He played 12 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, and Philadelphia Athletics.

From 1932 to 1937, Webb played for six minor-league clubs, including the Springfield Senators (1932-1933), Cedar Rapids Raiders (1935-1936), and Columbus Red Birds (1932 and 1937).

In 1939, he played in 81 games at shortstop for the Indians and had a .264 batting average, the highest of his major-league career.

His batting average dropped to .237 in 1940, and he was relegated to the role of a utility infielder and back-up second baseman in 1942 and 1943.

However, with the major-league talent pool depleted, Webb won the job as the Sox' starting shortstop in 1944.

Despite his weak hitting performance in the regular season, Webb played all seven games of the 1945 World Series as the Tigers' shortstop.

No one who has followed the Tigers closely this year would have been surprised if Webb had buckled under the strain of World Series competition.

He finished his major league career playing in 23 games for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1948, where he hit a career-low .148.