Babe Phelps
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[edit] Biography
Babe Phelps (Ernest Gordon Phelps) was born on April 16, 1908 in Odenton, Maryland. He made his Major League debut on September 17, 1931 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1936, his rookie year, he hit .367 with 5 home runs and 57 RBI. Phelps played for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Babe Phelps's best season was 1937, when he hit for a .313 average and knocked in 58 runs.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | WAS | A | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | CHI | N | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .286 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | CHI | N | 44 | 70 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 12 | .286 | .296 | .500 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1935 | BRO | N | 47 | 121 | 17 | 44 | 5 | 22 | .364 | .408 | .579 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1936 | BRO | N | 115 | 319 | 36 | 117 | 5 | 57 | .367 | .421 | .498 | 23 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 1937 | BRO | N | 121 | 409 | 42 | 128 | 7 | 58 | .313 | .357 | .469 | 37 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 1938 | BRO | N | 66 | 208 | 33 | 64 | 5 | 46 | .308 | .379 | .457 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 1939 | BRO | N | 98 | 323 | 33 | 92 | 6 | 42 | .285 | .336 | .418 | 21 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1940 | BRO | N | 118 | 370 | 47 | 109 | 13 | 61 | .295 | .349 | .492 | 24 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 1941 | BRO | N | 16 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .233 | .258 | .533 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | PIT | N | 95 | 257 | 21 | 73 | 9 | 41 | .284 | .345 | .440 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | NL | 723 | 2114 | 239 | 656 | 54 | 345 | .310 | .362 | .473 | 143 | 19 | 160 | 157 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 64 | |
| Total | AL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 726 | 2117 | 239 | 657 | 54 | 345 | .310 | .362 | .472 | 143 | 19 | 160 | 157 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 64 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | CHI | N | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1934 | CHI | N | C | 18 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1935 | BRO | N | C | 34 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .957 |
| 1936 | BRO | N | C | 98 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .977 |
| 1936 | BRO | N | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1937 | BRO | N | C | 111 | 0 | 0 | 465 | 76 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .971 |
| 1938 | BRO | N | C | 55 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| 1939 | BRO | N | C | 92 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| 1940 | BRO | N | C | 99 | 0 | 0 | 428 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .977 |
| 1940 | BRO | N | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1941 | BRO | N | C | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .971 |
| 1942 | PIT | N | C | 72 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .959 |
| Total | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | C | 592 | 0 | 0 | 2251 | 291 | 69 | 43 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
[edit] Transactions
- Claimed on waivers by Brooklyn Dodgers from Chicago Cubs (January 2, 1935).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Pete Coscarart, Luke Hamlin and Jimmy Wasdell to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Arky Vaughan (December 12, 1941).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with cash to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Babe Dahlgren (December 30, 1943).
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