Pep Young Explained

Pep Young
Position:Second baseman
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:29 August 1907
Birth Place:Jamestown, North Carolina, U.S.
Death Place:Jamestown, North Carolina, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 25
Debutyear:1933
Debutteam:Pittsburgh Pirates
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 30
Finalyear:1945
Finalteam:St. Louis Cardinals
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.262
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:32
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:347
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Lemuel Floyd Young (August 29, 1907 – January 14, 1962) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of ten years in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–40), Cincinnati Reds (1941) and St. Louis Cardinals (1941 and 1945), primarily as a second baseman.

The high point of his career was when he finished 14th in voting for the 1938 National League MVP for playing in 149 games and having 562 at bats, 58 runs, 156 hits, 36 doubles, 5 triples, 4 home runs, 79 RBI, 7 stolen bases, 40 walks, .278 batting average, .329 on-base percentage, .381 slugging percentage, 214 total bases and 5 sacrifice hits.

In 10 seasons he played in 730 games and had 2,466 at bats, 274 runs, 645 hits, 128 doubles, 34 triples, 32 home runs, 347 RBI, 18 stolen bases, 152 walks, .262 batting average, .308 on-base percentage, .380 slugging percentage, 937 total bases and 38 sacrifice hits.

He died in his hometown at the age of 54.