November 2016 Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/19/2016
Babe Young (D. 1983) 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.
Offered is a single signed National League (Warren Giles) baseball from the Jim Armstrong collection signed on the side panel. Ball has been shellacked.