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Amos Otis League
5-9-2139
Ben Harkins First Base
Retired (1967, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .261 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .706 Status Deceased (2018) Option Years 0  
H 1102 Age at Death 86 Date of Birth 04-12-1932
HR 65 Drafted Round 4, Pick 55
(1954)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(79 games)
RBI 535
SB 238
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D    Mentor vR A-
Speed B+ Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A  WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   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
1954 WAS
111
427
51
111
16
6
1
30
52
 49 3 1
10
 6 12
.676
.344
.333
.073
.260
1955 WAS
79
301
36
83
12
6
3
37
26
 45 3 3
13
 6 2
.722
.336
.385
.110
.276
1956 WAS
152
570
56
135
24
1
8
58
55
 98 1 3
17
 7 1
.628
.304
.325
.088
.237
1957 WAS
152
551
73
139
22
5
6
54
58
 77 1 2
28
 13 5
.667
.324
.343
.091
.252
1958 WAS
152
571
62
147
20
6
11
93
55
 92 2 7
37
 12 4
.693
.321
.371
.114
.257
1959 WAS
125
449
58
124
19
2
10
64
73
 71 1 4
40
 15 1
.770
.376
.394
.118
.276
1960 WAS
152
547
69
150
19
6
5
70
52
 69 1 7
41
 11 5
.693
.334
.358
.084
.274
1961 WAS
132
231
31
49
11
2
4
28
33
 33 2 1
13
 3 0
.644
.315
.329
.117
.212
1962 WAS
117
147
27
45
7
0
7
29
13
 19 0 0
11
 4 0
.859
.362
.497
.190
.306
1963 WAS
71
64
11
20
9
2
0
11
12
 12 1 2
4
 0 0
.933
.418
.516
.203
.312
1964 WAS
50
46
10
13
0
0
1
10
11
 8 0 0
4
 3 0
.769
.421
.348
.065
.283
1965 WAS
50
46
11
14
3
3
2
14
4
 6 0 2
3
 0 0
.977
.346
.630
.326
.304
1966 WAS-CLE-CIN
90
251
38
66
10
5
6
34
34
 38 1 0
17
 4 0
.767
.353
.414
.151
.263
1967 CLE-KC
27
20
3
6
1
1
1
3
2
 4 0 0
0
 1 0
.964
.364
.600
.300
.300
Total
1460
4221
536
1102
173
45
65
535
480
 621 16 32
238
 85 30
.706
.336
.370
.109
.261
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Ben Harkins has retired from the Kansas City Royals
1967-09-01The Kansas City Royals have promoted Ben Harkins to the major league team.
1967-07-05The Kansas City Royals have acquired Ben Harkins from the waiver wire.
1967-07-01The Kansas City Royals have waived Ben Harkins.
1967-06-24The Kansas City Royals have acquired Ben Harkins from the waiver wire.
1967-06-20The Kansas City Royals have waived Ben Harkins.
1967-06-07The Kansas City Royals have acquired Ben Harkins from the waiver wire.
1967-06-03The Cleveland Indians have waived Ben Harkins.
1967-05-30The Cleveland Indians have promoted Jack Howell to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Walter Hamrick for assignment. The Cleveland Indians have designated Ben Harkins for assignment.
1967-05-27The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Harkins to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Walter Hamrick for assignment.
1967-05-23The Cleveland Indians have promoted Walter Hamrick to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Ben Harkins for assignment.
1967-04-05The Cleveland Indians have acquired Ben Harkins from the waiver wire.
1967-04-05The Cleveland Indians have demoted Tony Rhyne to the minor leagues.
1967-03-03The Cincinnati Steamboats have promoted Don Morris to the major league team. The Cincinnati Steamboats have designated Ben Harkins for assignment.
1966-05-16A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Indians and the Cincinnati Steamboats. The Cincinnati Steamboats receive Ben Harkins, Pop Atherton, Hank Robinson from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Draft Pick - 1967 Round 1 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 3 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 5 (CIN).
1966-05-16The Cleveland Indians have re-claimed Ben Harkins from the waiver wire.
1966-05-14The Cleveland Indians have promoted Tony Rhyne to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Ben Harkins for assignment.
1966-05-03The Cleveland Indians have acquired Ben Harkins from the waiver wire.
1966-05-03The Cleveland Indians have demoted Rod Kelso to the minor leagues.
1966-04-29The Washington Cubs have designated Ben Harkins for assignment.
1955-07-01The Washington Cubs have promoted Ben Harkins to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have designated Jim Carter for assignment.
1955-03-03The Washington Cubs have promoted Alejandro Soto to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have sent Felix Cora to the minors. The Washington Cubs have sent Ben Harkins to the minors. The Washington Cubs have sent Tim Duren to the minors.
1954-05-23The Washington Cubs have promoted Ben Harkins to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have designated Lee Mohler for assignment.