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	6-15 / in Starts: 1-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 23 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	22 (11-8-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 23 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In
T Ireland	1

Most Driven In By
J Quirk	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 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	4	1	Apr 10	KCR	@	BAL	L,3-5	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			9	2.80	0.121	1.72	0.05%	0.60	PH
2	5	3 (1)	Apr 14	KCR		DET	L,5-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	5.41	-0.131	3.26	-0.05%	-0.73	PH
3	6	9 (5)	Apr 22	KCR		CLE	L,0-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	6	.84	-0.021	.30	-0.01%	-0.41	PH
4	7	10	Apr 24	KCR	@	MIL	L,1-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
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
5	8	17 (6)	May 4 susp	KCR		BOS	L,7-8	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.750	1.150	8	3.31	0.389	.87	0.06%	0.91	PH
6	9	18	May 5	KCR		BOS	W,2-1	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.600	.933	7	1.49	-0.036	.35	-0.01%	-0.73	PH
7	10	19	May 6	KCR		BOS	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.500	.786	2	1.05	-0.025	.26	0.00%	-0.14	PH
8	11	21 (1)	May 9	KCR	@	CHW	L,0-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.429	.679	7	1.17	-0.032	.27	0.00%	-0.46	PH
9	12	22	May 11	KCR		TEX	L,1-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.375	.597	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.33	PH
10	13	24 (1)	May 14	KCR		TEX	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.333	.533	6	4.89	-0.134	.99	-0.02%	-0.30	PH
11	14	29 (4)	May 19	KCR	@	NYY	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.300	.482	6	1.33	-0.033	.23	0.00%	-0.09	PH
12	15	30	May 20	KCR	@	NYY	L,4-5	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.273	.439	9	2.24	-0.055	.39	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
13	16	33 (2)	May 24	KCR		MIN	W,6-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.214	.348	5	1.20	-0.095	.14	-0.01%	-0.63	DH
14	17	34	May 25 (1)	KCR	@	SEA	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.235	.402	7	.39	-0.013	.05	0.00%	-0.19	DH
15	18	35	May 25 (2)	KCR	@	SEA	L,2-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.167	.235	.402	8						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
16	19	44 (8)	Jun 5	KCR		MIL	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.222	.380	8	.37	-0.009	.06	0.00%	-0.21	PH
17	20	47 (2)	Jun 8	KCR		NYY	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.211	.361	8	.15	-0.004	.02	0.00%	-0.21	PH
18	21	50 (2)	Jun 11	KCR	@	TOR	W,10-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.200	.343	8	.05	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.43	1B
Sep/Oct		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
19	22	83 (32)	Sep 13	KCR	@	OAK	W,6-5	12-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.190	.327	9	4.61	-0.099	18.46	-0.24%	-0.44	PH
20	23	96 (12)	Sep 27	KCR		SEA	W,15-3	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.227	.401	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
21	24	103 (6)	Oct 5	KCR	@	CLE	W,9-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.174	.227	.401	6						1B
							6-15		23	22	1	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.227	.401		1.50	-0.178	1.21	-0.23%	-3.09

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