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Babe
Ganzel		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 220
 
Born: May 22, 1901 in Malden, MA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Rookie of the Year Award 1927   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1927 26 DET AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 4 4 4 10 10 10 5 6 6 6 6 6
1928 27 DET AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 4 4 4 10 10 10 6 6 6 6 6 6
1929 28 DET AL $ 300,000   9 9 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 8 4 4 4 10 10 10 5 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   9 9 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 6 6 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1927 26 DET AL 138 510 77 150 40 21 2 82 0 3 52 46 .294 .357 .467 .824 77.7 19.4
1928 27 DET AL 115 370 64 109 23 9 5 50 4 1 37 36 .295 .355 .446 .801 57.0 11.6
1929 28 DET AL 141 553 79 150 28 10 7 61 2 1 61 38 .271 .344 .396 .740 74.4 11.9
3 Years Sim 394 1433 220 409 91 40 14 193 6 5 150 120 .285 .352 .434 .786 209.1 43.0
162 Game Average 589 90 168 37 16 5 79 2 2 61 49 .285 .352 .434 .786 86.0  
Career Highs 141 553 79 150 40 21 7 82 4 3 61 46 .295 .357 .467 .824 77.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   922 152 274 62 26 8 128 4 2 88 73 .297 .356 .447 .803 140.0
vs LH   511 68 135 29 14 6 65 2 3 62 47 .264 .343 .411 .754 71.5
Home 199 708 103 196 46 12 10 94 5 2 75 69 .277 .344 .418 .762 100.6
Away 195 725 117 213 45 28 4 99 1 3 75 51 .294 .358 .450 .808 110.8
RISP   358 0 105 26 8 4 158 0 0 46 39 .293 .364 .444 .808 57.7
Pinch Hitting   26 5 9 2 1 1 10 0 0 3 0 .346 .400 .615 1.015 5.8
Close/Late   173 20 53 12 6 1 23 0 0 15 11 .306 .361 .462 .824 26.9
Mar/Apr 50 190 29 64 15 8 1 30 0 2 13 16 .337 .377 .516 .893 32.2
May 80 280 45 77 15 8 5 49 3 1 36 23 .275 .353 .439 .792 43.8
June 68 270 41 78 19 8 2 30 2 0 27 16 .289 .352 .441 .793 40.5
July 74 255 42 66 15 8 3 28 0 2 29 23 .259 .335 .416 .750 34.5
August 61 210 29 59 13 1 0 24 0 0 22 17 .281 .346 .352 .699 25.9
Sep/Oct 61 228 34 65 14 7 3 32 1 0 23 25 .285 .352 .447 .799 34.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1927 26 DET AL CF 134 132 1170.3 392 7 16 2 .961 3.07 0 0 .000 0 5.3
    1B 1 0 9.0 16 2 0 1 1.000 18.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1928 27 DET AL CF 94 92 779.3 221 2 10 2 .957 2.58 0 0 .000 0 2.3
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 2 0 .000 2 0.0
1929 28 DET AL CF 137 134 1197.7 378 5 7 1 .982 2.88 0 0 .000 0 2.0
    LF 2 1 12.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0  
  CF 365 358 3147.3 991 14 33 5 .968 2.87 0 0 .000 0 9.5
  LF 3 1 13.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.08 0 0 .000 0  
  1B 1 0 9.0 16 2 0 1 1.000 18.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 2 0 .000 2 0.0
Career Totals   370 359 3170.3 1010 16 33 6 .969 2.91 2 0 .000 2 9.6
Career Highs   139 135 1209.7 408 9 16 3 .982 3.18 2 0 .000 2  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1927 26 DET AL 7 26 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .115 .179 .192 .371
1928 27 DET AL 5 18 6 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .389 .450 .667 1.117
Career Post-Season Batting 12 44 10 10 5 1 0 1 0 0 4 5 .227 .292 .386 .678
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1927-3-.467
 OPS
1927-4-.824
 XR
1927-6-77.7
 At-Bats
1929-8-553
 Total Bases
1927-6-238
 Doubles
1927-2-40
Triples
1927-1-21
 RBIs
1927-6-82
 Strikeouts
1927-10-46
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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  4. Earle Combs (959)
  5. Jimmy Welsh (957)
  6. Carl Reynolds (955)
  7. Fred Brickell (954)
  8. Lloyd Waner (952)
  9. Red Parnell (950)
  10. Fred Odwell (949)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 72nd overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1912
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (A) on 2/23/1918 to a 2-year deal worth $333,001 per year
Earned first career win on 6/24/1921
Had first career hit on 6/14/1922, off George Daly (BOS)
2/16/1924: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/14/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Drafted in 2nd round, 24th overall pick, by Detroit in 1927
Had first career hit on 4/13/1927, off Lefty Grove (BOS)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/19/1927, hitting .458 with 0 HR, 9 RBI
Hit first career homerun on 5/31/1927, off Hod Lisenbee (CLE)
Injured on 6/2/1927 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Rookie of the Year Award in 1927, hitting .294 with 2 HR, 82 RBI
 
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