Babe Borton (original) (raw)
Babe Borton
| Full name William Baker Borton |
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| Born August 14, 1888, Marion, Illinois |
| Died July 29, 1954, Berkeley, California |
| Buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California |
| First Game: September 2, 1912; Final Game: September 30, 1916 |
| Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 0" Weight: 178 |
Batting RecordYear Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1912 CHI A Daily Splits 31 105 15 39 3 1 0 15 8 0 9 0 5 0 5 0 1 5 .371 .416 .419 0.3 1912 CHI A 1913 CHI A Daily Splits 28 80 9 22 5 0 0 15 23 0i 5 1 2 0 2i 3i 1 5i .275 .442 .338 0.3 1913 CHI A 1913 NY A Daily Splits 33 108 8 14 2 0 0 8i 18 0i 19 1 4 0 8i 1i 1 2i .130 .260 .148 -0.8 1913 NY A 1913 TOT A 61 188 17 36 7 0 0 23i 41 0i 24 2 6 0 10i 4i 2 7i .191 .342 .229 -0.5 1913 TOT A 1915 STL F Daily Splits 159 549 97 157 20 14 3 84 92 2 64 7 20 0 15 2 17 12 .286 .395 .390 -0.6 1915 STL F 1916 STL A Daily Splits 66 98 10 22 1 2 1 13 19 0 13 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 .224 .350 .306 -0.1 1916 STL A Total AL ( 3 Years) 158 391 42 97 11 3 1 51i 68 0i 46 2 13 0 16i 4i 4 13i .248 .362 .299 -0.3 Total AL Total FL ( 1 Year ) 159 549 97 157 20 14 3 84 92 2 64 7 20 0 15 2 17 12 .286 .395 .390 -0.6 Total FL Total ( 4 Years) Splits 317 940 139 254 31 17 4 135i 160 2i 110 9 33 0 31i 6i 21 25i .270 .381 .352 -0.9 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
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Fielding RecordYear Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1912 CHI A Daily Splits 1B 30 30 29 268.2 312 16 1 14 0 .997 1913 CHI A Daily Splits 1B 26 25 22 217 301 12 3 19 0 .991 1913 NY A Daily Splits 1B 33 33 32 290 331 32 8 16 0 .978 1913 TOT A 1B 59 58 54 507 632 44 11 35 0 .984 1915 STL F Daily Splits 1B 159 159 149 1408.1 1571 58 12 91 2 .993 1916 STL A Daily Splits 1B 21 19 17 175.1 205 8 2 7 0 .991 Total ( 4 Years) Splits 1B 269 266 249 2359.1 2720 126 26 147 2 .991 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
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Transaction Information
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Rollie Zeider to New York Yankees in exchange for Hal Chase (June 1, 1913).
Traded by New York Yankees with cash to Jersey City (International) in exchange for John Knight (July 7, 1913).
Sold by St. Louis Terriers to St. Louis Browns with Harry Chapman, Doc Crandall, Charlie Deal, Bob Groom, Grover Hartley, Ernie Johnson, Armando Marsans, Ward Miller, Eddie Plank and Jack Tobin (February 10, 1916).