Ed Phelps

{{Short description|American baseball player (1879–1942)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Ed Phelps |image=Ed Phelps (1905).jpg |position=Catcher |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1879|3|3}} |birth_place=Albany, New York, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1942|1|31|1879|3|3}} |death_place=East Greenbush, New York, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 2 |debutyear=1902 |debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=August 15 |finalyear=1913 |finalteam=Brooklyn Dodgers |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.251 |stat2label=Home runs |stat2value=3 |stat3label=Runs batted in |stat3value=205 |teams= * Pittsburgh Pirates ({{mlby|1902}}–{{mlby|1904}}) * Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|1905}}–{{mlby|1906}}) * Pittsburgh Pirates ({{mlby|1906}}–{{mlby|1908}}) * St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|1909}}–{{mlby|1910}}) * Brooklyn Dodgers ({{mlby|1912}}–{{mlby|1913}}) }} '''Edward Jaykill Phelps''' (March 3, 1879 – January 31, 1942) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1902–1904, 1906–1908), Cincinnati Reds (1905–1906), St. Louis Cardinals (1909–1910), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1912–1913).

He helped the Pirates win the 1902 and 1903 National League Pennants and played in the 1903 World Series.

In 11 seasons he played in 633 Games and had 1,832 At Bats, 186 Runs, 460 Hits, 45 Doubles, 20 Triples, 3 Home Runs, 205 RBI, 31 Stolen Bases, 163 Walks, .251 Batting Average, .325 On-base percentage, .302 Slugging Percentage, 554 Total Bases and 60 Sacrifice Hits.

He died in East Greenbush, New York at the age of 62.

==Record== * MLB record for consecutive shutouts caught in the modern era - 6<ref>{{cite web|first=Maria|last=Guardado|url=https://www.mlb.com/giants/news/curt-casali-catches-5th-straight-shutout-for-giants|title=Casali's catching shutout streak at 5 games|website=MLB.com|date=April 22, 2021|access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref>

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