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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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1950 Majors 19 0.00 1 / 6 2 / 7 2 / 6 0 / 10 1 / 6 3 / 9 2 / 10 11 / 54
1951 Majors 20 0.00 2 / 7 0 / 5 2 / 5 1 / 6 2 / 7 1 / 5 1 / 6 9 / 41
1952 Minors 21 0.00 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 4
1952 Majors 21 0.00 0 / 1 0 / 3 1 / 5 2 / 4 1 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 2 4 / 20
1953 Majors 22 0.00 8 / 9 2 / 5 0 / 1 4 / 9 4 / 8 7 / 11 3 / 9 28 / 52
1954 Majors 23 0.00 4 / 4 3 / 6 5 / 5 5 / 14 3 / 7 1 / 4 4 / 6 25 / 46
1955 Majors 24 0.00 0 / 0 4 / 8 8 / 9 1 / 3 5 / 6 0 / 4 3 / 7 21 / 37
1956 Majors 25 0.00 5 / 7 2 / 5 5 / 5 0 / 4 1 / 3 1 / 4 2 / 2 16 / 30
1957 Majors 26 0.00 3 / 5 3 / 6 3 / 7 0 / 0 1 / 2 3 / 6 3 / 8 16 / 34
1958 Majors 27 0.00 1 / 1 0 / 4 2 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 0 0 / 5 1 / 3 4 / 24
1959 Majors 28 0.00 0 / 1 1 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 7 0 / 2 0 / 4 1 / 3 3 / 23
1960 Majors 29 0.00 1 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 3 0 / 2 3 / 22
1961 Majors 30 0.00 0 / 1 1 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 19
1962 Majors 31 0.00 0 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 18
1963 Majors 32 18.00 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 5 1 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 18
1964 Majors 33 21.00 0 / 1 0 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 21
1965 Majors 34 19.00 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 4 1 / 3 1 / 19
1966 Majors 35 2.90 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2
Total 0 0 0 25 / 53 19 / 82 29 / 70 14 / 73 19 / 56 19 / 77 21 / 73 146 / 484
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.