Babe Herman
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[edit] Biography
Babe Herman (Floyd Caves Herman) was born on June 26, 1903 in Buffalo, New York. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1926 for the Brooklyn Robins. In 1926, his rookie year, he hit .319 with 11 home runs and 81 RBI. Herman played for the Brooklyn Robins, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers and Brooklyn Dodgers over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Babe Herman's best season was 1930, when he slugged 35 home runs, hit for a .393 average and knocked in 130 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | BRO | N | 137 | 496 | 64 | 158 | 11 | 81 | .319 | .375 | .500 | 35 | 11 | 44 | 53 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | BRO | N | 130 | 412 | 65 | 112 | 14 | 73 | .272 | .336 | .481 | 26 | 9 | 39 | 41 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | BRO | N | 134 | 486 | 64 | 165 | 12 | 91 | .340 | .390 | .514 | 37 | 6 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | BRO | N | 146 | 569 | 105 | 217 | 21 | 113 | .381 | .436 | .612 | 42 | 13 | 55 | 45 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | BRO | N | 153 | 614 | 143 | 241 | 35 | 130 | .393 | .455 | .678 | 48 | 11 | 66 | 56 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | BRO | N | 151 | 610 | 93 | 191 | 18 | 97 | .313 | .365 | .525 | 43 | 16 | 50 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | CIN | N | 148 | 577 | 87 | 188 | 16 | 87 | .326 | .389 | .541 | 38 | 19 | 60 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | CHI | N | 137 | 508 | 77 | 147 | 16 | 93 | .289 | .353 | .502 | 36 | 12 | 50 | 57 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 1934 | CHI | N | 125 | 467 | 65 | 142 | 14 | 84 | .304 | .353 | .488 | 34 | 5 | 35 | 71 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 1935 | PIT | N | 26 | 81 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 7 | .235 | .271 | .358 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1935 | CIN | N | 92 | 349 | 44 | 117 | 10 | 58 | .335 | .396 | .516 | 23 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 1935 | TOT | N | 118 | 430 | 52 | 136 | 10 | 65 | .316 | .373 | .486 | 31 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 1936 | CIN | N | 119 | 380 | 59 | 106 | 13 | 71 | .279 | .348 | .458 | 25 | 2 | 39 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 1937 | DET | A | 17 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .364 | .450 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | BRO | N | 37 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9 | .265 | .359 | .382 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | NL | 1535 | 5583 | 880 | 1812 | 181 | 994 | .325 | .383 | .532 | 396 | 110 | 519 | 547 | 10 | 92 | 92 | 0 | 43 | |
| Total | AL | 17 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .364 | .450 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1552 | 5603 | 882 | 1818 | 181 | 997 | .324 | .383 | .532 | 399 | 110 | 520 | 553 | 11 | 92 | 94 | 0 | 43 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | BRO | N | 1B | 101 | 0 | 0 | 918 | 60 | 14 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 |
| 1926 | BRO | N | OF | 35 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .952 |
| 1927 | BRO | N | 1B | 105 | 0 | 0 | 968 | 68 | 21 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| 1927 | BRO | N | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1928 | BRO | N | OF | 127 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .937 |
| 1929 | BRO | N | OF | 141 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .941 |
| 1929 | BRO | N | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .944 |
| 1930 | BRO | N | OF | 153 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
| 1931 | BRO | N | OF | 150 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .960 |
| 1932 | CIN | N | OF | 146 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .969 |
| 1933 | CHI | N | OF | 131 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .957 |
| 1934 | CHI | N | OF | 113 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .971 |
| 1934 | CHI | N | 1B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
| 1935 | PIT | N | OF | 15 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .958 |
| 1935 | PIT | N | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .900 |
| 1935 | CIN | N | 1B | 14 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .985 |
| 1935 | CIN | N | OF | 76 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .976 |
| 1935 | TOT | N | OF | 91 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1935 | TOT | N | 1B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1935 | TOT | N | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1936 | CIN | N | OF | 92 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .967 |
| 1936 | CIN | N | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1937 | DET | A | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1945 | BRO | N | OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Total | OF | 1185 | 0 | 0 | 2265 | 106 | 96 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .961 | ||
| Total | 1B | 236 | 0 | 0 | 2111 | 142 | 41 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 |
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Carl Holling, Howard Ehmke, Danny Clark and $25000 to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Del Pratt and Rip Collins (October 30, 1922).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Wally Gilbert and Ernie Lombardi to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Tony Cuccinello, Joe Stripp and Clyde Sukeforth (March 14, 1932).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bob Smith, Rollie Hemsley, Johnny Moore and Lance Richbourg (November 30, 1932).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Guy Bush and Jim Weaver to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Larry French and Freddie Lindstrom (November 22, 1934).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Cincinnati Reds (June 21, 1935).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Detroit Tigers (April 19, 1937).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (June 15, 1937).
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