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Ralph Kiner League
5-30-2064
Vic "King Kong" Chapman First Base
Retired (1987, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .286 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .809 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 1283 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 12-20-1951
HR 151 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1969)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(159 games)
RBI 676
SB 144
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D    Mentor vR B 
Speed A- Bunt C- Control D+   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 2
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 2
2B F  (0.2%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 8
3B F  (1.9%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1969 Minors 18 66.00 9 / 11 10 / 11 7 / 10 4 / 6 8 / 13 8 / 8 7 / 7 53 / 66
1970 Minors 19 59.00 9 / 10 5 / 8 5 / 7 7 / 10 3 / 7 8 / 8 8 / 9 45 / 59
1970 Pos (1B) 19 40.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 6 / 40
1971 Minors 20 46.00 5 / 6 5 / 5 1 / 6 1 / 4 1 / 7 3 / 5 11 / 13 27 / 46
1971 Majors 20 2.25 15 2 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 2
1971 Pos (1B) 20 107.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 14 / 107
1972 Minors 21 37.00 4 / 5 4 / 6 2 / 2 5 / 5 3 / 6 5 / 7 4 / 6 27 / 37
1972 Majors 21 10.60 66 9 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 1 3 / 10
1973 Minors 22 23.00 1 / 2 0 / 1 2 / 4 1 / 6 1 / 2 3 / 5 0 / 3 8 / 23
1973 Majors 22 31.37 91 60 0 1 / 3 1 / 3 1 / 5 2 / 7 1 / 6 3 / 3 0 / 4 9 / 31
1974 Majors 23 37.74 157 51 5 2 / 8 0 / 2 5 / 8 5 / 8 1 / 5 2 / 3 2 / 3 17 / 37
1975 Majors 24 52.44 162 71 0 3 / 5 2 / 5 2 / 8 1 / 11 2 / 3 5 / 12 3 / 8 18 / 52
1976 Majors 25 54.63 162 75 0 5 / 13 1 / 8 1 / 4 1 / 7 0 / 3 2 / 8 2 / 11 12 / 54
1977 Majors 26 73.22 162 135 0 3 / 11 4 / 10 2 / 13 1 / 9 4 / 14 4 / 10 0 / 6 18 / 73
1978 Majors 27 73.27 162 135 0 2 / 6 0 / 4 1 / 9 2 / 10 0 / 16 1 / 12 3 / 16 9 / 73
1979 Majors 28 57.05 162 76 0 1 / 6 0 / 6 1 / 11 2 / 9 1 / 9 2 / 6 0 / 10 7 / 57
1980 Majors 29 37.63 135 36 24 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 37
1981 Majors 30 66.20 162 129 0 0 / 8 0 / 11 1 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 3 0 / 11 0 / 15 1 / 66
1982 Majors 31 43.55 151 51 11 1 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 5 1 / 7 0 / 6 2 / 43
1983 Majors 32 60.84 162 105 0 0 / 10 1 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 5 1 / 60
1984 Majors 33 40.82 162 39 0 0 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 6 1 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 7 1 / 40
1985 Majors 34 37.19 162 18 0 -2 / 4 -3 / 8 -3 / 5 -7 / 4 -5 / 2 0 / 9 -2 / 5 -22 / 37
1986 Majors 35 31.85 150 29 12 -2 / 3 -6 / 2 -3 / 6 -7 / 7 -1 / 3 -3 / 5 0 / 5 -22 / 31
1987 Majors 36 21.06 162 11 0 -2 / 3 -7 / 1 -2 / 3 -2 / 5 -3 / 2 -1 / 3 -2 / 4 -19 / 21
Total 2385 1032 52 40 / 132 18 / 121 25 / 137 16 / 143 17 / 126 43 / 146 37 / 150 216 / 1102
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Vic "King Kong" Chapman has retired from the Pittsburgh Maulers
1987-06-25The Pittsburgh Maulers have placed Vic "King Kong" Chapman on the trade block.
1986-05-09Vic King Kong Chapman of the Pittsburgh Maulers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1982-04-09Vic King Kong Chapman of the Pittsburgh Maulers is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1980-08-05The Pittsburgh Maulers have removed Vic "King Kong" Chapman from the trade block.
1980-04-20Vic King Kong Chapman of the Pittsburgh Maulers is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1980-04-15The Pittsburgh Maulers have placed Vic "King Kong" Chapman on the trade block.
1979-06-15A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Maulers. The Pittsburgh Maulers receive Mike Verhoeven, Rick French, Vic "King Kong" Chapman from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Deacon Cobb.
1979-05-25The Philadelphia Phillies have placed Vic "King Kong" Chapman on the trade block.
1974-07-21Vic King Kong Chapman of the Philadelphia Phillies is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1973-08-14The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Vic "King Kong" Chapman to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent D.J. Gray to the minors.
1973-06-03The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Vic "King Kong" Chapman to the minors.
1973-04-11The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Vic "King Kong" Chapman to the major league team.
1972-06-15The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Dave Ilsley to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Vic "King Kong" Chapman to the minors.
1971-09-16The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Vic "King Kong" Chapman to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have designated Dave Ilsley for assignment.
1971-06-01The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Sammy Franco to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Vic "King Kong" Chapman to the minors.
1971-06-01The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Vic "King Kong" Chapman to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have designated Johnnie Black for assignment.
1970-04-14The Philadelphia Phillies have renamed Vic Chapman to Vic "King Kong" Chapman.
1969-05-30A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Detroit Tortfeasors. The Detroit Tortfeasors receive Gil Smith, Jason "The Fire" Marshall, Draft Pick - 1970 Round 2 (CIN) from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Vic Chapman, Draft Pick - 1970 Round 1 (DET).