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Ralph Young

Birthdate:

9/19/1888

Died:

1/24/1965

Height / Weight:

5' 5" / 165 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Bats / Throws:

B / R

Baseball Historian Biography

1916 photo Three-quarter length portrait of American League's Detroit Tigers second baseman Ralph Young holding a bat standing on the field at Comiskey Park, which was located at 324 West 35th Street and bounded by West 34th Street; South Shield's Avenue (formerly Portland Avenue); South Wentworth Avenue, in the Armour Square community area of Chicago, Illinois. A few spectators sitting in the stands are visible in the background. SDN-060587, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.

Ralph Young

A standout defensive second baseman, Ralph Young had 8 very fine seasons in the majors, seven of them with the Detroit Tigers from 1915-1921. A contact hitter, although he hit .247 in his career Ralph Young compiled a very solid .339 career on-base-pct. He drew over twice as many walks as strikeouts thru his career, 495 walks and just 235 strikeouts. In 1920 he batted .291, walked 85 times and struck out just 30 times in 150 at bats.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
9 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1913	NYY (AL)	7	15	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.67	.222	SLG
1915	DET (AL)	123	378	44	92	6	5	0	31	53	31	12	11	0	2	22	0	.243	.339	SLG
1916	DET (AL)	153	528	60	139	16	6	1	45	62	43	20	20	0	1	23	0	.263	.342	SLG
1917	DET (AL)	141	503	64	116	18	2	1	35	61	35	8	0	0	3	31	0	.231	.317	SLG
1918	DET (AL)	91	298	31	56	7	1	0	21	54	17	15	0	0	0	16	0	.188	.313	SLG
1919	DET (AL)	125	456	63	96	13	5	1	25	53	32	8	0	0	1	46	0	.211	.294	SLG
1920	DET (AL)	150	594	84	173	21	6	0	33	85	30	8	13	0	2	22	0	.291	.382	SLG
1921	DET (AL)	107	401	70	120	8	3	0	29	69	23	11	9	0	3	13	0	.299	.406	SLG
1922	PHA (AL)	125	470	62	105	19	2	1	35	55	21	8	6	0	3	10	0	.223	.309	SLG
9 years		1022	3643	480	898	108	30	4	254	495	235	92	59	0	15	183	0	.247	.339	.SLG

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