Friday, July 3, 2020

Today's Birthday - July 4: Babe Birrer (Jamestown Falcons, 1947)

Credits: Topps Co. via Trading Card Database
Former PONY (New York-Penn) League prospect Babe Birrer was born on this date in 1929. He pitched for the Jamestown Falcons in 1947 (8-2, 1.69 ERA)

He played in the majors for the Detroit Tigers (1955), Baltimore Orioles (1956) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1958).

Birrer died on November 19, 2013 at the age of 83.

Source: Baseball Reference

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