Ken Phelps

Positions: Designated Hitter, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 209lb (185cm, 94kg)

Born: August 6, 1954 in Seattle, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 8th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ingraham HS (Seattle, WA), the New York Yankees in the 1st round (11th) of the 1974 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ), the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (17th) of the 1974 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ) and the Kansas City Royals in the 15th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

High School: Ingraham HS (Seattle, WA)

Schools: Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ), Washington State University (Pullman, WA), Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: September 20, 1980 (Age 26-045d, 14,402nd in major league history)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 8, 1990 (Age 36-033d)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Kenneth Allen Phelps

Nicknames: Digger

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1989 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.4

1854

443

123

.239

308

RBI

313

OBP

.374

SLG

.480

OPS

.854

OPS+

133

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-33 / in Starts: 18-16
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	46 games
Most Games w/o RBI	35 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 143 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	86 (40-30-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 143 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	88 (43-29-15)

Most Driven In
J Canseco	3
C Lansford	1
F JosÃ©	1
Self	1
W Randolph	0
D James	0
R Henderson	0

Most Driven In By
C Snyder	2
B Jacoby	1
J Quirk	1
F JosÃ©	1
R Hassey	1
Self	1
W Weiss	1
T Steinbach	1

1990 Batting Game Log

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1990 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	706	2 (1)	Apr 10	OAK		MIN	W,5-3	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	6	1.37	0.111	2.04	0.10%	0.82	DH
2	707	3	Apr 11	OAK		MIN	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	6	1.51	-0.052	2.37	-0.05%	-0.43	DH
3	708	4	Apr 13	OAK	@	SEA	W,15-7	CG	6	5	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.333	.300	.333	.633	6	.51	0.132	.73	0.11%	0.73	DH 1B
4	709	7 (2)	Apr 17	OAK	@	CAL	W,7-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.273	.300	.573	7	2.28	-0.057	4.31	-0.07%	-0.22	PH
5	710	8	Apr 18	OAK	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.375	.250	.625	4	.86	0.000	1.74	0.00%	0.36	DH
6	711	9	Apr 19	OAK		SEA	W,5-2	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.368	.214	.583	6	.73	0.016	1.46	0.02%	0.29	DH
7	712	10	Apr 20	OAK		SEA	L,1-6	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.400	.467	.867	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
8	713	11	Apr 21	OAK		SEA	W,7-6	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.381	.438	.818	9	5.97	-0.247	11.61	-0.29%	-0.57	PH
9	714	12	Apr 22	OAK		SEA	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.320	.350	.670	4	1.06	-0.112	2.23	-0.14%	-1.21	DH
10	715	13	Apr 24	OAK	@	BAL	W,7-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.286	.304	.590	6	.68	-0.049	1.27	-0.06%	-0.72	DH
11	716	14	Apr 25	OAK	@	BAL	W,4-3	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.276	.292	.568	9	1.74	-0.042	3.41	-0.05%	-0.15	PH
12	717	15	Apr 26	OAK	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.273	.259	.532	6	.88	-0.028	1.74	-0.03%	-0.08	DH
13	718	16	Apr 27	OAK	@	BOS	L,6-7	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.294	.286	.580	9	.98	0.037	2.06	0.05%	0.39	PH
14	719	17	Apr 28	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-12	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.314	.310	.625	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.87	PH
15	720	19 (1)	Apr 30	OAK	@	NYY	W,6-0	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.342	.300	.642	7	.70	0.037	1.41	0.04%	0.47	DH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	721	22 (2)	May 4	OAK		BOS	W,8-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.333	.290	.624	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
17	722	23	May 5	OAK		BOS	L,1-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.325	.281	.606	9	1.91	-0.048	4.35	-0.07%	-0.22	PH
18	723	24	May 6	OAK		BOS	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.364	.314	.678	5	.81	0.063	1.71	0.08%	0.40	DH
19	724	25	May 7	OAK		NYY	W,5-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.340	.289	.630	4	.31	-0.023	.67	-0.03%	-0.53	1B
20	725	27 (1)	May 9	OAK		NYY	W,2-1	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.333	.282	.615	9	2.45	-0.061	5.69	-0.09%	-0.22	PH
21	726	29 (1)	May 12	OAK		BAL	L,2-3	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.347	.282	.629	9	1.50	0.057	3.34	0.08%	0.37	PH
22	727	32 (2)	May 15	OAK	@	CLE	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.340	.275	.615	9	2.07	-0.051	4.74	-0.07%	-0.15	PH
23	728	34 (1)	May 18	OAK	@	MIL	L,0-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.333	.256	.589	5	.76	0.011	1.71	0.02%	-0.15	DH
24	729	36 (1)	May 20	OAK	@	MIL	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.316	.239	.555	6	.29	-0.023	.69	-0.03%	-0.51	DH
25	730	42 (5)	May 26	OAK		CLE	W,6-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.305	.229	.534	4	1.04	-0.051	2.45	-0.07%	-0.44	1B
26	731	44 (1)	May 29	OAK		TOR	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.300	.224	.524	9	1.71	-0.043	4.09	-0.06%	-0.22	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	732	47 (2)	Jun 1	OAK	@	KCR	W,4-3	GS-9	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.317	.255	.572	5	.34	0.044	.85	0.07%	0.72	DH
28	733	48	Jun 2	OAK	@	KCR	L,4-10	6-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.328	.288	.617	4	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.62	1B
29	734	53 (4)	Jun 8	OAK		KCR	W,3-1	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.328	.291	.619	4	.96	-0.030	2.42	-0.05%	-0.30	1B
30	735	56 (2)	Jun 11	OAK		TEX	L,0-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.324	.286	.609	9	.16	-0.004	.38	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
31	736	57	Jun 12	OAK		TEX	L,5-6	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.186	.319	.271	.591	4	1.32	0.022	3.18	0.03%	0.70	DH
32	737	59 (1)	Jun 14	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.319	.271	.591	2						PH
				Player went from Oakland Athletics to Cleveland Indians
33	738	62	Jun 19	CLE		BAL	W,5-4	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.342	.279	.621	5	.58	0.040	.50	0.02%	0.43	DH
34	739	63	Jun 20	CLE		BAL	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.338	.277	.614	5	1.81	-0.139	1.87	-0.09%	-0.59	DH
35	740	64	Jun 21	CLE		BAL	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.325	.265	.590	5	.98	-0.076	.87	-0.04%	-0.62	1B
36	741	65	Jun 22	CLE	@	MIL	L,7-9	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.321	.261	.582	2	1.73	-0.041	1.89	-0.03%	-0.57	PH 1B
37	742	66	Jun 23	CLE	@	MIL	L,1-11	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.330	.274	.604	5	.23	0.024	.24	0.02%	0.00	1B
38	743	67	Jun 24	CLE	@	MIL	W,9-5	GS-7	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.326	.273	.599	5	.37	-0.036	.32	-0.02%	-0.70	1B
39	744	68	Jun 25	CLE	@	MIL	W,10-5	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.330	.272	.602	5	.94	-0.010	.85	-0.01%	-0.26	1B
40	745	69	Jun 26	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-3	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.337	.265	.602	5	1.08	0.049	1.03	0.03%	0.22	1B
41	746	70	Jun 27	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.333	.256	.589	5	1.14	-0.042	1.27	-0.03%	-0.27	1B
42	747	73 (2)	Jun 30	CLE		CAL	W,4-1	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.330	.247	.577	5	.79	-0.068	.79	-0.04%	-0.67	1B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
43	748	77 (3)	Jul 4	CLE		SEA	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.327	.244	.572	9	3.41	-0.086	4.25	-0.06%	-0.23	PH
44	749	78	Jul 5	CLE		SEA	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.183	.325	.237	.561	3	1.21	0.004	1.18	0.00%	0.05	1B
45	750	82 (3)	Jul 8	CLE		OAK	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.314	.227	.540	7	.93	-0.084	.95	-0.05%	-1.14	DH
46	751	86 (3)	Jul 15	CLE	@	SEA	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.306	.220	.526	5	.54	-0.044	.87	-0.04%	-1.00	DH
47	752	90 (3)	Jul 18 (2)	CLE	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.296	.212	.508	3	.98	-0.111	1.47	-0.10%	-1.38	1B
48	753	95 (4)	Jul 24	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.294	.210	.503	9	.06	-0.002	.07	0.00%	-0.15	PH
49	754	97 (1)	Jul 27 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,0-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.299	.217	.516	9	.47	0.026	.62	0.02%	0.25	PH
50	755	98	Jul 27 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.165	.292	.211	.503	7	1.66	-0.160	1.85	-0.11%	-1.45	1B
51	756	100 (1)	Jul 29 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,5-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.164	.290	.209	.499	9	3.00	-0.140	3.10	-0.09%	-0.72	PH
52	757	101	Jul 29 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.159	.289	.204	.492	5	1.94	-0.182	1.72	-0.10%	-1.30	1B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
53	758	111 (9)	Aug 9	CLE		TEX	L,5-13	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.287	.202	.489	6	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	1B
54	759	124 (12)	Aug 24	CLE	@	BAL	L,4-5	9-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.287	.202	.489	3						1B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
55	760	133 (8)	Sep 2	CLE		TOR	L,0-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.288	.198	.486	4	1.28	0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.08	DH
56	761	139 (5)	Sep 8	CLE	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.280	.192	.471	5	.66	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-1.12	DH
							23-33		143	120	10	18	2	0	1	6	22	3	21	0	0	1	1	4	1	0	.150	.280	.192	.471		.99	-1.512	1.47	-1.27%	-10.13

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