Batting average .251 Role Economist Name Ed Phelps | Runs batted in 205 Home runs 3 | |
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Education Yale University (1959), Amherst College (1955) Awards Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Influenced Roman Frydman, Mordecai Kurz, Gylfi Zoega Influenced by Paul Samuelson, Thomas Schelling, James Tobin Books Mass Flourishing: How Gras, Rewarding Work: How to Restor, Structural Slumps: The Mod, Microeconomic Foundations of Employ, Political Economy: An Introd Similar People Roman Frydman, Thomas Schelling, Luigi Paganetto, Mario Baldassarri, Jean‑Paul Fitoussi |
Edward Jaykill Phelps (March 3, 1879 – January 31, 1942) was a catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1902–04, 1906–08), Cincinnati Reds (1905–06), St. Louis Cardinals (1909–1910) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1912–13).

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.
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