Ken Phelps Notable

b. August 6, 1954 · Kansas City Royals 1980–1981, Montreal Expos 1982, Seattle Mariners 1983–1988, New York Yankees 1988–1989, Oakland Athletics 1989–1990, Cleveland Indians 1990

Ken Phelps played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a designated hitter, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1980 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1990. His longest stay was with the Seattle Mariners, from 1983 to 1988.

Across 761 games he batted .239, with 443 hits and 308 runs. He finished with 123 home runs, 64 doubles and 10 stolen bases.

He played 131 games at first base, with 956 putouts and 13 errors. He turned 96 double plays.

He was born in Seattle, WA, USA on August 6, 1954. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1980	KCR	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
1981	KCR	21	22	1	3	0	1	0	1	1	13	0	.136
1982	MON	10	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.250
1983	SEA	50	127	10	30	4	1	7	16	13	25	0	.236
1984	SEA	101	290	52	70	9	0	24	51	61	73	3	.241
1985	SEA	61	116	18	24	3	0	9	24	24	33	2	.207
1986	SEA	125	344	69	85	16	4	24	64	88	96	2	.247
1987	SEA	120	332	68	86	13	1	27	68	80	75	1	.259
1988	NYY/SEA	117	297	54	78	13	0	24	54	70	61	1	.263
1989	NYY/OAK	97	194	26	47	4	0	7	29	31	47	0	.242
1990	CLE/OAK	56	120	10	18	2	0	1	6	22	21	1	.150
Career	—	761	1854	308	443	64	7	123	313	390	449	10	.239

On this day & linked events

1954

Born August 6, 1954

Seattle, WA, USA

1980

Major-league debut: Ken Phelps

Ken Phelps made a major-league debut on September 20, 1980.

1990

Final major-league game: Ken Phelps

Ken Phelps played a final major-league game on September 8, 1990.

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