Ed Phelps Notable

b. March 3, 1879 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1902–1904, 1906–1908, Cincinnati Reds 1905–1906, St. Louis Cardinals 1909–1910, Brooklyn Dodgers 1912, Brooklyn Superbas 1913

Ed Phelps played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1902 and closing with the Brooklyn Superbas in 1913.

Across 633 games he batted .251, with 460 hits and 186 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 45 doubles and 31 stolen bases.

He played 530 games behind the plate, with 2,147 putouts and 88 errors. He turned 51 double plays.

He was born in Albany, NY, USA on March 3, 1879, and died on January 31, 1942. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1902	PIT	18	61	5	13	1	0	0	6	4	4	2	.213
1903	PIT	81	273	32	77	7	3	2	31	17	35	2	.282
1904	PIT	94	302	29	73	5	3	0	28	15	31	2	.242
1905	CIN	44	156	18	36	5	3	0	18	12	18	4	.231
1906	CIN/PIT	55	158	12	39	3	3	1	17	12	17	3	.247
1907	PIT	43	113	11	24	1	0	0	12	9	10	1	.212
1908	PIT	34	64	3	15	2	2	0	11	2	8	0	.234
1909	STL	104	306	43	76	13	1	0	22	39	34	7	.248
1910	STL	93	270	25	71	4	2	0	37	36	29	9	.263
1912	BRO	52	111	8	32	4	3	0	23	16	15	1	.288
1913	BRO	15	18	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.222
Career	—	633	1832	186	460	45	20	3	205	163	203	31	.251

On this day & linked events

1879

Born March 3, 1879

Albany, NY, USA

1942

Died January 31, 1942

1902

Major-league debut: Ed Phelps

Ed Phelps made a major-league debut on September 2, 1902.

1913

Final major-league game: Ed Phelps

Ed Phelps played a final major-league game on August 15, 1913.

Image: Chicago Daily News, public domain