Babe Dahlgren

Babe Dahlgren

1935–1946 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'0", 190 lb · b. 1912 San Francisco, CA

Career 1,137 G · 1,056 H · 82 HR · 569 RBI · .261 AVG

Seasons leading his league

4

1 best in baseball 3 league only

24 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1945 Best season

Spanning 1939–1945, peaking at 2 titles in 1945.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

1,381st League titles 4
1,845th Best in baseball 1
1,222nd Top-5 finishes 24

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

44th First Base Range Factor 9.91
110th First Base Fielding Percentage .990
120th First Base Double Plays 848
126th First Base Putouts 9,619
151st First Base Assists 587

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
First Base Double Plays	2	1st	—	1939 AL 140 1945 NL 115 1940 #2 1941 #2
First Base Fielding Percentage	1	1st	—	1945 .996 1940 #3 1941 #3
First Base Putouts	1	1st	—	1940 AL 1,488 1935 #3 1939 #2 1944 #3 1945 #2
First Base Range Factor	—	#2	—	1940 #2 1941 #2 1945 #3
First Base Assists	—	#2	—	1944 #2 1945 #2

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1945	2	1B DP 115 1B FPCT .996
1940	1	1B PO 1,488
1939	1	1B DP 140

Batting

12 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1935	BOS	AL	149	525	77	138	27	7	9	63	56	67	6	.263	.337	.392	.730
1936	BOS	AL	16	57	6	16	3	1	1	7	7	1	2	.281	.359	.421	.781
1937	NYA	AL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1938	NYA	AL	27	43	8	8	1	0	0	1	1	7	0	.186	.205	.209	.414
1939	NYA	AL	144	531	71	125	18	6	15	89	57	54	2	.235	.312	.377	.689
1940	NYA	AL	155	568	51	150	24	4	12	73	46	54	1	.264	.325	.384	.709
1941	CHN +1	NL	143	525	70	140	28	2	23	89	59	52	2	.267	.343	.459	.802
1942	CHN +2	NL	36	77	6	13	1	0	0	6	8	7	0	.169	.247	.182	.429
1943	PHI	NL	136	508	55	146	19	2	5	56	50	39	2	.287	.354	.362	.716
1944	PIT	NL	158	599	67	173	28	7	12	101	47	56	2	.289	.347	.419	.766
1945	PIT	NL	144	531	57	133	24	8	5	75	51	51	1	.251	.319	.354	.673
1946	SLA	AL	28	80	2	14	1	0	0	9	8	13	0	.175	.250	.188	.438
Career	—	—	1,137	4,045	470	1,056	174	37	82	569	390	401	18	.261	.329	.383	.713

Fielding

4 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1935	BOS	AL	1B	149	—	—	1,433	69	18	109	1,520	.988	10.08
1936	BOS	AL	1B	16	—	—	136	8	3	10	147	.980	9.00
1938	NYA	AL	3B	8	—	—	11	8	4	0	23	.826	2.38
			1B	6	—	—	26	2	0	2	28	1.000	4.67
1939	NYA	AL	1B	144	—	—	1,303	68	13	140	1,384	.991	9.52
1940	NYA	AL	1B	155	—	—	1,488	75	15	143	1,578	.991	10.08
1941	CHN	NL	1B	137	—	—	1,336	66	12	129	1,414	.992	10.23
			3B	5	—	—	5	12	1	0	18	.944	3.40
1942	CHN	NL	1B	24	—	—	183	14	2	13	199	.990	8.21
1943	PHI	NL	1B	73	—	—	714	46	9	66	769	.988	10.41
			3B	35	—	—	33	52	9	4	94	.904	2.43
			SS	25	—	—	53	53	6	11	112	.946	4.24
			C	1	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1944	PIT	NL	1B	158	—	—	1,440	128	20	105	1,588	.987	9.92
1945	PIT	NL	1B	144	—	—	1,373	93	6	115	1,472	.996	10.18
1946	SLA	AL	1B	24	—	—	187	18	4	16	209	.981	8.54
Career	—	—	1B	1,030	—	—	9,619	587	102	848	10,308	.990	9.91
	—	—	3B	48	—	—	49	72	14	4	135	.896	2.52
	—	—	SS	25	—	—	53	53	6	11	112	.946	4.24
	—	—	C	1	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00