Ben Chapman

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: December 25, 1908 in Nashville, TN us

Died: July 7, 1993 in Hoover, AL

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL

High School: Phillips HS (Birmingham, AL)

Debut: April 15, 1930 (Age 21-111d, 7,048th in major league history)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 12, 1946 (Age 37-138d)
vs. BRO 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1930 season

Full Name: William Benjamin Chapman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.7

6478

1958

.302

1144

RBI

977

287

OBP

.383

SLG

.440

OPS

.823

OPS+

114

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1933 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1933 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 14	NYY		BOS	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 15	NYY		PHA	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 16	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 18	NYY		PHA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 21	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
7	7	Apr 22	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	Apr 23	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	Apr 24	NYY	@	WSH	L,10-11	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
10	10	Apr 25	NYY	@	WSH	W,16-0	GS	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	16 (5)	May 2	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	17	May 4	NYY	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
13	18	May 6	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	19	May 7 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
15	20	May 7 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	21	May 8	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	22	May 10	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
18	23	May 14 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	24	May 14 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
20	25	May 17	NYY		DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	26	May 18	NYY		DET	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
22	27	May 19	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
23	28	May 20	NYY		SLB	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	29	May 21	NYY		SLB	L,4-8	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	30	May 22	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	31	May 23	NYY		CLE	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
27	32	May 26	NYY		CHW	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
28	33	May 27	NYY		CHW	W,15-11	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	34	May 28 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
30	35	May 28 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	36	May 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	37	May 31 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,7-12	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
33	38	May 31 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-7	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	39	Jun 2	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	40	Jun 3	NYY		PHA	W,17-11	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	41	Jun 4 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	42	Jun 4 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	43	Jun 6 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	44	Jun 6 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	45	Jun 8	NYY	@	PHA	L,10-14	CG	46	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	46	Jun 9	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	47	Jun 10 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-9	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	48	Jun 10 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-8	CG	40	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
44	49	Jun 11 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	50	Jun 11 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,9-11	CG	32	5.0	0	1	1	2	0
46	51	Jun 13	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	52	Jun 14	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-13	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	53	Jun 15	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
49	54	Jun 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	55	Jun 18 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	56	Jun 18 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
52	57	Jun 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	58	Jun 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,15-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	59	Jun 21	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-3	CG	55	13.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	60	Jun 22	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	0	1	0	1	0
56	61	Jun 23 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	62	Jun 23 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	63	Jun 24	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
59	64	Jun 25 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	0	11.2	2	0	0	2	0
60	65	Jun 25 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	0	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	66	Jun 27	NYY	@	DET	W,9-8	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	67	Jun 28	NYY	@	DET	W,10-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	68	Jun 29	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	69	Jun 30	NYY	@	CLE	L,12-13	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	70	Jul 1	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	71	Jul 2	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
67	72	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,5-6	CG	42	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
68	73	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
69	74	Jul 7	NYY		DET	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
70	75	Jul 8	NYY		DET	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	76	Jul 9 (1)	NYY		DET	W,11-7	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	77	Jul 9 (2)	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
73	78	Jul 10	NYY		DET	W,10-6	GS	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	79	Jul 11	NYY		SLB	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	80	Jul 12	NYY		SLB	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
76	81	Jul 13	NYY		SLB	W,12-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
77	82	Jul 14	NYY		SLB	W,11-6	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	83	Jul 15	NYY		CHW	W,11-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
79	84	Jul 18	NYY		CHW	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	85	Jul 19	NYY		CHW	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	86	Jul 20	NYY		CLE	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	87	Jul 21	NYY		CLE	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	88	Jul 22	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
84	89	Jul 23 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
85	90	Jul 23 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	91	Jul 26 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
87	92	Jul 26 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	93	Jul 27	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	45	9.2	1	0	0	1	0
89	94	Jul 29	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-11	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
90	95	Jul 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	96	Jul 31	NYY	@	WSH	W,13-9	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	97	Aug 2	NYY		PHA	L,3-16	CG	52	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
93	98	Aug 3	NYY		PHA	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
94	99	Aug 5	NYY		PHA	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
95	100	Aug 6	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	101	Aug 7 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
97	102	Aug 7 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
98	103	Aug 8	NYY		WSH	L,1-5	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
99	104	Aug 9	NYY		WSH	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
100	105	Aug 12 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,9-11	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	106	Aug 12 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
102	107	Aug 13	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
103	108	Aug 15	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	109	Aug 16	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-13	CG	44	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
105	110	Aug 17	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	44	9.1	5	0	0	5	0
106	111	Aug 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
107	112	Aug 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	52	11.1	5	1	0	6	0
108	113	Aug 20 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,14-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	114	Aug 20 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
110	115	Aug 21	NYY	@	CHW	T,3-3	CG	76	18.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	116	Aug 22	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	117	Aug 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	118	Aug 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-1	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
114	119	Aug 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
115	120	Aug 26	NYY	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
116	121	Aug 27 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	44	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
117	122	Aug 27 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,12-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
118	123	Aug 28	NYY	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	124	Aug 29	NYY	@	DET	W,11-9	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
120	125	Aug 31	NYY		BOS	L,2-15	CG	51	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	126	Sep 1	NYY		BOS	L,2-4	CG	50	12.0	3	1	0	4	0
122	127	Sep 2	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
123	128	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
124	129	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	130	Sep 6	NYY		SLB	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
126	131	Sep 7	NYY		SLB	W,12-8	GS	19	4.0	3	1	0	4	1
127	132	Sep 8	NYY		SLB	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
128	133	Sep 9	NYY		SLB	T,6-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
129	134	Sep 10 (1)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
130	135	Sep 10 (2)	NYY		DET	W,9-1	GS	0		2	0	0	2	0
131	136	Sep 11	NYY		DET	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	137	Sep 12	NYY		DET	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	138	Sep 17 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
134	139	Sep 17 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	140	Sep 18 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
136	141	Sep 18 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
137	142	Sep 19 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,10-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
138	143	Sep 19 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,10-3	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
139	144	Sep 20	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
140	145	Sep 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,16-12	GS	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
141	146	Sep 24	NYY	@	BOS	L,8-10	CG	44	8.0	2	1	2	5	1
142	147	Sep 27 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-0	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
143	148	Sep 27 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-10	CG	32	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
144	149	Sep 28	NYY		WSH	W,11-9	GS	46	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
145	150	Sep 29	NYY		WSH	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
146	151	Sep 30	NYY		WSH	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
147	152	Oct 1	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	GS	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
							153gm			243	25	8	276	4