Johnny Babich
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| Johnny Babich | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 14, 1913 Albion, California |
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| Died: January 19, 2001 (aged 87) Richmond, California |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| June 19, 1934 for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 28, 1941 for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 30-45 |
| Earned run average | 4.93 |
| Strikeouts | 231 |
| Teams | |
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John Charles Babich (born May 14, 1913 in Albion, California, died January 19, 2001) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1934-1941 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Bees and Philadelphia Athletics.
Babich had his best season in 1940 with the Philadelphia Athletics when he went 14-13 with a 3.73 earned run average. The Athletics finished the year with a record of 54-100 and a team of ERA of 5.22.
1940 also saw Babich chalk up five victories against the New York Yankees. One of which took place on September 27 with New York riding a eight game winning streak.[1] The Yankees, going for their fifth consecutive American League pennant, finished two games out of first place.
Babich was of Croatian descent.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Johnny Babich from the Chronology". Baseballlibrary.com. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Johnny_Babich_1913&page=chronology.
- ^ "Johnny Babich article: "courageous Croatian"". croatians.com. http://www.croatians.com/BIOGRAPHY-AMERICA-A-J.htm.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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