Ben Chapman
Ben Chapman
Full name: William Benjamin Chapman Born: December 25, 1908, Nashville, Tennessee Died July 7, 1993, Hoover, Alabama Buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama First Game: April 15, 1930; Final Game: May 12, 1946 Managed First Game: June 30, 1945; Managed Final Game: July 15, 1948 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 190
Ben Chapman
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1930 NY A 1930 NY A 1931 NY A 61 23 .315 .396 .483 3.4 1931 NY A 1932 NY A 38 18 .299 .381 .473 1.9 1932 NY A 1933 NY A 27 18 .312 .393 .437 2.9 1933 NY A 1934 NY A 13 5 86 67 68 3 8 26 16 .308 .381 .413 0.9 1934 NY A 1935 NY A 1935 NY A 1936 NY A 1936 NY A 1936 WAS A 1936 WAS A 1936 TOT A 133 540 110 170 50 10 5 81 84 38 1 3 20 9 .315 .408 .472 1.9 1936 TOT A
1937 WAS A 1937 WAS A 1937 BOS A 1937 BOS A 1937 TOT A 148 553 99 164 30 12 7 69 83 42 1 6 35 12 .297 .389 .432 0.4 1937 TOT A
1938 BOS A 1938 BOS A 1939 CLE A 1939 CLE A 1940 CLE A 1940 CLE A 1941 WAS A 1941 WAS A 1941 CHI A 1941 CHI A 1941 TOT A 85 300 35 71 15 1 3 29 29 20 0 2 9 4 4 .237 .304 .323 -1.6 1941 TOT A
1944 BRO N 1944 BRO N 1945 BRO N 1945 BRO N 1945 PHI N 1945 PHI N 1945 TOT N 37 73 6 19 2 0 0 7 4 2 0 0 5 0 .260 .299 .288 -0.2 1945 TOT N
1946 PHI N 1946 PHI N Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
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World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1932 NY A Daily Splits 4 17 1 5 2 0 0 6 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .294 .368 .412 1932 NY A
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1933 AL Daily Splits 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 1933 AL
1934 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.500 1934 AL
1935 AL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1935 AL
1936 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1936 AL
Total Splits 4 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HPB BK W L ERA PW Year Team
1944 BRO N 1944 BRO N 1945 BRO N 1945 BRO N 1945 PHI N 1945 PHI N 1945 TOT N 13 7 2 0 5 0 60.2 71 288 3 41 39 38 27 4 2 3 1 3 3 5.79 -0.8 1945 TOT N
1946 PHI N 1946 PHI N Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HPB BK W L ERA PW Year Team
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Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1930 NY A 24 11 .912
1930 NY A 1931 NY A 1931 NY A 1932 NY A 1933 NY A 24 8 4 .975 76 0 77
1934 NY A 1935 NY A 25 15 7 .964 0 138 0
1936 NY A 1936 WAS A 1936 TOT A CF -
1936 TOT A OF 133 377 13 16 4 .961 0 133 0
1937 WAS A 1937 BOS A 1937 BOS A 1937 TOT A CF -
1937 TOT A OF 144 349 10 8 1 .978 2 42 100
1938 BOS A 5 .966 1 0 125
1938 BOS A 1939 CLE A 1940 CLE A 1941 WAS A 1941 CHI A 1941 TOT A LF -
1941 TOT A OF 75 176 7 2 2 .989 47 22 7
1944 BRO N 1945 BRO N 1945 PHI N 1945 PHI N 1945 PHI N 1945 TOT N P 13 2 14 1 1 .941
1946 PHI N Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1932 NY A Daily OF 4 4 4 36 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 2
1932 NY A RF 2 2 2 18 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1932 NY A LF 2 2 2 18 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1933 AL Daily OF 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 1
1933 AL RF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1933 AL LF 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 -
1934 AL Daily OF 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
1934 AL RF 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1935 AL Daily OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1935 AL LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1936 AL Daily OF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0
1936 AL CF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total OF 4 1 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 1 2
Total RF 2 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total LF 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total CF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Managerial Record Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1945 PHI N 1946 PHI N 1947 PHI N 1948 PHI N Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Transactions Transactions
Traded by New York Yankees to Washington Senators in exchange for Jake Powell (June
14, 1936 ).
Traded by Washington Senators with Bobo Newsom to Boston Red Sox in exchange for
Rick Ferrell , Wes Ferrell and Mel Almada (June 11, 1937 ).
Traded by Boston Red Sox to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Denny Galehouse and
Tommy Irwin (December 15, 1938 ).
Traded by Cleveland Indians to Washington Senators in exchange for Joe Krakauskas
(December 24, 1940 ).
Released by Washington Senators (May 26, 1941 ).
Signed by Chicago White Sox (May 29, 1941 ).
Released by Chicago White Sox (November 3, 1941 ).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Johnny Peacock
(June 15, 1945 ).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (June 11, 1946 ).
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