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January 06, 2006

The Babe Before "The" Babe

On May 31, 1913, the Yankees traded a then lackadaisical Hal Chase to the White Sox for infielder Rollie Zeider and first baseman Babe Borton.

Babe Borton would go on to play in 33 games for the Yankees that season - batting a whopping .130 in 131 Plate Appearances. (His SLG% in New York was .148.) The following season, "Babe" was not in the majors. (For what it's worth, two years later, both Borton and Chase would be starring in the Federal League together.)

The moral of the story? You can chase for a babe, but, it may be less than what you Borton for........

Posted by Steve Lombardi at January 6, 2006 01:31 PM

Comments

*groan*

Nice one there, Mr. Peabody :D

Posted by: Raf [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 6, 2006 02:37 PM