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Babe Herman

Birthdate:

6/26/1903

Died:

11/27/1987

Height / Weight:

6' 4" / 190 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Buffalo, NY, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

Baseball outfielder Babe Herman following through after swinging a bat, standing in front of a dugout and grandstands at Wrigley Field

1930 Informal full-length portrait of baseball player Babe Herman of the National League's Brooklyn Dodgers, following through after swinging a baseball bat, standing in front of a dugout and grandstands on the field at Wrigley Field, located at 1060 West Addison Street and bounded by West Waveland Avenue, North Seminary Avenue, North Clark Street, and North Sheffield Avenue in the Lake View community area of Chicago, Illinois. An unidentified Brooklyn player is standing in the background. NOTES This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer may have been published in the newspaper.Cite as: SDN-069872, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.

Floyd 'Babe'Herman was an excellent batsman and compiled a .324 lifetime batting average, including a remarkable .393 in 1930 while playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
14 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1926	BRO (NL)	137	496	64	158	35	11	11	81	44	53	8	0	0	1	13	0	.319	.375	SLG
1927	BRO (NL)	130	412	65	112	26	9	14	73	39	41	4	0	0	1	14	0	.272	.336	SLG
1928	BRO (NL)	134	486	64	165	37	6	12	91	38	36	1	0	0	2	16	0	.340	.390	SLG
1929	BRO (NL)	146	569	105	217	42	13	21	113	55	45	21	0	0	0	13	0	.381	.436	SLG
1930	BRO (NL)	153	614	143	241	48	11	35	130	66	56	18	0	0	4	15	0	.393	.455	SLG
1931	BRO (NL)	151	610	93	191	43	16	18	97	50	65	17	0	0	0	1	0	.313	.365	SLG
1932	CIN (NL)	148	577	87	188	38	19	16	87	60	45	7	0	0	0	5	0	.326	.389	SLG
1933	CHC (NL)	137	508	77	147	36	12	16	93	50	57	6	0	0	0	7	0	.289	.353	SLG
1934	CHC (NL)	125	467	65	142	34	5	14	84	35	71	1	0	0	0	5	0	.304	.353	SLG
1935	CIN (NL)	92	349	44	117	23	5	10	58	35	25	5	0	0	0	2	0	.335	.396	SLG
1935	PIT (NL)	26	81	8	19	8	1	0	7	3	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	.235	.271	SLG
1936	CIN (NL)	119	380	59	106	25	2	13	71	39	36	4	0	0	1	1	0	.279	.348	SLG
1937	DET (AL)	17	20	2	6	3	0	0	3	1	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	.300	.364	SLG
1945	BRO (NL)	37	34	6	9	1	0	1	9	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.359	SLG
14 years		1552	5603	882	1818	399	110	181	997	520	553	94	0	0	11	92	0	.324	.383	.SLG

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