Ed Chaplin Stats

Ed Chaplin was born on Monday, September 25, 1893, in Pelzer, South Carolina. Chaplin was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 4, 1920, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ed Chaplin baseball stats page.

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Ed Chaplin



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Birth Name:   Bert Edgar Chapman
Nickname:   Ed
Born On:   09-25-1893  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pelzer, South Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-15-1978 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Sanford, Florida
Cemetery:   Oaklawn Park Cemetery, Lake Mary, Florida
High School:   Greenwood High School (Greenwood, SC)
College:   University of South Carolina
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-07   Player Weight Chart Weight:   158
First Game:   09-04-1920 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-30-1922
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Ed Chaplin Pitching Stats

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Ed Chaplin Hitting Stats

1920 27 Red Sox 4 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 - 1 0 - 0 - .200 .556 .400
1921 28 Red Sox 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - .000 .000 .000
1922 29 Red Sox 28 69 8 13 1 1 0 0 6 9 - 9 2 - 0 - .188 .282 .232
3 Years 35 76 10 14 2 1 0 0 7 13 0 11 2 0 0 - .184 .303 .237

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Ed Chaplin Fielding Stats

1920 Red Sox C 2 1 27 10 5.0 9 8 1 1 1 1 1 0 .900 9.00
1921 Red Sox C 1 1 25 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.08
1922 Red Sox C 21 20 465 75 3.6 72 56 16 3 2 2 2 0 .960 4.18
C Totals 24 22 517 86 3.6 82 64 18 4 3 3 3 0 .953 4.28
3 Years 24 22 517 86 3.6 82 64 18 4 3 3 3 0 .953 4.28

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Ed Chaplin Miscellaneous Stats

1920 Red Sox 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 5.0 - - -
1921 Red Sox 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
1922 Red Sox 2 1 .667 6 0 n/a 0.0 7.7 11.5 - - -
3 Years 2 1 .667 10 0 n/a 0.0 6.9 10.9 - - -

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Ed Chaplin Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1920 Boston Red Sox n/a $1,800.00 n/a -
1921 Boston Red Sox n/a $2,100.00 n/a -
1922 Boston Red Sox n/a $2,400.00 n/a -

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