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Babe Phelps Essentials

Positions: Catcher
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Height: 6′-2″ Weight: 225
Born: Thursday, April 16, 1908 in Odenton, MD USA
Died: December 10, 1992 in Odenton, MD USA
Debut: September 17, 1931
Last Game: September 27, 1942
Full Name: Ernest Gordon Phelps

 

Notable Events and Chronology for Babe Phelps Career

Biography

The future all-star was born on April 19, 1908, in what was then a very rural Odenton, Maryland. One of ten children, Phelps and his siblings would play baseball in the abundant space of open fields that dominated the Maryland countryside.

the lefthanded batter hit .367 in 1936, the record for a catcher qualifying for the batting title. Hypochondria and a refusal to fly (The Grounded Blimp) limited Phelps’ career.

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