Babe Birrer Stats

Babe Birrer was born on Thursday, July 4, 1929, in Buffalo, New York. Birrer was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 5, 1955, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Babe Birrer baseball stats page.

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Babe Birrer
 
 
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Birth Name:   Werner Joseph Birrer
Nickname:   Babe
Born On:   07-04-1929  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Buffalo, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   06-05-1955 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-24-1958
Draft:   Not Applicable
Babe Birrer

Babe Birrer Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1955 26 Tigers 36 3 15 4 3 .571 4.15 1 0 3 80.1 343 77 37 39 9 29 4 28 0 0 0 -
1956 27 Orioles 4 0 2 0 0 .000 6.75 0 0 0 5.1 26 9 4 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -
1958 29 Dodgers 16 0 6 0 0 .000 4.50 0 0 1 34.0 149 43 17 20 4 7 3 16 1 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
3 Years 56 3 23 4 3 .571 4.36 1 0 4 119.2 518 129 58 64 13 37 7 45 1 1 0 -
Babe Birrer

Babe Birrer Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1955 26 Tigers 36 19 3 3 1 0 2 0 6 2 0 4 0 0 0 1 .158 .238 .526
1956 27 Orioles 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1958 29 Dodgers 16 7 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .571 .625 .714
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 56 27 3 7 2 0 2 0 6 3 0 6 0 0 0 1 .259 .333 .556
Babe Birrer

Babe Birrer Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1955 Tigers P 36 3 241 16 0.4 16 8 8 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.79
1956 Orioles P 4 0 16 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1958 Dodgers P 16 0 102 1 0.1 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.26
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 56 3 359 17 0.3 17 8 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.28
3 Years 56 3 359 17 0.3 17 8 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.28
Babe Birrer

Babe Birrer Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1955 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 9.5 4.8 3.2 0.97 3.14 3.25
1956 Orioles 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 1.69 1.69
1958 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 0.0 2.29 4.24 1.85
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 13.5 4.5 4.5 1.22 3.38 2.78
Babe Birrer

Babe Birrer Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1955 Detroit Tigers 19 Undetermined - -
1956 Baltimore Orioles 25, 41 Undetermined - -
1958 Los Angeles Dodgers 12, 37 Undetermined - -


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