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.

1939 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1939 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 21	CLE		DET	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 22	CLE		DET	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	Apr 23	CLE		DET	L,0-8	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 24	CLE		CHW	L,3-9	CG	49	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
5	5	Apr 25	CLE		CHW	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
6	6	Apr 26	CLE		CHW	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	Apr 27	CLE		SLB	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	13 (5)	May 5	CLE		NYY	W,2-1	CG	49	11.0	6	1	0	7	0
9	14	May 6	CLE		NYY	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	15	May 7	CLE		WSH	W,8-7	CG	50	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
11	16	May 8	CLE		WSH	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
12	18 (1)	May 11	CLE		PHA	W,7-0	GF	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	19	May 12	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	20	May 13	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	21	May 14	CLE	@	CHW	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	22	May 16	CLE	@	PHA	W,8-3	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	24 (1)	May 19	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
18	25	May 20	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	26	May 21	CLE	@	NYY	L,6-12	GS	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
20	27	May 23	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	28	May 24	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
22	29	May 25	CLE	@	BOS	W,11-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
23	30	May 26	CLE		CHW	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
24	31	May 27	CLE		CHW	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
25	32	May 28	CLE		CHW	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	33	May 30 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
27	34	May 30 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,3-2	CG	49	12.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	35	Jun 1	CLE		NYY	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	36	Jun 2	CLE		NYY	L,5-17	CG	58	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
30	37	Jun 3	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	38	Jun 4 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
32	39	Jun 4 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
33	40	Jun 5	CLE		BOS	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
34	41	Jun 6	CLE		BOS	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	42	Jun 7 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
36	43	Jun 7 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,9-13	CG	50	9.0	7	0	1	8	0
37	44	Jun 8	CLE		WSH	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
38	45	Jun 9	CLE		WSH	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	46	Jun 10	CLE		PHA	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	47	Jun 11 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	48	Jun 11 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	49	Jun 14	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	50	Jun 15	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	51	Jun 16	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	52	Jun 18 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	53	Jun 18 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	54	Jun 20	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	51	12.0	4	0	0	4	0
48	55	Jun 21	CLE	@	WSH	W,9-8	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	56	Jun 22	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	57	Jun 23	CLE	@	PHA	W,12-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	58	Jun 24	CLE	@	PHA	L,6-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	59	Jun 25 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	60	Jun 25 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
54	61	Jun 26	CLE		DET	L,2-11	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	62	Jun 27	CLE		DET	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	63	Jul 1	CLE		SLB	W,8-5	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	64	Jul 2 (1)	CLE		SLB	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	65	Jul 2 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	66	Jul 3	CLE	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
60	67	Jul 4	CLE	@	DET	L,0-4	GS	33	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
61	68	Jul 5	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	69	Jul 6	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
63	70	Jul 7	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	71	Jul 8 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
65	72	Jul 8 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,9-10	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
66	73	Jul 9 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,14-2	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
67	74	Jul 9 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	75	Jul 13	CLE		BOS	L,5-6	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	76	Jul 15	CLE		BOS	L,5-9	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
70	77	Jul 16 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
71	78	Jul 16 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	79	Jul 17	CLE		NYY	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	80	Jul 18	CLE		PHA	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	81	Jul 20	CLE		PHA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	82	Jul 21	CLE		WSH	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	83	Jul 22	CLE		WSH	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
77	84	Jul 23 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	85	Jul 23 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
79	86	Jul 25	CLE	@	PHA	W,12-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	87	Jul 26	CLE	@	PHA	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
81	88	Jul 28	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	89	Jul 29	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	90	Jul 30	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	91	Aug 1	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
85	92	Aug 2 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	93	Aug 2 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	94	Aug 3	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-17	CG	51	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
88	95	Aug 4	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	96	Aug 5	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
90	97	Aug 6 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
91	98	Aug 6 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	99	Aug 7	CLE		SLB	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
93	100	Aug 9	CLE		SLB	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
94	101	Aug 12	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	102	Aug 13 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
96	103	Aug 13 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
97	104	Aug 14 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
98	106 (1)	Aug 15	CLE	@	DET	L,3-12	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	107	Aug 16 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
100	108	Aug 16 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
101	109	Aug 17	CLE	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG	42	9.2	3	0	1	4	0
102	110	Aug 18	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
103	111	Aug 19	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
104	112	Aug 20	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	43	9.2	3	1	0	4	0
105	113	Aug 22	CLE		WSH	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
106	114	Aug 24 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,10-2	GS	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	115	Aug 24 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,17-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
108	116	Aug 25	CLE		PHA	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	117	Aug 26	CLE		PHA	W,7-5	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
110	118	Aug 27 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	119	Aug 27 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
112	120	Aug 28	CLE		BOS	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	121	Aug 29	CLE		BOS	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
114	122	Aug 30	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	123	Sep 1	CLE		NYY	L,8-11	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
116	124	Sep 2	CLE		SLB	W,9-3	GS	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
117	125	Sep 3	CLE		SLB	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	126	Sep 4	CLE		CHW	L,2-5	CG	47	10.0	2	1	0	3	0
119	127	Sep 5	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	1	4	0
120	128	Sep 6	CLE		DET	L,0-2	GS	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
121	129	Sep 7	CLE		DET	W,9-8	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
122	130	Sep 8	CLE	@	SLB	W,12-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
123	131	Sep 9	CLE	@	SLB	W,9-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
124	132	Sep 10 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,15-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
125	133	Sep 10 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
126	134	Sep 12	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
127	135	Sep 13	CLE	@	NYY	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
128	136	Sep 14	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-7	GS	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
129	137	Sep 15	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
130	138	Sep 16	CLE	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
131	139	Sep 17 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
132	140	Sep 17 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,18-5	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
133	141	Sep 18	CLE	@	PHA	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
134	142	Sep 19	CLE	@	WSH	L,9-10	CG	50	8.2	0	0	0	0	0
135	143	Sep 20	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
136	144	Sep 21	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	145	Sep 22	CLE		DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
138	146	Sep 23	CLE		DET	L,3-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
139	147	Sep 24 (1)	CLE		DET	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
140	148	Sep 24 (2)	CLE		DET	L,1-9	CG	32	5.0	3	0	0	3	0
141	149	Sep 27 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
142	150	Sep 27 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
143	151	Sep 29 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
144	152	Sep 29 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
145	153	Oct 1 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
146	154	Oct 1 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	20	4.1	0	0	0	0	0
							148gm			326	13	12	351	0