#30 Ben Chapman, Third Base, 28 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Wednesday, 10/25/1937 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ben Chapman
12/25/1908 28 USA,TN,NASHVILLE 6"0 195
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Normal Normal 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 $ 1,240,000 1938 7 Year(s), 150 Days (1354 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 159 Days (1363 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Talent | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 5 5 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 5 (Range), .938 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 8 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/15 | CLE | W 6-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/16 | DET | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/17 | DET | W 13-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/18 | @NYY | L 1-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/21 | @PHA | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/24 | BOS | L 14-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/26 | @WAS | L 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/27 | @WAS | L 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/28 | CLE | W 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/29 | NYY | L 1-2 | 2 | 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 | 90 | 161 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 35 | .242 | .295 | .354 | .649 | .587 | .112 |
Projected | 90 | 161 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 35 | .242 | .295 | .354 | .649 | .587 | .112 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 30 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 18.0 | 3.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 83 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .344 | .373 | .718 |
vs. RHP | 78 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .192 | .244 | .333 | .578 |
Close/Late | 41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .171 | .178 | .220 | .397 |
Scoring Position | 60 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .183 | .227 | .333 | .561 |
Pinch Hitting | 31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .290 | .265 | .613 | .878 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 48 | 83 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 19 | .169 | .242 | .217 | .459 |
Road | 42 | 78 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 16 | .321 | .341 | .500 | .841 |
March/April | 15 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .217 | .280 | .261 | .541 |
May | 12 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .389 | .333 | .722 |
June | 14 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | .174 | .250 | .217 | .467 |
July | 15 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .250 | .278 | .438 | .715 |
August | 18 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .267 | .267 | .533 | .800 |
Sept/Oct | 16 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .300 | .324 | .467 | .790 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1930 | 135 | 497 | 121 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 77 | 65 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 11 | 10 | .243 | .309 | .376 | .685 | SLA |
1931 | 72 | 227 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 5 | .194 | .272 | .339 | .611 | SLA |
1932 | 160 | 598 | 153 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 102 | 74 | 73 | 6 | 6 | 83 | 15 | 20 | .256 | .340 | .383 | .723 | SLA |
1933 | 141 | 440 | 113 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 67 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 19 | 6 | .257 | .334 | .439 | .773 | SLA |
1934 | 160 | 607 | 133 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 78 | 78 | 5 | 2 | 82 | 26 | 17 | .219 | .312 | .318 | .630 | SLA |
1935 | 149 | 478 | 115 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 66 | 65 | 74 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 18 | 6 | .241 | .342 | .387 | .729 | SLA |
1936 | 157 | 578 | 156 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 82 | 86 | 67 | 0 | 7 | 92 | 24 | 13 | .270 | .342 | .412 | .754 | SLA |
1937 | 90 | 161 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 1 | .242 | .295 | .354 | .649 | SLA |
Total | 1064 | 3586 | 874 | 238 | 44 | 53 | 499 | 483 | 428 | 14 | 25 | 493 | 124 | 78 | .244 | .325 | .379 | .704 | |
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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 |
1930, AAA | 27 | 100 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .410 | .504 | .730 | 1.234 |
1931, AAA | 27 | 100 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 4 | .320 | .415 | .660 | 1.075 |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 19 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 12 | 63 | 1 | .984 | 98.1 | 5.77 | | | | |
Third Base | 44 | 23 | 13 | 55 | 2 | 72 | 4 | .944 | 240.1 | 2.70 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1930... Had first career hit on 5/4/1930, off Lee Thompson (NYY)... Hit first career homerun on 5/18/1930, off Si Johnson (CLE)... Injured on 6/20/1931 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 4 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1933, hitting .522 with 1 HR, 7 RBI... 1/31/1934: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration... 9/9/1936: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $1,240,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1932 - 10 - 5th 1935 - 9 - 9th
| BB 1932 - 73 - 10th 1934 - 78 - 8th
| SB 1936 - 24 - 9th
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