Babe Dahlgren
1935–1946 · bats R / throws R · ASF, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, MLS, NLS, New York Yankees
1,137G
.261AVG
.329OBP
.383SLG
More career statistics
1,056H
82HR
569RBI
18SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 4,045 | 4,046 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 11 | 25 |
| Batting · Doubles | 174 | 175 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,056 | 1,055 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 401 | 404 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,506 | 4,508 |
| Batting · RBI | 569 | 571 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 18 | 19 |
| Batting · Walks | 390 | 391 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,137 | 4,506 | 4,045 | 471 | 1,056 | 174 | 37 | 82 | 569 | 390 | 401 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 1,550 | .261 | .329 | .383 | .712 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1935-08-17 to 1935-08-24
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1940-05-22 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1939-08-12 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1939-08-13 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 580 | 2249 | 511 | 31 | 252 | 209 | 216 | .256 | .320 | .366 |
| Away | 557 | 2259 | 544 | 51 | 319 | 182 | 188 | .266 | .321 | .400 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 81 | 300 | 59 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 23 | .213 | .267 | .303 |
| May | 198 | 774 | 174 | 14 | 105 | 67 | 72 | .251 | .311 | .369 |
| June | 215 | 855 | 199 | 18 | 104 | 77 | 77 | .259 | .323 | .380 |
| July | 214 | 858 | 207 | 16 | 95 | 73 | 75 | .270 | .326 | .401 |
| August | 225 | 903 | 238 | 19 | 142 | 69 | 93 | .291 | .340 | .429 |
| September | 201 | 812 | 177 | 11 | 92 | 83 | 64 | .247 | .320 | .358 |
| October | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .400 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 95 | 377 | 83 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 50 | .241 | .297 | .360 |
| new-york-giants | 94 | 391 | 108 | 7 | 63 | 37 | 32 | .310 | .371 | .425 |
| cincinnati-reds | 87 | 332 | 66 | 1 | 33 | 24 | 22 | .216 | .271 | .275 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 82 | 351 | 90 | 8 | 65 | 33 | 25 | .288 | .350 | .438 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 78 | 321 | 76 | 14 | 52 | 35 | 28 | .271 | .346 | .475 |
| boston-braves | 78 | 307 | 71 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 19 | .264 | .339 | .394 |
| cleveland-guardians | 76 | 280 | 58 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 31 | .227 | .275 | .329 |
| detroit-tigers | 75 | 304 | 80 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 39 | .288 | .339 | .399 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 |  Boston Red Sox | 149 | 525 | 138 | 9 | 63 | 6 | .263 | – | – |
| 1936 | Boston Red Sox | 16 | 57 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .281 | – | – |
| 1937 |  New York Yankees | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1938 | New York Yankees | 27 | 43 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .186 | – | – |
| 1939 | New York Yankees | 144 | 531 | 125 | 15 | 89 | 2 | .235 | – | – |
| 1940 | New York Yankees | 155 | 568 | 150 | 12 | 75 | 1 | .264 | – | – |
| 1941 | Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs | 143 | 526 | 140 | 23 | 89 | 2 | .266 | – | – |
| 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns | 36 | 77 | 13 | – | 6 | – | .169 | – | – |
| 1943 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 136 | 508 | 146 | 5 | 57 | 2 | .287 | – | – |
| 1944 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 158 | 599 | 172 | 12 | 101 | 3 | .287 | – | – |
| 1945 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 531 | 133 | 5 | 75 | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 1946 |  St. Louis Browns | 28 | 80 | 14 | – | 8 | – | .175 | – | – |