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This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseballβ†—

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Babe PhelpsWWikipedia↗

Bats: L Β· Throws: R Β· Born 1908-04-16 Β· Played 1931–1942 Β· Career WAR 12.8 (bWAR) Β·

IDsBBREF=phelpba01, LAHMAN=phelpba01, MLBAM=120507, RETROSHEET=phelb101

Photo: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain Β· Wikimedia Commons

πŸ“‹ Game logs β†’

Batting

YearTeamLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSWAR
1931WS1AL330100000000.333.333.333.6660.0
1933CHNNL37020002001.286.286.286.572-0.1
1934CHNNL447072052212018.286.296.500.7960.3
1935BRONL471211744725220910.364.408.579.9871.3
1936BRONL1153193611723255712718.367.421.498.9193.2
1937BRONL1214094212837375822528.313.357.469.8263.0
1938BRONL66208336412254622315.308.379.457.8361.4
1939BRONL98323339221264202424.285.336.418.7541.2
1940BRONL11837047109245136123027.295.349.492.8411.6
1941BRONL1630373024012.233.258.533.7910.0
1942PITNL95257217311194122024.284.345.440.7850.9
Total7262117239657143195434590160157.310.359.472.83112.8

Fielding

YearTeamLgPosGGSInnPOAEDP
1933CHNNLC26201
1934CHNNLC1844710
1935BRONLC341181664
1936BRONLC983344996
1936BRONLOF13000
1937BRONLC111465761610
1938BRONLC552182555
1939BRONLC923614089
1940BRONL1B18001
1940BRONLC9942835113
1941BRONLC1133110
1942PITNLC7224440125
Total59422622916944

Ejections (10)

DateAsReason
1937-06-30PlayerBalls and strikes (Threw mask)
1937-07-11PlayerBalls and strikes
1937-07-14PlayerFighting
1937-07-18PlayerBalls and strikes
1937-07-23PlayerFighting
1938-05-21PlayerBalls and strikes (Poked umpire)
1938-08-30PlayerBalls and strikes
1940-04-16PlayerBalls and strikes
1940-07-29PlayerFighting
1940-09-21PlayerCall at HP