Babe Phelps

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 225lb (188cm, 102kg)

Born: April 16, 1908 in Odenton, MD us

Died: December 10, 1992 in Odenton, MD

Buried: Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Odenton, MD

Debut: September 17, 1931 (Age 23-154d, 7,271st in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1942 (Age 34-164d)
vs. CIN 6 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: Ernest Gordon Phelps

Nicknames: Blimp

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.0

2117

657

.310

239

RBI

345

OBP

.362

SLG

.472

OPS

.835

OPS+

125

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

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	21 (20)	May 10	BRO	@	STL	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
2	22	May 11	BRO	@	CHC	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
3	23	May 12	BRO	@	CHC	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	24	May 14	BRO		BSN	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
5	25	May 15	BRO		BSN	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
6	26	May 16	BRO		BSN	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	27	May 17	BRO		STL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	28	May 18	BRO		STL	L,4-12	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
9	29	May 19	BRO		STL	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
10	30	May 20	BRO		PIT	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
11	31	May 21	BRO		PIT	L,4-5	GS	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	32	May 22	BRO		CIN	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
13	33	May 23	BRO		CIN	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
14	34	May 24	BRO		CHC	L,4-10	CG	50	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
15	35	May 25	BRO		CHC	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	36	May 28	BRO	@	BSN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	37	May 29	BRO	@	BSN	W,1-0	CG	43	13.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	38	May 30 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
19	39	May 30 (2)	BRO		PHI	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	12	1	1	14	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	40	Jun 1	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	41	Jun 2	BRO	@	CIN	W,11-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
22	42	Jun 3	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
23	43	Jun 4	BRO	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	46	10.2	3	1	0	4	1
24	44	Jun 5	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	45	Jun 6	BRO	@	PIT	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
26	46	Jun 7	BRO	@	STL	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
27	47	Jun 8	BRO	@	STL	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	48	Jun 12 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
29	49	Jun 12 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	50	Jun 15	BRO		CIN	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
31	51	Jun 17 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	52	Jun 17 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,10-12	CG	48	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
33	53	Jun 18	BRO		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
34	54	Jun 19 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
35	55	Jun 19 (2)	BRO		CHC	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
36	56	Jun 20	BRO		CHC	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
37	57	Jun 21	BRO		PIT	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
38	58	Jun 23	BRO		PIT	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	59	Jun 24	BRO		STL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
40	61 (1)	Jun 26	BRO		STL	T,1-1	CG	26	6.0	6	0	1	7	0
41	62	Jun 29	BRO		BSN	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
42	63	Jun 30	BRO		BSN	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	64	Jul 1	BRO		NYG	L,1-3	GS	10	3.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	115 (50)	Aug 25 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
45	116	Aug 25 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
46	117	Aug 26	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
47	118	Aug 27	BRO	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	119	Aug 28	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	120	Aug 29	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-10	GS	37	7.0	2	0	0	2	1
50	121	Aug 30 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS	29	6.0	3	1	0	4	0
51	123 (1)	Aug 31	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	124	Sep 3	BRO		NYG	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
53	125	Sep 4 (1)	BRO		NYG	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
54	126	Sep 4 (2)	BRO		NYG	L,0-7	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	127	Sep 5 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
56	128	Sep 5 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-5	GS	23	5.0	4	1	0	5	0
							55gm		454.0	218	25	5	248	5