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Ben Chapman
William Benjamin Chapman

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

MLB Debut April 15, 1930
Final Game May 12, 1946
Born December 25, 1908 in Nashville, TN
Died July 7, 1993 (age 84)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1933 24 BON NL  142  530   95  153  38   5   9   56  17   8   63   45  .289  .363  .430  .794   115   228   4   5   7   2  19  
 1934 25 BON NL  145  574   92  177  18  13   9   47  19   7   48   61  .308  .360  .432  .792   115   248   5   3   3   0  10  
 1935 26 BON NL   78  286   36   83  25   2   1   34   5   1   17   13  .290  .333  .402  .735   102   115   6   3   0   3   6  
         NYA AL   69  264   43   78  16   2   8   40   8   2   26   22  .295  .357  .462  .819   107   122   4   3   0   1   5  
         TOT     147  550   79  161  41   4   9   74  13   3   43   35  .293  .345  .431  .776         237  10   6   0   4  11 
 1936 27 NYA AL  139  570  119  170  38   6  10   63  30   6   91   55  .298  .395  .439  .833   109   250   0   3   6   2  12  
 1937 28 BOA AL  143  602  103  185  29  14   8   47  18   6   51   65  .307  .360  .442  .801    97   266   0   5   0   1   9  
 1938 29 BOA AL  126  509   83  150  32  10   7   51   4   2   69   42  .295  .378  .438  .816   103   223   8   1   9   0   7  
 1939 30 NYA AL  116  411   72  109  16   5   4   31  16   7   62   34  .265  .361  .358  .718    94   147   2   3   3   1   6  
 1940 31 NYA AL   67  238   20   66  20   2   0   18   2   1   26   32  .277  .347  .378  .725    92    90   0   3   0   1   3  
 1941 32 SLA AL   85  308   39   97  19   1   4   35   4   4   35   30  .315  .383  .422  .805   106   130   0   2   0   0  12  
 1942           [Did not play]
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 36 BRN NL   53  137   10   32   3   0   0   11   0   0    4    8  .234  .264  .255  .519    73    35   0   1   1   2   5  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     1163 4429  712 1300 254  60  60  433 123  44  492  407  .294  .363  .419  .782        1854  29  32  29  13  94
 Per 600 PA           532   86  156  31   7   7   52  15   5   59   49                                 223   3   4   3   2  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NYA      391 1483  254  423  90  15  22  152  56  16  205  143  .285  .371  .411  .782         609   6  12   9   5  26
   With BON      365 1390  223  413  81  20  19  137  41  16  128  119  .297  .356  .425  .781         591  15  11  10   5  35
   With BOA      269 1111  186  335  61  24  15   98  22   8  120  107  .302  .368  .440  .808         489   8   6   9   1  16
   With SLA       85  308   39   97  19   1   4   35   4   4   35   30  .315  .383  .422  .805         130   0   2   0   0  12
   With BRN       53  137   10   32   3   0   0   11   0   0    4    8  .234  .264  .255  .519          35   0   1   1   2   5
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1933 24 BON NL  22   81   5.3   6   4   0  .667   8   62   41  .661    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e8    -37   
 1934 25 BON NL  23   90   5.8   7   4   0  .571   9   79   67  .848    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e14   -3   
 1935 26 BON NL  30   38   4.8   3   1   0  .333  12   24   12  .500    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e16   -56   
         NYA AL  29   44   6.1   0   0   0  .000   7   16    8  .500    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e16    28   
         TOT                     3   1   0  .333  19   40   20  .500    0    0  .000
 1936 27 NYA AL  22  106   6.8   0   0   0  .000  14   45   29  .644    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e18   -47   
 1937 28 BOA AL  22   98   6.1   1   0   0  .000   8   48   31  .646    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e8    -20   
 1938 29 BOA AL  14   87   6.3   3   1   0  .333  12   55   34  .618    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e12  -96   
 1939 30 NYA AL  14   57   4.9  14   2   0  .143   8   42   28  .667    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e11   -84   
 1940 31 NYA AL  51   33   5.0   7   3   0  .429   0   18   15  .833    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e13   -56   
 1941 32 SLA AL   4   47   5.6   5   3   0  .600   0   23   17  .739    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e2    177   
 1942           [Did not play]
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 36 BRN NL  36    8   2.1  20   5   0  .250   6   16    9  .562    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e15   -67   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 10 Seasons          694   5.6  66  23   0  .348  84  428  291  .680    0    0  .000                 -27   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 25.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 14.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1933 24 BON NL  CF   121   268    19    8    0   .973   118  1053.1   2.45
                 RF    12    16     0    0    0  1.000     9    76.2   1.88
                 LF     8     7     0    0    0  1.000     4    37.1   1.69
 1934 25 BON NL  RF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?  GG
                 LF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
                 CF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
 1935 26 TOT     RF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
                 LF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
                 CF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
 1936 27 NYA AL  LF   107   225     1    8    0   .966   106   921.1   2.21
                 RF    32    57     2    6    0   .908    32   275.2   1.93
 1937 28 BOA AL  RF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
                 CF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
 1938 29 BOA AL  RF   122   210    10   12    0   .948   122  1083.1   1.83
 1939 30 NYA AL  RF    79   160    10    8    1   .955    79   693.1   2.21
                 LF    13    25     0    0    0  1.000    10    91.0   2.47
                 CF    11    20     0    0    0  1.000     8    76.2   2.35
 1940 31 NYA AL  RF    48    90     3    0    0  1.000    47   411.1   2.03
                 LF    13    28     1    0    0  1.000    11    98.2   2.65
 1941 32 SLA AL  RF    56    86     4    0    0  1.000    51   464.1   1.74
                 CF    24    55     2    0    0  1.000    24   204.0   2.51
 1942           [Did not play]
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 36 BRN NL  LF    28    41     3    4    0   .917    24   209.0   1.89
                 RF     8    12     1    2    0   .867     7    63.0   1.86
                 3B     1     1     1    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   357   631    30   28    1   .959   347  3067.2   1.94
                 LF   169   326     5   12    0   .965   155  1357.1   2.19
                 CF   156   343    21    8    0   .978   150  1334.0   2.46
                 3B     1     1     1    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1939 WS    NYA BRN   W    1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1933  BON   82-72   Thomas Treece
 1934  BON   61-93   Thomas Treece
 1935  BON   54-100  Thomas Treece
 1935  NYA   77-77   Billy Vanson
 1936  NYA   92-62   Billy Vanson
 1937  BOA   62-92   Steve Bivens
 1938  BOA   67-87   Steve Bivens
 1939  NYA  100-54   Billy Vanson
 1940  NYA   84-70   Billy Vanson
 1941  SLA   64-90   Pat Carr
 1945  BRN   87-67   Robert Rescigno

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