Show classic player card
Lyman Bostock Jr League
4-1-2083
Ben Bolling Left Field
Retired (1966, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .242 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .689 Status Deceased (1999) Option Years 0  
H 1096 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 11-16-1931
HR 166 Drafted Round 11, Pick 162
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 16 years
(139 games)
RBI 558
SB 39
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B C+ (46.0%) LF A+ (100%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF (86.5%)   Health D- LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF A+ (92.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 0% 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
1950 DET-KC
130
520
49
116
17
1
18
54
29
125 0 3
2
4 7
.626
.263
.363
.140
.223
1951 KC
97
382
45
79
9
0
13
34
29
94 2 3
3
7 3
.597
.264
.332
.126
.207
1952 KC
63
190
22
40
6
0
8
18
13
32 2 1
4
1 2
.635
.267
.368
.158
.211
1953 KC
122
500
53
106
18
1
15
56
26
102 3 3
2
3 9
.596
.254
.342
.130
.212
1954 KC
115
442
54
107
19
0
18
75
23
94 0 4
5
2 4
.684
.277
.407
.165
.242
1955 KC
98
355
40
83
9
2
9
40
17
63 2 3
5
2 3
.617
.271
.346
.113
.234
1956 KC-DET
96
281
32
78
4
3
9
34
18
55 1 2
3
1 1
.730
.321
.409
.132
.278
1957 DET
122
322
40
96
9
5
13
52
22
61 2 1
8
3 1
.824
.346
.478
.180
.298
1958 DET
116
222
22
50
7
2
8
29
22
42 3 0
1
0 3
.687
.304
.383
.158
.225
1959 DET
107
209
39
73
8
0
14
39
23
26 0 3
0
0 6
.997
.409
.589
.239
.349
1960 DET
109
211
25
57
12
2
9
24
16
40 0 1
1
2 3
.794
.320
.474
.204
.270
1961 DET
64
173
22
57
12
1
7
18
20
20 0 1
1
4 0
.929
.397
.532
.202
.329
1962 DET
56
162
24
29
4
0
6
17
23
34 1 3
1
3 1
.595
.280
.315
.136
.179
1963 DET
60
168
16
36
7
2
3
18
11
32 1 0
2
1 2
.600
.267
.333
.119
.214
1964 DET
70
195
31
45
7
1
9
24
16
32 1 1
1
2 0
.706
.291
.415
.185
.231
1965 DET-PIT
56
171
23
39
7
0
6
22
20
25 1 0
0
1 2
.687
.312
.374
.146
.228
1966 PIT
27
29
3
5
0
0
1
4
0
8 0 0
0
0 0
.448
.172
.276
.103
.172
Total
1508
4532
540
1096
155
20
166
558
328
885 19 29
39
36 47
.689
.294
.395
.153
.242
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Ben Bolling has retired from the Pittsburgh Tartans
1965-05-29A trade has been completed between the Detroit Knights and the Pittsburgh Tartans. The Pittsburgh Tartans receive Ben Bolling from the Detroit Knights in exchange for Draft Pick - 1966 Round 3 (PIT).
1956-04-09A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Squarepants and the Detroit Knights. The Detroit Knights receive Rob Cabrera, Ben Bolling, Mike Evans, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (KC) from the Kansas City Squarepants in exchange for Todd Howser.
1955-08-27The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Ben Bolling to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have sent Doc Smith to the minors.
1955-08-27The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Roscoe Roskos to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have sent Ben Bolling to the minors.
1952-06-03The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Ben Bolling to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have sent Tike Wall to the minors.
1952-05-03The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Duff Clyburn to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Juan Osuna to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have sent John Trucks to the minors. The Kansas City Squarepants have sent Ben Bolling to the minors.
1950-04-01The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Bill Quinn to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Val Harkness to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Frank Busby to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Ed Martinez to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Red Butler to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Brad Bell to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Bruce Barron to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Ted Love to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Ben Bolling to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Hal Aylward to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Walter Holland to the major league team.
1950-04-01The Kansas City Squarepants have acquired Ben Bolling from the waiver wire.