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Phil Niekro League
10-26-2088
Bill Chapman First Base
Retired (1983, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .249 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .694 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 299 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 01-15-1949
HR 33 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1970)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(139 games)
RBI 132
SB 25
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR C+
Speed A- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF D- (4.2%) Arm B  WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF B- (55.3%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF C  (41.4%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1971 LAN
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1974 LAN
73
245
34
68
14
1
10
35
22
 44 0 2
1
 1 4
.800
.335
.465
.188
.278
1975 LAN
88
183
11
40
7
0
1
11
12
 20 0 3
4
 0 0
.536
.263
.273
.055
.219
1976 LAN
65
101
7
26
2
1
3
10
7
 21 1 0
1
 2 0
.698
.312
.386
.129
.257
1977 LAN-SEA
81
271
29
65
14
1
8
31
18
 58 1 0
6
 3 2
.677
.290
.387
.148
.240
1978 SEA
68
204
25
50
7
2
4
22
22
 46 1 0
2
 4 3
.679
.322
.358
.113
.245
1979 SEA-TEX
24
68
12
23
4
1
5
12
5
 15 0 0
3
 1 1
1.031
.384
.647
.309
.338
1980 TEX
40
127
16
27
7
1
2
11
7
 27 1 0
8
 3 0
.590
.259
.331
.118
.213
Total
439
1199
134
299
55
7
33
132
93
 231 4 5
25
 14 10
.694
.304
.389
.140
.249
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01Bill Chapman has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1983-08-03The Los Angeles Dodgers have designated Frank Baller for assignment. The Los Angeles Dodgers have waived Bill Chapman.
1983-03-25The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired Bill Chapman from the waiver wire.
1980-06-10The Texas rangers have waived Bill Chapman.
1979-10-23The Texas rangers have acquired Bill Chapman from the waiver wire.
1979-10-03The Seattle Mariners have promoted Greg Stafford to the major league team. The Seattle Mariners have designated Bill Chapman for assignment.
1977-07-13A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Seattle Mariners. The Seattle Mariners receive Bill Chapman, Jim Gabrielson from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Frank Nicosia.
1977-05-01The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed Bill Chapman on the trade block.
1977-05-01The Los Angeles Dodgers have re-claimed Bill Chapman from the waiver wire.
1977-05-01The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted Joe Lynch to the major league team. The Los Angeles Dodgers have designated Bill Chapman for assignment.
1976-06-04The Los Angeles Dodgers have re-claimed Bill Chapman from the waiver wire.
1976-05-30The Los Angeles Dodgers have designated Bill Chapman for assignment.
1975-05-22The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted Bill Chapman to the major league team. The Los Angeles Dodgers have designated Vern Lesher for assignment.
1975-05-22The Los Angeles Dodgers have sent Bill Chapman down to the minors.
1975-03-25The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted John Hill to the major league team. The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted Tony Jackson to the major league team. The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted Bill Chapman to the major league team. The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted Bill Douglass to the major league team.
1974-10-23The Los Angeles Dodgers have sent Bill Chapman to the minors.
1974-07-23The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted Bill Chapman to the major league team.
1974-05-22The Los Angeles Dodgers have removed Bill Chapman from the trade block.
1974-05-12The Los Angeles Dodgers have sent Bill Chapman to the minors.
1974-04-21The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted Bill Chapman to the major league team.
1972-10-11The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed Bill Chapman on the trade block.
1971-08-31The Los Angeles Dodgers have promoted Ollie Popovich to the major league team. The Los Angeles Dodgers have sent Bill Chapman to the minors.
1971-08-30The Los Angeles Dodgers have auto-promoted Bill Chapman to the major leagues.
1968-07-13A trade has been completed between the New York Roosters and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers receive Draft Pick 1970 Round 2 NYN (Bill Chapman) from the New York Roosters in exchange for Draft Pick 1969 Round 2 NYA (Frank Epperly).
1968-06-17A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Roosters. The New York Roosters receive Draft Pick 1970 Round 2 NYN (Bill Chapman), Draft Pick 1969 Round 1 LAN (Nate Fisk) from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Draft Pick 1971 Round 1 NYN (Tony Jackson).
1967-07-02A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Roosters. The New York Roosters receive Lou Reed, Draft Pick 1968 Round 3 TEX (Charlie Reeves) from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Draft Pick 1970 Round 2 NYN (Bill Chapman).