             
 1954 35 BOS AL   C   18     49    8    3    2  .950  .986  3.17  4.76               1             
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1953 34 BOS AL  1B    2     18    0    0    2 1.000  .989  9.00  8.85                             

 1946 27 STL NL   C    4     13    0    0    0 1.000  .977  3.25  4.25               1             
 1947 28 STL NL   C   34    108   10    2    2  .983  .981  3.47  4.37               4             
 1948 29 STL NL   C   26     67    7    4    1  .949  .980  2.85  4.41               2             
 1949 30 STL NL   C    2      5    1    0    0 1.000  .984  3.00  4.40               0             
 1951 32 PHI NL   C   73    326   26    8    5  .978  .981  4.82  4.43               8             
 1952 33 BOS AL   C   39    160   22    1    5  .995  .985  4.67  4.70               6             
 1953 34 BOS AL   C   28     90    7    2    0  .980  .985  3.46  4.44               2             
 1954 35 BOS AL   C   18     49    8    3    2  .950  .986  3.17  4.76               1             
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
 Position Total   C  224    818   81   20   15  .978  .982  4.01  4.49              24             
                 1B    2     18    0    0    2 1.000  .989  9.00  8.85                             
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
 Overall Total       226    836   81   20   17  .979  .983  4.06  4.53

An Important note about our fielding stats

Transactions
October, 1939: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Findlay (Ohio State) in the 1939 minor league draft. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
November 16, 1950: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1950 rule 5 draft.
May 12, 1952: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies.
December 14, 1954: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Giants for Billy Klaus.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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