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Ben Chapman

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Ben Chapman Famous memorial

Original Name
William Benjamin Chapman
Birth
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
7 Jul 1993 (aged 84)
Hoover, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.4822025, Longitude: -86.8444617
Plot
Block 34, Lot 418
Memorial ID
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Major League Baseball Player. He played in fifteen seasons with the New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. Gifted with great speed he led the American League in stolen bases from 1931 to 1933 and 1937. He was named to the American League All Star Team four times in his career. He had 1958 career hits with a lifetime batting average of .302. He also was a player-manager with the Phillies from 1945 to 1948.
Major League Baseball Player. He played in fifteen seasons with the New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. Gifted with great speed he led the American League in stolen bases from 1931 to 1933 and 1937. He was named to the American League All Star Team four times in his career. He had 1958 career hits with a lifetime batting average of .302. He also was a player-manager with the Phillies from 1945 to 1948.

Bio by: C.S.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: C.S.
  • Added: Jun 13, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14595571/ben-chapman: accessed ), memorial page for Ben Chapman (25 Dec 1908–7 Jul 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14595571, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.