#79 Babe "Blimp" Phelps, Catcher, 36 yrs, Boston (N) Braves Thursday, 10/26/1944 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Babe Phelps Blimp 4/19/1908 36 USA,MD,ODENTON 6"2 230
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 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Prone 1.0 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 $ 4,875,000 1944 9 Year(s), 61 Days (1609 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 14 Days (1906 total Days) 13 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Talent | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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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 : 4 (Range), .971 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 2 (Range), .927 (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 | | |
8/19 | @CIN | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
8/22 | PHI | W 11-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
8/29 | @BRO | W 2-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/4 | STL | L 2-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/7 | NYN | W 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/10 | @CIN | L 9-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/16 | PHI | L 4-11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/18 | STL | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/21 | BRO | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/26 | @NYN | L 3-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 51 | 160 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 44 | .194 | .246 | .350 | .596 | .493 | .156 |
Projected | 51 | 160 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 44 | .194 | .246 | .350 | .596 | .493 | .156 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 39 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 12.1 | 2.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .162 | .162 | .189 | .351 |
vs. RHP | 123 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .203 | .269 | .398 | .667 |
Close/Late | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .438 | .667 | 1.104 |
Scoring Position | 50 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .151 | .180 | .331 |
Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 26 | 81 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 23 | .160 | .218 | .296 | .515 |
Road | 25 | 79 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 21 | .228 | .267 | .405 | .673 |
March/April | 14 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | .273 | .340 | .477 | .817 |
May | 17 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 20 | .188 | .200 | .281 | .481 |
June | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
July | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .154 | .313 | .462 | .774 |
August | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .235 | .600 | .835 |
Sept/Oct | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .067 | .125 | .067 | .192 |
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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 |
1939 | 130 | 443 | 118 | 37 | 2 | 11 | 68 | 58 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 88 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .315 | .433 | .749 | BSN |
1940 | 120 | 422 | 113 | 28 | 5 | 12 | 87 | 51 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .335 | .443 | .779 | BSN |
1941 | 125 | 470 | 116 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 75 | 55 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .298 | .398 | .696 | BSN |
1942 | 75 | 243 | 62 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .317 | .453 | .770 | BSN |
1943 | 50 | 124 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .326 | .452 | .778 | BSN |
1944 | 51 | 160 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .246 | .350 | .596 | BSN |
Total | 826 | 2590 | 655 | 174 | 22 | 75 | 420 | 331 | 205 | 9 | 17 | 483 | 2 | 2 | .253 | .308 | .424 | .732 | |
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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 |
1943 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
Total | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .300 | .125 | .425 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 51 | 39 | 163 | 20 | 0 | 184 | 1 | .995 | 366.0 | 4.52 | 1 | 44 | 10 | 22.7 |
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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... 1/31/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $730,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,292,857 through salary arbitration... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against New York (N) on 5/26/1940... Injured on 8/17/1940 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week... 1/31/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,292,857 through salary arbitration... 10/26/1941: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $4,875,000 per year, for 3 years. Injured on 7/22/1942 with a Inflamed Hamstring Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks...
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