Babe Young, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBabe Young
American baseball player
Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1914
Place of Birth: Astoria, New York, United States
Date of Death: 25-Dec-1983
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Babe Young
- Norman Robert Young (July 1, 1915 – December 25, 1983) was a professional baseball player.
- He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants (1936, 1939–42 and 1946–47), Cincinnati Reds (1947–48) and St.
- Louis Cardinals (1948), primarily as a first baseman.
- He was a member of the Giants' 1936 National League pennant-winning team. He finished 26th in voting for the 1940 NL MVP for playing in 149 Games and having 556 At Bats, 75 Runs, 159 Hits, 27 Doubles, 4 Triples, 17 Home Runs, 101 RBI, 4 Stolen Bases, 69 Walks, .286 Batting Average, .367 On-base percentage, .441 Slugging Percentage, 245 Total Bases and 5 Sacrifice Hits. He finished 21st in voting for the 1941 NL MVP for playing in 152 Games and having 574 At Bats, 90 Runs, 152 Hits, 28 Doubles, 5 Triples, 25 Home Runs, 104 RBI, 1 Stolen Base, 66 Walks, .265 Batting Average, .346 On-base percentage, .462 Slugging Percentage, 265 Total Bases and 4 Sacrifice Hits. After playing a partial 1942 season, he missed the 1943, 1944, and 1945 MLB seasons due to compelled military service in World War II.
- He returned in 1946, but never matched the pre-war success of his 1940 and 1941 seasons. In 8 seasons he played in 728 Games and had 2,403 At Bats, 320 Runs, 656 Hits, 121 Doubles, 17 Triples, 79 Home Runs, 415 RBI, 9 Stolen Bases, 274 Walks, .273 Batting Average, .352 On-base percentage, .436 Slugging Percentage, 1,048 Total Bases and 15 Sacrifice Hits. He died in Everett, Massachusetts at the age of 68.
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