June 8, 2011

Read About His Debut

CLEVELAND - Former Stanford infielder Cord Phelps, a third round pick, will become Stanford's 87th Major Leaguer after being called up by the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.

Phelps was hitting .299 with 40 RBIs and 31 runs over 53 games at Triple-A Columbus, after batting .317 in Columbus last year and .296 at Double-A Akron. In 338 career minor league games, Phelps hit .288 with 193 runs and 169 RBIs. In his first full minor league season in 2009 for Single-A Kinston, Phelps hit .261 but had 93 walks over 130 games with 72 runs and 27 doubles.

A third round pick in 2008, Phelps hit .307 in three seasons at Stanford with 115 runs and 91 career RBIs, finishing his career sixth all-time for a single season with 76 runs during his .351 College World Series season in 2008.

Stanford has had a Major Leaguer in each of the last 54 seasons. Currently, Stanford has eight in the majors with Phelps.