Babe Birrer
Werner Joseph Birrer
Born: July 4, 1929
Buffalo, NY US
Deceased: November 19, 2013
Clarence, NY US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195
Career: 1947-1966
Major League Statistics
Babe Birrer compiled a career record of 125 wins and 119 losses and a 3.95 ERA in his 520-game pitching career with the Jamestown Falcons, Durham Bulls, Hagerstown Owls, Williamsport Tigers, Buffalo Bisons, San Antonio Missions, Los Angeles Angels, Vancouver Mounties and Montreal Royals. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1966 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Falcons | 8 | 2 | .800 | 1.69 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 85.0 | 62 | 25 | 16 | 26 | 62 | |||||||||
| 1948 | B | INSL6 | Hagerstown Owls | 2 | 3 | .400 | 7.85 | 11 | 1 | 47.0 | 65 | 50 | 41 | 32 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1948 | C | CARL | Durham Bulls | 7 | 8 | .467 | 4.30 | 20 | 10 | 134.0 | 156 | 101 | 64 | 63 | 66 | ||||||||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Williamsport Tigers | 8 | 12 | .400 | 5.05 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 155.0 | 201 | 97 | 87 | 45 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1950 | A | EL | Williamsport Tigers | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.80 | 16 | 8 | 109.0 | 102 | 56 | 46 | 43 | 33 | ||||||||||
| 1951 | A | EL | Williamsport Tigers | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5.00 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 117.0 | 145 | 71 | 65 | 43 | 52 | |||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.91 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 152.0 | 171 | 81 | 66 | 45 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.06 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 62.0 | 68 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1956 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.75 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 209.0 | 202 | 102 | 87 | 25 | 63 | 4 | 116 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 9 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 24 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 12 | 5 | .706 | 2.36 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 160.0 | 146 | 44 | 42 | 10 | 43 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 9 | 16 | .360 | 4.02 | 38 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 206.0 | 212 | 106 | 92 | 15 | 51 | 17 | 115 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 31 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.68 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 164.0 | 180 | 72 | 67 | 19 | 34 | 13 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 8 | 9 | .471 | 4.72 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 166.0 | 192 | 98 | 87 | 20 | 33 | 4 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4.11 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 160.0 | 168 | 84 | 73 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.02 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125.0 | 121 | 50 | 42 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.83 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 101.0 | 96 | 44 | 43 | 7 | 29 | 9 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 125 | 119 | .512 | 3.95 | 520 | 214 | 0 | 112 | 14 | 0 | 2155.0 | 2293 | 1112 | 946 | 144 | 608 | 57 | 1115 | 25 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Falcons | 11 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .229 | .371 | .600 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | B | INSL6 | Hagerstown Owls | 17 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .190 | .190 | .476 | .667 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | C | CARL | Durham Bulls | 37 | 108 | 108 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .389 | .611 | 42 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Williamsport Tigers | 27 | 65 | 53 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .170 | .290 | .283 | .573 | 15 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 1950 | A | EL | Williamsport Tigers | 17 | 40 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .275 | .475 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | EL | Williamsport Tigers | 22 | 43 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .349 | .349 | .558 | .907 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 34 | 56 | 52 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .173 | .218 | .308 | .526 | 16 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 14 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .118 | .211 | .118 | .328 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 45 | 102 | 98 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .265 | .294 | .459 | .753 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | (+) Los Angeles Angels | 35 | 49 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .130 | .167 | .152 | .319 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | (+) Vancouver Mounties | 35 | 49 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .130 | .167 | .152 | .319 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 26 | 64 | 55 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .236 | .263 | .364 | .627 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 45 | 82 | 79 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .241 | .238 | .342 | .579 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | (+) Montreal Royals | 37 | 66 | 62 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .210 | .234 | .242 | .476 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | (+) Buffalo Bisons | 37 | 66 | 62 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .210 | .234 | .242 | .476 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 37 | 65 | 65 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .338 | .338 | .385 | .723 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 35 | 58 | 51 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .118 | .196 | .216 | .412 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 36 | 63 | 55 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .273 | .344 | .364 | .708 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 47 | 40 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .167 | .189 | .250 | .439 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 52 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .143 | .250 | .333 | .583 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 502 | 886 | 829 | 48 | 189 | 40 | 4 | 20 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 160 | .228 | .259 | .358 | .617 | 297 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Falcons | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | C | CARL | Durham Bulls | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | B | INSL6 | Hagerstown Owls | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Williamsport Tigers | P | 25 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 3 | .979 | 1.880 |
| 1950 | A | EL | Williamsport Tigers | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | A | EL | Williamsport Tigers | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 33 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 0 | .921 | 1.061 |
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 14 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 1.071 |
| 1956 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 33 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 1 | .976 | 1.242 |
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 25 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 1 | .938 | 1.200 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 38 | 16 | 34 | 1 | 2 | .980 | 1.316 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 34 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.412 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 35 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 2 | .880 | .629 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 34 | 14 | 38 | 1 | 4 | .981 | 1.529 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 47 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .511 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 52 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .950 | .365 |
| Totals | 520 | 94 | 289 | 14 | 19 | .965 | .737 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | PONY League | Jamestown Falcons | DET | ||
| 1948 | C | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | DET | ||
| 1948 | B | Inter-State League | Hagerstown Owls | DET | ||
| 1949 | A | Eastern League | Williamsport Tigers | DET | ||
| 1950 | A | Eastern League | Williamsport Tigers | DET | ||
| 1951 | A | Eastern League | Williamsport Tigers | DET | ||
| 1952 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1955 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | BAL | ||
| 1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | BRO | ||
| 1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | BAL | ||
| 1958 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | LAN | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | LAN | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | LAN | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHI | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHI | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHI | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | CIN |
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