Edward Jaykill Phelps (March 3, 1879 – January 31, 1942) was an American

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1902–1904, 1906–1908), Cincinnati Reds (1905–1906),

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(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 The 1903 World Series was the first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball. It matched the American League (AL) champion Boston Americans against the National League (NL) champion Pittsburgh Pirates in a best-of-nine series, wi ...

. 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 East Greenbush is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of Albany. The population was 16,473 at the 2010 census. The word Greenbush is derived from the Dutch ''het groen bosch,'' referring to the pine woods that ori ...

at the age of 62.

Record

* MLB record for consecutive shutouts caught in the modern era - 6

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1879 births 1942 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Baseball players from New York (state) Pittsburgh Pirates players Cincinnati Reds players St. Louis Cardinals players Brooklyn Dodgers players Minor league baseball managers Danbury Hatters players Springfield Ponies players Montreal Royals players Rochester Bronchos players Springfield Maroons players Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players Albany Senators players Sioux City Indians players {{US-baseball-catcher-1870s-stub