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Wilbur Wood League
4-1-1980
Babe Bale Relief Pitcher
Retired (1962, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.48 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 57-66 Status Retired (1962) Option Years 0  
SV 6 Age 55 (OS 56) Date of Birth 07-09-1924
K 546 Drafted Round 5, Pick 75
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(17 games)
IP 818.0
WHIP 1.57
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C    Ldrship C-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D  Velocity B-   Mentor Val B 
Speed A- Bunt C- Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 TB
4
 14
38
20
2
0
0
 0
158.0
 183 104 95 1 60
105
1.54
5.41
1951 TB
5
 5
35
0
0
0
1
 3
41.0
 56 31 28 2 17
27
1.78
6.15
1952 TB
8
 3
46
0
0
0
0
 1
62.2
 66 33 29 0 19
41
1.36
4.16
1953 TB
1
 2
30
0
0
0
1
 2
57.0
 69 33 32 0 25
34
1.65
5.05
1954 TB
2
 3
17
1
0
0
4
 0
32.0
 43 20 17 0 11
25
1.69
4.78
1955 TB
0
 1
19
0
0
0
0
 1
13.0
 18 9 9 1 5
7
1.77
6.23
1956 TB-ARI
3
 1
33
0
0
0
0
 3
44.2
 55 25 24 0 17
29
1.61
4.84
1957 ARI
7
 7
68
0
0
0
0
 4
95.0
 99 42 39 0 28
72
1.34
3.69
1958 ARI
5
 2
51
0
0
0
0
 5
62.1
 71 48 42 0 31
44
1.64
6.06
1959 ARI
8
 11
73
0
0
0
0
 4
74.0
 92 43 40 1 20
50
1.51
4.86
1960 ARI
8
 9
77
0
0
0
0
 10
79.2
 87 46 46 2 27
48
1.43
5.20
1961 ARI
5
 7
85
0
0
0
0
 11
74.1
 103 68 67 1 38
54
1.90
8.11
1962 ARI
1
 1
22
0
0
0
0
 0
24.1
 38 31 30 0 6
10
1.81
11.10
1980
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
57
 66
594
21
2
0
6
 44
818.0
 980 533 498 8 304
546
1.57
5.48
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1962-11-01Babe Bale has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1962-06-15The Arizona Sidewinders have waived Babe Bale.
1962-06-06The Arizona Sidewinders have promoted Bo Harrington to the major league team. The Arizona Sidewinders have promoted Joe Lawson to the major league team. The Arizona Sidewinders have designated Babe Bale for assignment. The Arizona Sidewinders have designated Smokey Highsmith for assignment.
1962-05-21The Arizona Sidewinders have removed Babe Bale from the trade block.
1959-04-23Babe Bale of the Arizona Sidewinders is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1959-04-18The Arizona Sidewinders have placed Babe Bale on the trade block.
1958-09-12The Arizona Sidewinders have promoted Jim Butcher to the major league team. The Arizona Sidewinders have promoted Babe Bale to the major league team.
1958-08-26The Arizona Sidewinders have promoted Anderson Hollis to the major league team. The Arizona Sidewinders have designated Babe Bale for assignment.
1958-06-03Babe Bale of the Arizona Sidewinders is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1958-04-14Babe Bale of the Arizona Sidewinders is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1956-08-03The Arizona Sidewinders have acquired Babe Bale from the waiver wire.
1956-07-29The Tampa Bay River Cats have designated Babe Bale for assignment.
1955-08-29The Tampa Bay River Cats have placed Babe Bale on the trade block.
1954-05-22The Tampa Bay River Cats have removed Babe Bale from the trade block.
1954-04-01The Tampa Bay River Cats have re-claimed Babe Bale from the waiver wire.
1954-04-01The Tampa Bay River Cats have promoted March Jacobson to the major league team. The Tampa Bay River Cats have designated Babe Bale for assignment.
1953-09-28The Tampa Bay River Cats have placed Babe Bale on the trade block.