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Santo Rodriguez League
4-1-2082
John Benton Left Field
Retired (1998, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .254 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .728 Status Deceased (2037) Option Years 0  
H 607 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 11-06-1964
HR 92 Drafted Round 1, Pick 5
(1987)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(27 games)
RBI 342
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L A- Velocity D    Mentor vR B+
Speed C  Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B B  (60.6%) LF A+ (100%) Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF D- (6.3%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF B+ (68.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% 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
1989 TB
136
439
47
114
17
0
19
60
28
 91 4 2
0
 0 1
.737
.309
.428
.169
.260
1990 TB
60
176
14
42
8
1
3
18
14
 43 0 2
0
 0 1
.638
.292
.347
.108
.239
1991 TB
87
269
29
66
14
1
8
32
20
 49 2 0
0
 0 2
.696
.302
.394
.149
.245
1992 TB
104
354
48
97
12
3
14
53
39
 73 1 1
0
 0 2
.790
.347
.444
.169
.274
1993 TB
145
515
64
139
26
0
26
95
43
 112 1 3
0
 0 2
.797
.326
.472
.202
.270
1994 TB
131
425
42
112
18
4
18
72
30
 86 0 4
0
 0 2
.761
.309
.452
.188
.264
1995 STL
35
18
0
3
0
0
0
2
3
 4 0 0
0
 0 0
.452
.286
.167
.000
.167
1996 STL
24
22
1
8
0
0
1
3
3
 8 0 0
0
 0 1
.940
.440
.500
.136
.364
1997 STL
7
6
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.452
.286
.167
.000
.167
1998 ATL
47
170
16
25
6
0
3
6
12
 39 0 1
0
 0 3
.437
.202
.235
.088
.147
Total
776
2394
261
607
101
9
92
342
193
 507 8 13
0
 0 14
.728
.310
.419
.165
.254
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1998-11-01John Benton has retired from the New York Hawks
1998-07-28The Atlanta Hawks have promoted John Benton to the major league team.
1998-07-04The Atlanta Hawks have acquired John Benton from the waiver wire.
1998-05-09The St. Louis Sarcosuchus have waived John Benton.
1998-03-25The St. Louis Sarcosuchus have designated John Benton for assignment. The St. Louis Sarcosuchus have designated Wally Nordyke for assignment.
1997-04-28John Benton of the St. Louis Sarcosuchus is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1995-04-18The St. Louis Sarcosuchus have acquired John Benton from the waiver wire.
1995-04-01The Tampa Bay Tortugas have promoted Odie Tannehill to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tortugas have designated John Benton for assignment.
1994-09-09John Benton of the Tampa Bay Tortugas is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1992-05-22The Tampa Bay Tortugas have promoted John Benton to the major league team.
1992-04-01The Tampa Bay Tortugas have designated Wade Shriver for assignment. The Tampa Bay Tortugas have sent John Benton to the minors.
1991-06-04John Benton of the Tampa Bay Tortugas is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
1990-07-13The Tampa Bay Tortugas have promoted John Benton to the major league team.
1990-04-01The Tampa Bay Tortugas have promoted Joe Gordon to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tortugas have sent John Benton to the minors.