| Babe Dahlgren | |
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| First baseman | |
| Born: June 15, 1912 San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| Died: September 4, 1996 (aged 84) Arcadia, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 16, 1935, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 3, 1946, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .261 |
| Home runs | 82 |
| Runs batted in | 569 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ellsworth Tenney "Babe" Dahlgren (June 15, 1912 – September 4, 1996) was an American professional baseball infielder. He played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1946 for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Dahlgren is best remembered for replacing Lou Gehrig in the lineup on May 2, 1939,[1] which ended Gehrig's 14-year, 2,130 consecutive game streak. Dahlgren hit a home run and a double as the Yankees routed Detroit 22–2. He went on to hit 15 home runs and drive in 89 runs for the season for the Yankees.[2]
The Browns returned Dahlgren to the Cubs for a contract dispute once it was learned that he had become eligible for the draft in May 1942.[3] He was sold to the Dodgers soon after. In August 1942 he sought voluntary retirement.[4] In early 1943, Dahlgren was notified by the draft board to report for his physical, which occurred in mid-May of that year.[5] After passing his physical, Dahlgren was to be inducted into the military in July 1943.[6] In July 1943, he played on the National League All-star team. In October 1943, Dahlgren was rejected for military service due to a sinus condition.[7]
- ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 22, Detroit Tigers 2". Retrosheet.
- ^ "Lou Gehrig ends his streak", The Baseball Page
- ^ The New York Times, May 19, 1942
- ^ The New York Times, August 23, 1942
- ^ The New York Times, May 20, 1943
- ^ The New York Times, May 27, 1943
- ^ The New York Times, October 21, 1943