finalyear death_date debutyear statvalue finalteam birth_date death_place finaldate image statlabel debutteam name throws caption birth_place debutdate bats position article_title
1945 27 november 1987 1926 .324 181 997 brooklyn dodgers june 26 , 1903 glendale , california september 16 babehermangoudeybaseballcard.jpg batting average home runs runs batted in brooklyn robins babe herman left babe herman buffalo , new york april 14 left right fielder babe herman

babe herman

floyd caves `` babe '' herman -lrb- june 26 , 1903 -- november 27 , 1987 -rrb- was an american right fielder in major league baseball who was best known for his several seasons with the brooklyn robins -lrb- later the brooklyn dodgers , now the los angeles dodgers -rrb- .
herman was one of the most noted power hitters of the late 1920s and early 1930s , and hit for the cycle a record three times ; his .532 career slugging average ranked fourth among hitters with at least 5000 at bats in the national league when he retired .
his .393 batting average , .678 slugging average , 241 hits and 416 total bases in 1930 remain dodgers franchise records , with his 143 runs being the post-1900 team record ; he also set team records -lrb- since broken -rrb- that year with 35 home runs and 130 runs batted in .
he was also renowned for his varied misadventures as a defensive player and baserunner , which earned him derision -- and eventually affection -- among fans .
