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.

1935 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1935 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	NYY		BOS	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	Apr 17	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	37	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
3	3	Apr 18	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 19	NYY		PHA	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 20	NYY		PHA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
6	6	Apr 21	NYY		PHA	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	7	Apr 23	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	0	1	1	2	0
8	8	Apr 25	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
9	9	Apr 26	NYY	@	PHA	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	10	Apr 27	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-8	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	18 (7)	May 10	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-3	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	22 (3)	May 15	NYY	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
13	23	May 16	NYY		CLE	W,10-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
14	24	May 17	NYY		CLE	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	25	May 18	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	26	May 19	NYY		CLE	L,0-1	CG	38	11.0	5	1	0	6	1
17	27	May 20	NYY		CHW	W,7-2	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	28	May 21	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	29	May 22	NYY		CHW	W,13-5	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	1
20	30	May 24	NYY		SLB	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
21	31	May 25 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
22	32	May 25 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	33	May 26	NYY		DET	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
24	34	May 27	NYY		DET	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	35	May 28	NYY		DET	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
26	36	May 29	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	31	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	37	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	38	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	39	Jun 1 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
30	40	Jun 1 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	41	Jun 2	NYY		BOS	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
32	42	Jun 3	NYY		PHA	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
33	43	Jun 5	NYY		PHA	L,7-9	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
34	44	Jun 7	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	45	Jun 8 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-6	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	46	Jun 8 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	47	Jun 11 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
38	48	Jun 11 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	49	Jun 12 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,11-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	50	Jun 12 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	0	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
41	51	Jun 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	52	Jun 14	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	0	13.0	6	0	1	7	0
43	53	Jun 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
44	54	Jun 19 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,13-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
45	55	Jun 19 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	0	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	56	Jun 20	NYY	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	57	Jun 21	NYY	@	DET	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	58	Jun 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-12	CG	42	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
49	59	Jun 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
50	60	Jun 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	61	Jun 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
52	62	Jun 27	NYY		WSH	W,15-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	63	Jun 29	NYY		WSH	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
54	64	Jun 30	NYY		WSH	L,7-8	CG	54	12.0	6	1	0	7	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	65	Jul 2	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	66	Jul 3	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-0	GS	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	67	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
58	68	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
59	69	Jul 6 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
60	70	Jul 6 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,10-7	CG	0	11.0	3	0	1	4	0
61	71	Jul 7	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-1	CG	0	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
62	72	Jul 11	NYY		CLE	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	73	Jul 12	NYY		CLE	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
64	74	Jul 13	NYY		CHW	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
65	75	Jul 14 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
66	76	Jul 14 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
67	77	Jul 16	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	78	Jul 18	NYY		SLB	L,1-4	CG	45	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
69	79	Jul 19	NYY		SLB	L,6-7	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	80	Jul 21 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
71	81	Jul 21 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,1-2	CG	43	10.0	4	1	0	5	0
72	82	Jul 23 (1)	NYY		DET	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	83	Jul 23 (2)	NYY		DET	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
74	84	Jul 24	NYY		DET	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	85	Jul 26	NYY		WSH	L,3-9	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
76	86	Jul 27	NYY		WSH	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
77	87	Jul 28 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
78	88	Jul 28 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,1-7	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
79	89	Jul 30	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
80	90	Aug 2	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
81	91	Aug 3	NYY	@	WSH	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
82	92	Aug 4	NYY	@	WSH	L,10-11	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
83	93	Aug 5	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-2	CG	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
84	94	Aug 7 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
85	95	Aug 7 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	96	Aug 8	NYY		PHA	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
87	97	Aug 9	NYY		PHA	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	98	Aug 10 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,18-7	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
89	99	Aug 10 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	2	4	0
90	100	Aug 11 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	101	Aug 11 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
92	102	Aug 13	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	103	Aug 14	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	41	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
94	104	Aug 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	105	Aug 16	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
96	106	Aug 17	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	45	9.2	1	0	0	1	0
97	107	Aug 18	NYY	@	DET	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
98	108	Aug 19	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
99	109	Aug 20	NYY	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
100	110	Aug 21 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,14-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	111	Aug 21 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-14	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	112	Aug 22	NYY	@	SLB	L,9-12	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
103	113	Aug 23	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	52	13.0	2	0	1	3	0
104	114	Aug 24	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	41	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
105	115	Aug 25 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
106	116	Aug 25 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
107	117	Aug 26 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,8-9	CG	72	14.2	3	0	0	3	0
108	118	Aug 26 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-5	GS	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	119	Aug 27 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,13-10	CG	52	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
110	120	Aug 27 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	121	Aug 28 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
112	122	Aug 28 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	123	Aug 31 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
114	125 (1)	Sep 1	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
115	126	Sep 7 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
116	127	Sep 7 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
117	128	Sep 8 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
118	129	Sep 8 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	130	Sep 9	NYY		CLE	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
120	131	Sep 10	NYY		CLE	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
121	132	Sep 11	NYY		CLE	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
122	133	Sep 12	NYY		DET	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
123	134	Sep 13	NYY		DET	L,5-13	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
124	135	Sep 14 (1)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
125	136	Sep 14 (2)	NYY		DET	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
126	137	Sep 15	NYY		DET	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	138	Sep 16	NYY		SLB	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
128	139	Sep 17	NYY		SLB	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
129	140	Sep 18 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
130	141	Sep 18 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
131	142	Sep 21	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
132	143	Sep 22 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
133	144	Sep 22 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-0	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
134	145	Sep 23	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
135	146	Sep 24	NYY	@	WSH	W,14-6	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
136	147	Sep 26	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
137	148	Sep 29 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
138	149	Sep 29 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	CG	16	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
							138gm			351	24	15	390	7