Babe Phelps
Babe Phelps
Full name: Ernest Gordon Phelps
Born: April 16, 1908, Odenton, Maryland
Died December 10, 1992, Odenton, Maryland
Buried at Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Odenton, Maryland
First Game: September 17, 1931; Final Game: September 27, 1942
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 225
Babe Phelps
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
1931 WAS A 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0.0 1931 WAS A
1933 CHI N 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 0.0 1933 CHI N
1934 CHI N 44 70 7 20 5 2 2 12 1 8 0 0 1 0 .286 .296 .500 0.0 1934 CHI N
1935 BRO N 47 121 17 44 7 2 5 22 9 10 0 0 3 0 .364 .408 .579 1.2 1935 BRO N
1936 BRO N 115 319 36 117 23 2 5 57 27 18 3 0 6 1 .367 .421 .498 1.6 1936 BRO N
1937 BRO N 121 409 42 128 37 3 7 58 25 28 3 5 12 2 .313 .357 .469 1.5 1937 BRO N
1938 BRO N 66 208 33 64 12 2 5 46 23 15 1 0 9 2 .308 .379 .457 0.9 1938 BRO N
1939 BRO N 98 323 33 92 21 2 6 42 24 24 1 8 12 0 .285 .336 .418 0.7 1939 BRO N
1940 BRO N 118 370 47 109 24 5 13 61 30 27 1 3 16 2 .295 .349 .492 1.2 1940 BRO N
1941 BRO N 16 30 3 7 3 0 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .233 .258 .533 0.1 1941 BRO N
1942 PIT N 95 257 21 73 11 1 9 41 20 24 4 0 5 2 .284 .345 .440 1.0 1942 PIT N
Total NL 723 2114 239 656 143 19 54 345 160 157 13 16 64 9 .310 .362 .473 8.2 Total NL
Total AL 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0.0 Total AL
Total 726 2117 239 657 143 19 54 345 160 157 13 16 64i 9 0i .310 .362 .472 8.2 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
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
1939 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1939 NL
1940 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1.000 - 1940 NL
Total Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 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
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP PB AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1933 CHI N C 2 6 2 0 1 1 1.000
1934 CHI N C 18 44 7 1 0 4 .981
1935 BRO N C 34 118 16 6 4 1 .957
1936 BRO N C 98 334 49 9 6 6 .977
1936 BRO N OF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1937 BRO N C 111 465 76 16 10 12 .971
1938 BRO N C 55 218 25 5 5 7 .980
1939 BRO N C 92 361 40 8 9 4 .980
1940 BRO N C 99 428 35 11 3 5 .977
1940 BRO N 1B 1 8 0 0 1 1.000
1941 BRO N C 11 33 1 1 0 1 .971
1942 PIT N C 72 244 40 12 5 5 .959
Total C 592 2251 291 69 43 46 .974
Total 1B 1 8 0 0 1 1.000
Total OF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP PB AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1940 NL Daily C 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total C 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Transactions Transactions
Claimed on waivers by Brooklyn Dodgers from Chicago Cubs (January 2, 1935 ).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Pete Coscarart , Luke Hamlin and Jimmy Wasdell to
Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Arky Vaughan (December 12, 1941 ).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with cash to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Babe
Dahlgren (December 30, 1943 ).
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