Loren Babe
Loren Rolland Babe "Bee Bee"
Born: January 11, 1928
Pisgah, IA US
Deceased: February 14, 1984
Omaha, NE US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 2B, OF, P, SS
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
Career: 1945-1961
Major League Statistics
Loren Babe compiled a career batting average of .282 with 76 home runs and 508 RBI in his 1443-game career with the Norfolk Tars, Binghamton Triplets, Kansas City Blues, Denver Bears, Beaumont Exporters, Muskegon Clippers, Beaumont Roughnecks, Syracuse Chiefs, Toronto Maple Leafs, Seattle Rainiers, Rochester Red Wings and Auburn Yankees. He began playing during the 1945 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
 Kansas City Blues |
 Denver Bears |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
 Seattle Rainiers |
 Rochester Red Wings |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Auburn Yankees | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | AA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1945 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 34 | 136 | 118 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 12 | .280 | .370 | .331 | .701 | 39 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1945 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 69 | 315 | 282 | 47 | 93 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 15 | .330 | .386 | .383 | .769 | 108 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1947 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 52 | 236 | 209 | 37 | 62 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 24 | 7 | .297 | .372 | .392 | .764 | 82 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1948 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 133 | 528 | 464 | 51 | 106 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 52 | 27 | .228 | .308 | .276 | .583 | 128 | 1 | 11 | |||
| 1949 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 102 | 426 | 375 | 53 | 103 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 49 | 17 | .275 | .358 | .355 | .713 | 133 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1950 | AA | TL | Beaumont Roughnecks | 12 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | A | CENL5 | Muskegon Clippers | 117 | 448 | 448 | 150 | 27 | 4 | 10 | .335 | .335 | .480 | .815 | 215 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 153 | 686 | 595 | 88 | 162 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 56 | 4 | 84 | 35 | .272 | .362 | .370 | .732 | 220 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 130 | 568 | 498 | 67 | 152 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 73 | 5 | 61 | 25 | .305 | .382 | .434 | .816 | 216 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 151 | 667 | 582 | 99 | 168 | 27 | 4 | 19 | 73 | 5 | 78 | 43 | .289 | .371 | .447 | .818 | 260 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 142 | 624 | 528 | 87 | 151 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 64 | 2 | 91 | 40 | .286 | .388 | .417 | .805 | 220 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 133 | 539 | 454 | 55 | 119 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 6 | 76 | 33 | .262 | .368 | .359 | .727 | 163 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 101 | 383 | 328 | 39 | 85 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 47 | 26 | .259 | .350 | .338 | .688 | 111 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 89 | 336 | 311 | 25 | 83 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 22 | 19 | .267 | .317 | .338 | .655 | 105 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 19 | 57 | 49 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | .204 | .316 | .245 | .561 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Auburn Yankees | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1443 | 5971 | 5263 | 665 | 1483 | 211 | 48 | 76 | 508 | 62 | 10 | 635 | 303 | .282 | .359 | .383 | .742 | 2018 | 1 | 7 | 51 | 15 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | B | PIED | Norfolk Tars | 3B | 69 | 77 | 150 | 20 | 21 | .919 | 3.290 |
| 1945 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 3B | 24 | 38 | 39 | 10 | 4 | .885 | 3.208 |
| 1947 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 2B | 35 | 93 | 101 | 28 | 18 | .874 | 5.543 |
| 1947 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 3B | 17 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 4 | .860 | 2.529 |
| 1948 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 3B | 129 | 162 | 291 | 43 | 29 | .913 | 3.512 |
| 1949 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 2B | 70 | 168 | 200 | 17 | 44 | .956 | 5.257 |
| 1949 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 3B | 23 | 18 | 30 | 5 | 2 | .906 | 2.087 |
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3B | 143 | 153 | 323 | 32 | 33 | .937 | 3.329 |
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | SS | 12 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 5 | .906 | 4.000 |
| 1952 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3B | 125 | 139 | 250 | 30 | 26 | .928 | 3.112 |
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2B | 17 | 31 | 46 | 5 | 5 | .939 | 4.529 |
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3B | 134 | 112 | 270 | 28 | 37 | .932 | 2.851 |
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3B | 141 | 102 | 277 | 20 | 20 | .950 | 2.688 |
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3B | 128 | 121 | 209 | 23 | 26 | .935 | 2.578 |
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3B | 48 | 23 | 86 | 3 | 6 | .973 | 2.271 |
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2B | 29 | 62 | 71 | 4 | 4 | .971 | 4.586 |
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | OF | 16 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 |
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 3B | 73 | 44 | 134 | 15 | 10 | .922 | 2.438 |
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 3B | 16 | 23 | 29 | 1 | 6 | .981 | 3.250 |
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2B | 15 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 3 | .911 | 2.733 |
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Auburn Yankees | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 1265 | 1454 | 2586 | 300 | 303 | .931 | 3.194 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | B | Piedmont League | Norfolk Tars | NYA | ||
| 1945 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1945 | AA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1947 | A | Western League | Denver Bears | NYA | ||
| 1948 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | NYA | ||
| 1949 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1950 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Roughnecks | NYA | ||
| 1950 | A | Central League | Muskegon Clippers | NYA | ||
| 1951 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | |||
| 1952 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | |||
| 1954 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
| 1955 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
| 1956 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
| 1957 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
| 1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | CIN | ||
| 1958 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1961 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Auburn Yankees | NYA |
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