Chet Laabs
Chester Peter Laabs
Born: April 30, 1912
Milwaukee, WI USA
Deceased: 1983
Warren, MI USA
Primary Position: OF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 175
Career: 1937-1947
Minor League Statistics
Chet Laabs compiled a career batting average of .262 with 117 home runs and 509 RBI in his 950-game career with the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns and Philadelphia Athletics. He began playing during the 1937 season and last took the field during the 1947 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 72 | 267 | 242 | 31 | 58 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 66 | .240 | .308 | .434 | .742 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 64 | 229 | 211 | 26 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 52 | .237 | .288 | .398 | .686 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 5 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .313 | .389 | .500 | .889 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 95 | 356 | 317 | 52 | 95 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 62 | .300 | .368 | .489 | .856 | 155 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 105 | 253 | 218 | 32 | 59 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 59 | .271 | .372 | .505 | .876 | 110 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 118 | 449 | 392 | 64 | 109 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 59 | .278 | .361 | .482 | .843 | 189 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 144 | 614 | 520 | 90 | 143 | 21 | 7 | 27 | 99 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 88 | .275 | .380 | .498 | .878 | 259 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 151 | 665 | 580 | 83 | 145 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 85 | 5 | 7 | 73 | 105 | .250 | .338 | .409 | .747 | 237 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 66 | 235 | 201 | 28 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 33 | .234 | .330 | .378 | .709 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 35 | 131 | 109 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | .239 | .352 | .358 | .709 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 80 | 285 | 264 | 40 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 50 | .261 | .316 | .492 | .808 | 130 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 15 | 36 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .219 | .306 | .344 | .649 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 950 | 3538 | 3102 | 467 | 813 | 151 | 44 | 117 | 509 | 32 | 22 | 389 | 595 | .262 | .346 | .452 | .798 | 1403 | 60 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 62 | 0 | 0.0 | 133 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .971 | 2.177 | |
| 1938 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 53 | 0 | 0.0 | 128 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .971 | 2.491 | |
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 2.800 | |
| 1939 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 79 | 0 | 0.0 | 199 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .972 | 2.608 | |
| 1940 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 124 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .969 | 2.016 | |
| 1941 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 100 | 0 | 0.0 | 217 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .982 | 2.230 | |
| 1942 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 276 | 13 | 9 | 3 | .970 | 2.079 | |
| 1943 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 346 | 16 | 9 | 4 | .976 | 2.413 | |
| 1944 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 55 | 0 | 0.0 | 108 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.018 | |
| 1945 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .986 | 1.971 | |
| 1946 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 72 | 0 | 0.0 | 151 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .987 | 2.167 | |
| 1947 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.571 | |
| Totals | 820 | 0 | 0.0 | 1780 | 62 | 44 | 15 | .977 | 2.246 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | AL | St. Louis Browns | WS | 5 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .200 | .294 | .400 | .694 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .200 | .294 | .400 | .694 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | AL | St. Louis Browns | WS | LF | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.543 | 1.500 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.543 | 1.500 |
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