#79 Babe "Blimp" Phelps, Catcher, 30 yrs, Boston (N) Braves Thursday, 10/26/1938 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Babe Phelps Blimp 4/19/1908 30 USA,MD,ODENTON 6"2 225
Catcher L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1938 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 61 Days (577 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 14 Days (874 total Days) 7 Year(s) Arbitration eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Talent | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 2 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings C : 5 (Range), .974 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 2 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 7 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/17 | @PHI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/18 | @CHC | L 0-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/19 | @CHC | W 5-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/21 | BRO | L 4-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/23 | @NYN | L 1-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/24 | @NYN | L 4-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/26 | @STL | L 2-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/27 | @STL | W 11-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/30 | BRO | W 5-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/4 | PHI | L 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 93 | 260 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 22 | 52 | .235 | .295 | .377 | .672 | .590 | .142 |
Projected | 93 | 260 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 22 | 52 | .235 | .295 | .377 | .672 | .590 | .142 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 62 | 285 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 28.9 | 3.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 64 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .258 | .391 | .648 |
vs. RHP | 196 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .306 | .372 | .678 |
Close/Late | 40 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .318 | .400 | .718 |
Scoring Position | 74 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .358 | .527 | .885 |
Pinch Hitting | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .346 | .500 | .846 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 39 | 108 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 21 | .287 | .333 | .463 | .796 |
Road | 54 | 152 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 31 | .197 | .268 | .316 | .584 |
March/April | 23 | 86 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 | .233 | .298 | .372 | .670 |
May | 13 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .150 | .167 | .275 | .442 |
June | 8 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .160 | .250 | .240 | .490 |
July | 15 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | .281 | .368 | .438 | .806 |
August | 17 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | .400 | .447 | .714 | 1.162 |
Sept/Oct | 17 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .190 | .244 | .238 | .483 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1933 | 9 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .121 | .219 | .340 | PHI |
1934 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .250 | .370 | .620 | PHI |
1936 | 69 | 178 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .253 | .314 | .449 | .764 | BSN |
1937 | 93 | 231 | 67 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .328 | .498 | .826 | BSN |
1938 | 93 | 260 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .295 | .377 | .672 | BSN |
Total | 275 | 728 | 183 | 44 | 10 | 21 | 118 | 91 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 112 | 2 | 0 | .251 | .301 | .426 | .727 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1931, AA | 135 | 530 | 162 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 70 | 69 | 39 | 51 | 8 | 6 | .306 | .346 | .423 | .769 |
1932, AA | 124 | 481 | 155 | 24 | 7 | 19 | 67 | 84 | 41 | 73 | 4 | 6 | .322 | .373 | .520 | .893 |
1933, AA | 27 | 107 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .355 | .410 | .542 | .952 |
1933, AAA | 94 | 331 | 106 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 53 | 51 | 34 | 58 | 2 | 6 | .320 | .379 | .526 | .905 |
1934, AAA | 121 | 438 | 137 | 23 | 8 | 23 | 96 | 69 | 54 | 69 | 2 | 5 | .313 | .383 | .559 | .942 |
1935, AAA | 78 | 270 | 67 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 33 | 18 | 42 | 2 | 1 | .248 | .288 | .422 | .710 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1936 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1937 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
Total | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 71 | 62 | 271 | 36 | 1 | 317 | 10 | .968 | 560.1 | 5.09 | 2 | 84 | 20 | 23.8 |
Shortstop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 2.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1931... Traded from Chicago (N) to Philadelphia (N) on 2/12/1931 (Going to PHI: SS Babe Phelps. Going to CHC: SS Obie Lackey)... Injured on 7/8/1932 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Had first career hit (double) on 5/5/1933, off Jesse Winters (CHC)... Injured on 7/2/1933 with a Sore Knee, out for one week... Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Boston (N) on 4/26/1935 (Going to BSN: C Babe Phelps, 2B Al Cuccinello. Going to PHI: 2B Charlie Gehringer)... Injured on 6/30/1935 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season... Hit first career homerun on 5/16/1936, off Bob Feller (PHI)... Won World Series with Boston (N) in 1937...
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