Ben Chapman

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: December 25, 1908 in Nashville, TN us

Died: July 7, 1993 in Hoover, AL

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL

High School: Phillips HS (Birmingham, AL)

Debut: April 15, 1930 (Age 21-111d, 7,048th in major league history)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 12, 1946 (Age 37-138d)
vs. BRO 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1930 season

Full Name: William Benjamin Chapman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.7

6478

1958

.302

1144

RBI

977

287

OBP

.383

SLG

.440

OPS

.823

OPS+

114

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1934 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1934 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	45	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 18	NYY	@	PHA	W,11-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 19	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	Apr 22	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
6	6	Apr 24	NYY		PHA	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	7	Apr 25	NYY		PHA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	8	Apr 26	NYY		PHA	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	9	Apr 28	NYY		BOS	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
10	10	Apr 29	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
11	11	Apr 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	NYY	@	WSH	W,10-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	13	May 2	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	14	May 4	NYY		DET	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	15	May 5	NYY		DET	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	16	May 6	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
17	17	May 7	NYY		SLB	W,14-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 8	NYY		SLB	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	19	May 9	NYY		SLB	L,8-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	20	May 10	NYY		CHW	W,13-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	21	May 11	NYY		CHW	W,7-6	CG	57	14.0	4	0	1	5	0
22	22	May 12	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	23	May 13	NYY		CLE	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
24	24	May 17	NYY	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	25	May 18	NYY	@	DET	L,8-10	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	26	May 19	NYY	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	27	May 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	28	May 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-9	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	29	May 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	30	May 23	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-14	CG	51	8.0	5	0	1	6	0
31	31	May 24	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	32	May 25	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-7	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	33	May 26	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	34	May 27	NYY	@	SLB	L,7-16	CG	48	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	35	May 28	NYY	@	SLB	W,13-9	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	36	May 30 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	37	May 30 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,5-4	CG	49	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	38	May 31	NYY		WSH	L,3-9	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 1	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-10	CG	40	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
40	40	Jun 2	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-8	CG	47	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
41	41	Jun 3	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	42	Jun 5	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-8	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	43	Jun 6 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,15-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
44	46 (2)	Jun 9	NYY		PHA	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	47	Jun 10	NYY		PHA	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
46	48	Jun 13	NYY		SLB	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	49	Jun 14	NYY		SLB	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	50	Jun 15	NYY		SLB	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	51	Jun 16	NYY		DET	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	52	Jun 17 (1)	NYY		DET	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	53	Jun 17 (2)	NYY		DET	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
52	54	Jun 18	NYY		DET	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
53	55	Jun 20 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
54	56	Jun 20 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
55	57	Jun 21	NYY		CLE	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	58	Jun 22	NYY		CLE	L,1-4	CG	44	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
57	61 (2)	Jun 25	NYY		CHW	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
58	62	Jun 26	NYY		CHW	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
59	63	Jun 27	NYY		CHW	W,8-7	CG	48	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
60	64	Jun 28	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	65	Jul 1	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	66	Jul 2	NYY		BOS	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
63	67	Jul 3	NYY		BOS	L,9-10	CG	51	11.0	2	1	0	3	0
64	68	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
65	69	Jul 4 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
66	70	Jul 5	NYY		WSH	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
67	71	Jul 6	NYY		WSH	L,8-9	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
68	72	Jul 7	NYY		WSH	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
69	73	Jul 8	NYY		WSH	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
70	74	Jul 11	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
71	75	Jul 12	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	GS	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
72	76	Jul 13	NYY	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	77	Jul 14	NYY	@	DET	L,11-12	CG	50	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
74	78	Jul 15	NYY	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	79	Jul 16	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
76	80	Jul 17	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-13	CG	48	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
77	81	Jul 18	NYY	@	CLE	L,14-15	GS	42	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
78	82	Jul 19	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
79	83	Jul 20	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	60	12.2	5	0	0	5	0
80	84	Jul 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	85	Jul 22 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-2	GS	0		1	0	0	1	0
82	86	Jul 22 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,15-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	87	Jul 23	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
84	88	Jul 24	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	89	Jul 25	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-4	GS	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	91 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
87	92	Jul 28 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	93	Jul 29	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
89	94	Jul 31 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,11-2	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	95	Jul 31 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	96	Aug 1	NYY		BOS	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	97	Aug 2	NYY		BOS	W,12-4	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
93	98	Aug 3	NYY		PHA	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
94	99	Aug 4	NYY		PHA	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
95	100	Aug 5	NYY		PHA	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	101	Aug 7 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
97	102	Aug 7 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
98	103	Aug 8	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
99	104	Aug 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
100	105	Aug 11	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	54	12.1	3	0	1	4	0
101	106	Aug 12 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
102	107	Aug 12 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
103	108	Aug 14 (1)	NYY		DET	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	109	Aug 14 (2)	NYY		DET	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
105	110	Aug 15	NYY		DET	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	111	Aug 17 (1)	NYY		DET	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
107	112	Aug 17 (2)	NYY		DET	L,0-2	GS	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
108	113	Aug 18	NYY		SLB	W,2-1	CG	45	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
109	114	Aug 19 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
110	115	Aug 19 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
111	116	Aug 21	NYY		SLB	L,6-8	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	117	Aug 22 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	118	Aug 22 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,4-10	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
114	119	Aug 23	NYY		CLE	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
115	120	Aug 25 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
116	121	Aug 25 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
117	122	Aug 26 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
118	123	Aug 26 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
119	124	Aug 27	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
120	125	Aug 29	NYY		CHW	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
121	126	Aug 30	NYY		WSH	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
122	127	Aug 31	NYY		WSH	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	128	Sep 1	NYY		WSH	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
124	129	Sep 2	NYY		WSH	L,3-9	CG	49	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
125	130	Sep 3 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,11-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
126	131	Sep 3 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
127	132	Sep 6	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
128	133	Sep 7	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	42	8.1	4	0	0	4	0
129	134	Sep 8	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
130	135	Sep 9 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	0	14.0	4	0	0	4	0
131	136	Sep 9 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
132	137	Sep 11 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
133	138	Sep 11 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
134	139	Sep 13	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	2	5	0
135	140	Sep 14	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-12	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
136	141	Sep 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
137	142	Sep 16	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
138	143	Sep 17	NYY	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
139	144	Sep 18	NYY	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
140	145	Sep 19	NYY	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
141	146	Sep 20	NYY	@	DET	W,11-7	GS	31	6.1	1	0	2	3	0
142	147	Sep 23 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
143	148	Sep 23 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	0	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
144	149	Sep 24	NYY		BOS	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
145	150	Sep 25	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
146	151	Sep 26	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
147	152	Sep 29 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
148	153	Sep 29 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
149	154	Sep 30	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
							151gm			316	10	13	339	2