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Ben Chapman |
Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6' 0'' Weight: 195 Born: December 25, 1908 in Usa, TN, NASHVILLE |
Awards & Accomplishments | |
World Championships Won | 1931 |
All-Star Selections | 1932 1936 1938 1940 |
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Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Salary | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | |||
1930 | 21 | OAK | AL | $ 300,000 | 56 | 56 | 63 | 38 | 31 | 33 | 89 | 76 | 80 | 42 | 36 | 38 | 77 | 73 | 74 | |||
1931 | 22 | OAK | AL | $ 300,000 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |||
1932 | 23 | OAK | AL | $ 300,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |||
1933 | 24 | OAK | AL | $ 3,300,000 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |||
1934 | 25 | OAK | AL | $ 3,300,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |||
1935 | 26 | MON | NL | $ 4,500,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |||
1936 | 27 | TAM | AL | $ 4,500,000 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
1937 | 28 | TAM | AL | $ 4,500,000 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |||
1938 | 29 | TAM | AL | $ 4,500,000 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||
1939 | 30 | TAM | AL | $ 4,500,000 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||
1940 | 31 | TAM | AL | $ 4,690,000 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||
1941 | 32 | TAM | AL | $ 4,690,000 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||
1942 | 33 | TAM | AL | $ 4,690,000 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||
1943 | 34 | TAM | AL | $ 4,690,000 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
1944 | 35 | NYG | NL | $ 770,000 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
1945 | 36 | NYG | NL | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
OOTP6 Min Ratings | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 4,690,000 | 56 | 56 | 63 | 38 | 31 | 33 | 89 | 76 | 80 | 42 | 36 | 38 | 77 | 73 | 74 |
Batting Stats Help | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR | OWS |
1930 | 21 | OAK | AL | 148 | 556 | 86 | 179 | 45 | 10 | 9 | 80 | 16 | 7 | 32 | 38 | .322 | .356 | .487 | .844 | 86.5 | 15.7 |
1931 | 22 | OAK | AL | 153 | 614 | 88 | 167 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 72 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 33 | .272 | .334 | .391 | .725 | 76.0 | 12.9 |
1932 | 23 | OAK | AL | 142 | 560 | 85 | 174 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 89 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 42 | .311 | .357 | .441 | .798 | 80.9 | 14.3 |
1933 | 24 | OAK | AL | 150 | 564 | 89 | 159 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 101 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 42 | .282 | .337 | .450 | .787 | 77.3 | 13.5 |
1934 | 25 | OAK | AL | 142 | 514 | 73 | 148 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 37 | .288 | .335 | .422 | .757 | 66.3 | 9.2 |
1935 | 26 | OAK | AL | 63 | 222 | 22 | 61 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 28 | .275 | .314 | .392 | .706 | 26.0 | 3.2 |
MON | NL | 66 | 140 | 12 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | .279 | .340 | .393 | .733 | 19.1 | 2.9 | ||
TOT | 129 | 362 | 34 | 100 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 40 | .276 | .324 | .392 | .716 | 45.1 | 6.1 | |||
1936 | 27 | TAM | AL | 153 | 640 | 107 | 206 | 47 | 15 | 12 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 41 | .322 | .371 | .498 | .870 | 103.0 | 20.4 |
1937 | 28 | TAM | AL | 152 | 603 | 87 | 173 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 60 | .287 | .339 | .463 | .802 | 87.2 | 16.2 |
1938 | 29 | TAM | AL | 154 | 651 | 106 | 190 | 48 | 13 | 14 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 52 | .292 | .342 | .470 | .812 | 98.3 | 19.1 |
1939 | 30 | TAM | AL | 154 | 654 | 98 | 189 | 56 | 12 | 14 | 95 | 17 | 12 | 47 | 75 | .289 | .338 | .476 | .813 | 96.5 | 20.7 |
1940 | 31 | TAM | AL | 153 | 612 | 100 | 185 | 42 | 7 | 14 | 90 | 21 | 8 | 59 | 80 | .302 | .364 | .462 | .827 | 93.6 | 18.1 |
1941 | 32 | TAM | AL | 148 | 546 | 92 | 151 | 35 | 4 | 14 | 84 | 16 | 5 | 61 | 63 | .277 | .348 | .432 | .780 | 76.7 | 12.5 |
1942 | 33 | TAM | AL | 95 | 324 | 49 | 76 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 46 | .235 | .296 | .364 | .660 | 32.7 | 3.0 |
1943 | 34 | TAM | AL | 68 | 123 | 15 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 20 | .285 | .371 | .358 | .729 | 15.9 | 2.1 |
1944 | 35 | TAM | AL | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
NYG | NL | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 | 0.9 | 0.0 | ||
TOT | 19 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .313 | .313 | .438 | .750 | 2.0 | 0.2 | |||
AAA | 54 | 208 | 32 | 74 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 49 | .356 | .417 | .553 | .970 | 43.5 | ||||
1945 | 36 | NYG | NL | 16 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .240 | .296 | .280 | .576 | 2.2 | 0.1 |
16 Years Sim | 1976 | 7364 | 1112 | 2143 | 495 | 131 | 127 | 1093 | 111 | 46 | 603 | 677 | .291 | .344 | .446 | .790 | 1040.0 | 184.3 | |||
1 Years AAA | 54 | 208 | 32 | 74 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 49 | .356 | .420 | .553 | .973 | 43.5 | ||||
162 Game Average | 603 | 91 | 175 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 89 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 55 | .291 | .344 | .446 | .790 | 85.3 | |||||
Career Highs | 154 | 654 | 107 | 206 | 56 | 15 | 14 | 106 | 21 | 12 | 61 | 80 | .322 | .371 | .498 | .870 | 103.0 |
Career Batting Splits Help | |||||||||||||||||
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Category | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | XR |
vs RH | 5008 | 739 | 1387 | 347 | 83 | 78 | 744 | 75 | 38 | 370 | 474 | .277 | .326 | .426 | .752 | 667.5 | |
vs LH | 2356 | 373 | 756 | 148 | 48 | 49 | 349 | 36 | 8 | 233 | 203 | .321 | .382 | .487 | .869 | 412.1 | |
Home | 987 | 3587 | 520 | 1042 | 219 | 69 | 55 | 523 | 53 | 26 | 309 | 326 | .290 | .346 | .436 | .782 | 520.1 |
Away | 989 | 3777 | 592 | 1101 | 276 | 62 | 72 | 570 | 58 | 20 | 294 | 351 | .292 | .343 | .455 | .797 | 559.5 |
RISP | 1949 | 0 | 604 | 141 | 38 | 38 | 877 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 171 | .310 | .372 | .480 | .851 | 333.6 | |
Pinch Hitting | 165 | 24 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 18 | .242 | .308 | .339 | .647 | 17.6 | |
Close/Late | 805 | 132 | 230 | 48 | 14 | 15 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 65 | .286 | .360 | .436 | .796 | 124.3 | |
Mar/Apr | 340 | 1336 | 212 | 392 | 102 | 28 | 20 | 181 | 17 | 8 | 91 | 133 | .293 | .337 | .457 | .793 | 193.2 |
May | 363 | 1424 | 222 | 389 | 94 | 16 | 28 | 193 | 23 | 7 | 111 | 139 | .273 | .325 | .421 | .746 | 190.4 |
June | 340 | 1259 | 176 | 350 | 82 | 22 | 20 | 181 | 21 | 10 | 116 | 121 | .278 | .339 | .426 | .764 | 176.5 |
July | 293 | 1078 | 166 | 329 | 78 | 22 | 20 | 165 | 11 | 7 | 90 | 88 | .305 | .360 | .474 | .834 | 170.8 |
August | 336 | 1219 | 182 | 373 | 74 | 24 | 24 | 199 | 22 | 8 | 103 | 103 | .306 | .360 | .465 | .825 | 193.5 |
Sep/Oct | 304 | 1048 | 154 | 310 | 65 | 19 | 15 | 174 | 17 | 6 | 92 | 93 | .296 | .352 | .437 | .789 | 155.2 |
Fielding Stats Help | ||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove. | ||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | IP | PO | A | E | DP | FPct | RF | DWS | ||||
1930 | 21 | OAK | AL | CF | 135 | 133 | 1160.7 | 364 | 8 | 18 | 4 | .954 | 2.88 | 5.7 | ||||
LF | 7 | 5 | 53.7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.34 | |||||||||
RF | 6 | 0 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.70 | |||||||||
1931 | 22 | OAK | AL | CF | 147 | 144 | 1285.0 | 395 | 14 | 22 | 5 | .949 | 2.86 | 4.1 | ||||
RF | 4 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |||||||||
1932 | 23 | OAK | AL | CF | 136 | 134 | 1180.0 | 335 | 12 | 15 | 6 | .959 | 2.65 | 3.5 | ||||
RF | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.29 | |||||||||
LF | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | |||||||||
1933 | 24 | OAK | AL | CF | 145 | 143 | 1240.3 | 377 | 7 | 18 | 3 | .955 | 2.79 | 4.2 | ||||
RF | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
LF | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.00 | |||||||||
1934 | 25 | OAK | AL | CF | 133 | 128 | 1125.0 | 279 | 13 | 13 | 4 | .957 | 2.34 | 3.5 | ||||
LF | 5 | 1 | 14.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.86 | |||||||||
RF | 5 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.13 | |||||||||
1935 | 26 | OAK | AL | RF | 31 | 29 | 312.3 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .973 | 2.07 | 1.4 | ||||
CF | 18 | 14 | 157.0 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .979 | 2.64 | 0.0 | ||||||||
LF | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
MON | NL | RF | 33 | 30 | 204.7 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .980 | 2.11 | 1.1 | ||||||
CF | 19 | 14 | 103.0 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .969 | 2.71 | 0.0 | ||||||||
LF | 2 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
TOT | RF | 64 | 59 | 517.0 | 116 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .976 | 2.09 | 2.5 | |||||||
CF | 37 | 28 | 260.0 | 73 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .975 | 2.67 | 0.0 | ||||||||
LF | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1936 | 27 | TAM | AL | CF | 98 | 97 | 870.3 | 225 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .970 | 2.36 | 5.3 | ||||
LF | 52 | 52 | 480.7 | 85 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .958 | 1.70 | |||||||||
1937 | 28 | TAM | AL | LF | 129 | 129 | 1158.3 | 224 | 10 | 5 | 3 | .979 | 1.82 | 5.4 | ||||
CF | 21 | 20 | 183.0 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .952 | 1.97 | |||||||||
RF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 | |||||||||
1938 | 29 | TAM | AL | CF | 125 | 123 | 1120.0 | 277 | 7 | 8 | 3 | .973 | 2.28 | 5.5 | ||||
LF | 26 | 25 | 225.7 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .979 | 1.83 | |||||||||
RF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
1939 | 30 | TAM | AL | CF | 128 | 127 | 1124.3 | 324 | 5 | 8 | 3 | .976 | 2.63 | 5.1 | ||||
LF | 24 | 24 | 212.0 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | |||||||||
SS | 1 | 0 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.23 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1940 | 31 | TAM | AL | CF | 127 | 124 | 1118.7 | 329 | 5 | 22 | 2 | .938 | 2.69 | 3.8 | ||||
LF | 24 | 24 | 201.7 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.03 | |||||||||
RF | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 | |||||||||
1941 | 32 | TAM | AL | CF | 66 | 65 | 595.0 | 182 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .954 | 2.80 | 2.2 | ||||
RF | 53 | 43 | 394.7 | 101 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .935 | 2.30 | |||||||||
LF | 26 | 22 | 204.7 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 1.80 | |||||||||
1942 | 33 | TAM | AL | RF | 79 | 75 | 681.0 | 178 | 7 | 13 | 2 | .934 | 2.44 | 1.5 | ||||
LF | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |||||||||
CF | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.86 | |||||||||
1943 | 34 | TAM | AL | LF | 33 | 20 | 199.7 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .915 | 1.94 | 0.3 | ||||
CF | 4 | 3 | 27.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.33 | |||||||||
RF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
1944 | 35 | TAM | AL | LF | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||
RF | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
CF | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
NYG | NL | LF | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.83 | 0.0 | ||||||
RF | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
CF | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.25 | 0.0 | ||||||||
TOT | LF | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.00 | 0.0 | |||||||
RF | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
CF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1945 | 36 | NYG | NL | CF | 4 | 4 | 30.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.30 | 0.1 | ||||
RF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
LF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |||||||||
CF | 1310 | 1273 | 11327.3 | 3223 | 83 | 144 | 31 | .958 | 2.63 | 43.1 | ||||||||
LF | 339 | 302 | 2776.3 | 571 | 26 | 16 | 6 | .974 | 1.94 | 5.8 | ||||||||
RF | 223 | 177 | 1640.0 | 406 | 11 | 23 | 3 | .948 | 2.29 | 4.0 | ||||||||
SS | 1 | 0 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.23 | 0.0 | ||||||||
Career Totals | 1873 | 1752 | 15750.9 | 4201 | 120 | 183 | 40 | .959 | 2.47 | 52.9 | ||||||||
Career Highs | 153 | 151 | 1351.0 | 397 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 1.000 | 4.50 |
Post-Season Batting Stats Help | |||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award. | |||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1930 | 21 | OAK | AL | 6 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .333 | .452 | .375 | .827 |
1931 | 22 | OAK | AL | 16 | 62 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .290 | .290 | .403 | .694 |
1933 | 24 | OAK | AL | 11 | 43 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .302 | .375 | .419 | .794 |
1935 | 26 | MON | NL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1938 | 29 | TAM | AL | 5 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .190 | .261 | .238 | .499 |
1942 | 33 | TAM | AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
Career Post-Season Batting | 41 | 153 | 28 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | .288 | .341 | .386 | .727 |
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Black Ink Test: 12 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42) Gray Ink Test: 75 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203) Hall of Fame Standards: 46 (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64) |
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History |
Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Oakland in 1930 |
Had first career hit on 4/1/1930, off Carl Hubbell (SDP) |
Hit first career homerun on 5/6/1930, off Wes Ferrell (CAL) |
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Cleveland on 8/22/1930 |
Won World Championship with Oakland in 1931 |
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1932, hitting .593 with 2 HR, 7 RBI |
Was selected to the 1932 Allstar game |
Injured on 7/14/1932 with a Bruised Ribs, out for 1-2 weeks |
1/31/1933: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration |
2/5/1934: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration |
5/16/1934: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $4,500,000 per year, for 5 years |
Traded from Oakland to Montreal on 6/16/1935 (Going to MON: 1B Del Bissonette, RF Ben Chapman. Going to OAK: 1B Harvey Hendrick, P Paul Derringer, P Jack Wilson) |
Traded from Montreal to Tampa Bay on 3/3/1936 (Going to MON: C Harry Mccurdy. Going to TAM: RF Ben Chapman) |
Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game |
Hit for the cycle against Pittsburgh on 8/28/1936 |
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 5/30/1938 |
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game |
6/1/1939: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $4,690,000 per year, for 4 years |
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1939, hitting .438 with 2 HR, 12 RBI |
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game |
Had 2000th career hit on 8/20/1941, off Lefty Gomez (NYG) |
7/31/1943: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $770,000 per year, for 2 years |
3/3/1944: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay |
Traded from Tampa Bay to New York (N) on 7/1/1944 (Going to NYG: P Bob Muncrief, P Mace Brown, C Willard Hershberger, RF Ben Chapman, P Lefty Mills. Going to TAM: P Ralph Birkofer, P Claude Passeau, C Buddy Rosar) |
4/2/1945: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (N) |
Traded from New York (N) to Seattle on 7/31/1945 (Going to SEM: P Clay Bryant, P Cal Mclish, C Willard Hershberger, CF Ben Chapman. Going to NYG: 3B Mel Ott, P Mickey Harris) |
Released by Seattle on 7/31/1945 |
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