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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-11 / in Starts: 4-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 31 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	29 (16-9-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 31 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
Self	2
B Herman	1
P Reiser	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
C Lavagetto	1
A Kampouris	0

1941 Batting Game Log

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1941 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	616	1	Apr 15	BRO		NYG	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.55	-0.045	3.71	-0.06%	-0.23	PH
2	617	2	Apr 16	BRO		NYG	L,1-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.49	-0.042	3.28	-0.06%	-0.23	PH
3	618	3	Apr 17	BRO		NYG	L,5-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						C
4	619	5 (1)	Apr 19 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	W,8-0	CG	5	5	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.571	.857	7	.46	-0.033	.97	-0.04%	-0.91	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	620	18 (12)	May 1	BRO		CIN	L,1-2	11-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	8	10.82	-0.271	46.78	-0.70%	-0.77	PH
6	621	31 (12)	May 19	BRO	@	CHC	L,1-14	3-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.727	1.000	8	.02	-0.001	.08	0.00%	0.39	PH C
7	622	32	May 20	BRO	@	CHC	L,1-9	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.667	.917	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.34	C
8	623	33	May 21	BRO	@	STL	L,3-9	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.615	.846	7	1.50	-0.043	8.96	-0.15%	-0.33	PH C
9	624	35 (1)	May 24	BRO		PHI	W,7-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.615	.846	8						C
10	625	37 (1)	May 26	BRO		PHI	W,6-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.533	.733	4	1.11	-0.057	4.11	-0.13%	-0.52	C
11	626	38	May 27	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.474	.684	4	.36	-0.011	1.39	-0.03%	-0.30	C
12	627	39	May 28	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-5	GS-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.450	.650	4	.80	-0.022	3.01	-0.05%	-0.21	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	628	47 (7)	Jun 7	BRO		CIN	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.476	.714	9	.03	0.001	.14	0.00%	0.13	PH
14	629	48	Jun 8	BRO		CIN	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.455	.682	1	3.46	-0.088	15.79	-0.24%	-0.24	PH
15	630	49	Jun 9	BRO		CIN	L,7-9	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.259	.593	.852	4	1.51	0.095	7.25	0.27%	1.35	C
16	631	51 (1)	Jun 11	BRO		PIT	L,1-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.258	.533	.791	4	.42	-0.040	1.79	-0.10%	-0.23	C
							5-11		31	30	3	7	3	0	2	4	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.258	.533	.791		1.11	-0.557	4.53	-1.29%	-2.43

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