When "Iron Man" Lou Gehrig quit baseball last year, the job of filling his shoes went to "Babe" Dahlgren. Few thought that Dahlgren, regarded as a great fielder but not as a hitter, could ever do the trick. The "Babe," however, while hitting only .284, contributed a great deal to the Yankee defensive system, chipped in with 161 hits, 89 runs-batted-in, and scored 92 himself for a highly satisfactory performance. Dahlgren's fielding, was sensational - he participated in 140 of the 159 double-plays the Yankees made. The "Babe" came to the Yanks from the Red Sox, where he was understudy to Jimmy Foxx, and a general utility infielder.