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.

1936 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1936 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 15	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	Apr 16	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-5	GS	19	3.1	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	Apr 17	NYY		BOS	L,0-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
5	5	Apr 18	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	13 (7)	Apr 28	NYY		CLE	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
7	14	Apr 29	NYY		CLE	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
8	15	Apr 30	NYY		CLE	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	16	May 1	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	17	May 2	NYY		CHW	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
11	18	May 3	NYY		SLB	W,14-5	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	24 (5)	May 10	NYY		PHA	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	25	May 12	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
14	26	May 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-1	GS	18	5.0	3	0	0	3	0
15	32 (5)	May 20	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
16	33	May 21	NYY	@	DET	L,9-10	CG	49	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
17	34	May 23 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,12-6	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
18	35	May 23 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,15-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	36	May 24	NYY	@	PHA	W,25-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	37	May 25	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-10	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
21	38	May 26	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
22	39	May 27	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-8	CG	49	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
23	40	May 28	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	41	May 30 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
25	42	May 30 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
26	43	May 31	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	49	12.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	44	Jun 2	NYY		CHW	L,9-11	CG	51	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	45	Jun 3	NYY		CHW	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
29	46	Jun 4	NYY		CHW	L,3-16	CG	53	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
30	47	Jun 5	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
31	48	Jun 6	NYY		CLE	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	49	Jun 7	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	CG	63	16.0	6	0	0	6	0
33	50	Jun 8	NYY		SLB	W,12-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	51	Jun 9	NYY		SLB	L,3-5	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	52	Jun 11	NYY		DET	W,10-9	CG	46	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
36	53	Jun 12	NYY		DET	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
				Player went from New York Yankees to Washington Nationals
37	57	Jun 16	WSH	@	DET	W,9-8	CG	51	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	58	Jun 17	WSH	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	59	Jun 18	WSH	@	DET	W,12-4	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	60	Jun 19	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-9	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	61	Jun 20	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
42	62	Jun 21	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	1	1	2	4	0
43	63	Jun 23	WSH	@	SLB	W,10-5	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	64	Jun 24	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	65	Jun 25	WSH	@	SLB	W,12-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	66	Jun 27 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
47	67	Jun 27 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
48	68	Jun 28 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,12-9	CG	53	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
49	69	Jun 28 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	70	Jul 1 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,13-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	71	Jul 1 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,14-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	72	Jul 2	WSH	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	73	Jul 4 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	74	Jul 4 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,0-5	CG	0	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
55	75	Jul 5	WSH		NYY	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
56	76	Jul 9	WSH		DET	L,7-10	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	77	Jul 10	WSH		DET	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	78	Jul 11	WSH		DET	W,10-7	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	79	Jul 12	WSH		SLB	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	80	Jul 13	WSH		SLB	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
61	81	Jul 14	WSH		SLB	W,13-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
62	82	Jul 15	WSH		CHW	L,4-6	GS	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	83	Jul 16	WSH		CHW	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
64	84	Jul 17	WSH		CHW	L,5-16	CG	55	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
65	85	Jul 18	WSH		CLE	L,3-10	CG	43	9.0	2	0	2	4	0
66	86	Jul 19 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
67	87	Jul 19 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	88	Jul 21	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
69	89	Jul 22	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	48	11.1	2	0	1	3	0
70	90	Jul 23	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	91	Jul 24	WSH	@	SLB	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	92	Jul 25	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
73	93	Jul 26 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	94	Jul 26 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-9	CG	0	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
75	95	Jul 28	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	96	Jul 29 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-11	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
77	97	Jul 29 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
78	98	Jul 30	WSH	@	CLE	L,8-11	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	99	Jul 31	WSH	@	DET	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
80	100	Aug 1	WSH	@	DET	L,4-13	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
81	101	Aug 2	WSH	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
82	102	Aug 4	WSH		PHA	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	103	Aug 5	WSH		PHA	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
84	104	Aug 7	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
85	105	Aug 8	WSH		BOS	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
86	106	Aug 9	WSH		BOS	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
87	107	Aug 10	WSH	@	NYY	W,13-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	108	Aug 11	WSH	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	109	Aug 12	WSH	@	NYY	L,7-11	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
90	110	Aug 14	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	111	Aug 15	WSH	@	BOS	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	112	Aug 16 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	113	Aug 16 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
94	114	Aug 17	WSH		NYY	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
95	115	Aug 18	WSH		NYY	W,9-2	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
96	116	Aug 19	WSH		NYY	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
97	117	Aug 21	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	118	Aug 22 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,12-8	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	119	Aug 22 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	120	Aug 23 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
101	121	Aug 23 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	122	Aug 25	WSH		CLE	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
103	123	Aug 26	WSH		CLE	W,14-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
104	124	Aug 27	WSH		CLE	L,9-10	CG	50	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	125	Aug 28	WSH		CHW	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	126	Aug 29	WSH		CHW	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
107	127	Aug 30 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
108	128	Aug 30 (2)	WSH		SLB	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
109	129	Sep 1	WSH		SLB	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
110	130	Sep 2	WSH		DET	L,2-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
111	131	Sep 3	WSH		DET	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	132	Sep 4	WSH		PHA	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
113	133	Sep 5	WSH		PHA	L,3-4	CG	43	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
114	134	Sep 6 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
115	135	Sep 6 (2)	WSH		PHA	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
116	136	Sep 7 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
117	137	Sep 7 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
118	138	Sep 9	WSH	@	DET	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
119	139	Sep 10	WSH	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
120	140	Sep 11	WSH	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
121	141	Sep 12	WSH	@	CLE	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
122	142	Sep 14 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	45	9.2	2	0	0	2	0
123	143	Sep 14 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
124	144	Sep 15 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,13-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	145	Sep 15 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
126	146	Sep 19	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	41	8.1	4	1	0	5	0
127	147	Sep 20 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
128	148	Sep 20 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
129	149	Sep 22	WSH		BOS	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
130	150	Sep 23	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
131	151	Sep 25	WSH		BOS	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
132	152	Sep 26	WSH		NYY	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
133	153	Sep 27	WSH		NYY	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
							133gm			310	12	15	337	4