Ken Phelps

Positions: Designated Hitter, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 209lb (185cm, 94kg)

Born: August 6, 1954 in Seattle, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 8th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ingraham HS (Seattle, WA), the New York Yankees in the 1st round (11th) of the 1974 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ), the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (17th) of the 1974 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ) and the Kansas City Royals in the 15th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

High School: Ingraham HS (Seattle, WA)

Schools: Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ), Washington State University (Pullman, WA), Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: September 20, 1980 (Age 26-045d, 14,402nd in major league history)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 8, 1990 (Age 36-033d)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Kenneth Allen Phelps

Nicknames: Digger

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1989 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.4

1854

443

123

.239

308

RBI

313

OBP

.374

SLG

.480

OPS

.854

OPS+

133

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (Aug 12)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	12 (11)	Apr 20	SEA		OAK	L,3-9	CG	46	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
2	20 (7)	Apr 29	SEA	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
3	21	Apr 30	SEA	@	BOS	L,4-9	GF	8	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	60 (38)	Jun 11	SEA	@	KCR	W,12-2	GF	14	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
5	71 (10)	Jun 23	SEA		CLE	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
6	72	Jun 24	SEA		CLE	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
7	73	Jun 25	SEA		CLE	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
8	74	Jun 26	SEA		TEX	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
9	75	Jun 27	SEA		TEX	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
10	76	Jun 28	SEA		TEX	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
11	77	Jun 29	SEA		TEX	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
12	78	Jun 30	SEA		KCR	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	79	Jul 1	SEA		KCR	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
14	80	Jul 2	SEA		KCR	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
15	81	Jul 4	SEA	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	9	0	1	10	2	1B
16	82	Jul 5	SEA	@	BOS	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
17	83	Jul 6	SEA	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
18	84	Jul 7	SEA	@	TOR	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
19	85	Jul 8	SEA	@	TOR	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
20	86	Jul 9	SEA	@	TOR	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
21	87	Jul 10	SEA	@	MIL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
22	88	Jul 11	SEA	@	MIL	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
23	89	Jul 12	SEA	@	MIL	W,15-9	GS	27	5.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
24	90	Jul 13	SEA	@	MIL	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	8	1	2	11	0	1B
25	91	Jul 17	SEA		BOS	W,5-1	CG	44	11.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
26	92	Jul 18	SEA		BOS	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
27	93	Jul 19	SEA		BOS	L,4-9	CG	47	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
28	94	Jul 20	SEA		BOS	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
29	97 (2)	Jul 23	SEA		TOR	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
30	101 (3)	Jul 28	SEA	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	46	10.1	15	0	0	15	1	1B
31	102	Jul 29	SEA	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
32	103	Jul 30	SEA	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	104	Aug 1	SEA		CAL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
34	105	Aug 2	SEA		CAL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
35	106	Aug 3	SEA		CAL	W,6-3	GS	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
36	107	Aug 4	SEA		OAK	W,9-8	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
37	108	Aug 5	SEA		OAK	L,4-10	CG	44	9.0	10	4	0	14	0	1B
38	109	Aug 6	SEA		OAK	L,5-7	GS	25	5.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
39	110	Aug 7	SEA	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	45	10.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
40	111	Aug 8	SEA	@	CAL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
41	112	Aug 9	SEA	@	CAL	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
42	113	Aug 10	SEA	@	CAL	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
43	114	Aug 11	SEA	@	OAK	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
44	115	Aug 12	SEA	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	12	0	1	13	2	1B
45	123 (7)	Aug 22	SEA	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
46	124	Aug 23	SEA	@	DET	L,0-14	CG	47	8.0	5	1	1	7	0	1B
47	125	Aug 24	SEA	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
48	126	Aug 26	SEA		BAL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
49	127	Aug 27	SEA		BAL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	17	0	0	17	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	153 (25)	Sep 24	SEA		TEX	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	3	1B
51	154	Sep 26	SEA		CLE	L,7-9	CG	56	12.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
52	155	Sep 27	SEA		CLE	L,4-12	CG	48	9.0	8	2	2	12	3	1B
53	158 (2)	Sep 30 (2)	SEA	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
54	159	Oct 1	SEA	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
55	160	Oct 3	SEA	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	36	8.1	13	0	0	13	0	1B
							55gm		464.2	487	34	9	530	58