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Lyman Bostock Jr League
4-1-2083
Ben Bender Second Base
Retired (1973, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .251 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .689 Status Deceased (2002) Option Years 0  
H 369 Age at Death 65 Date of Birth 05-05-1937
HR 35 Drafted Round 4, Pick 54
(1957)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(15 games)
RBI 199
SB 10
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity C-   Mentor vR B+
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS C  (37.5%) Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   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
1957 PHI
23
80
8
19
1
0
0
7
9
 17 1 1
1
 0 6
.569
.319
.250
.013
.238
1961 CIN
37
58
12
13
2
1
1
4
7
 7 0 0
1
 0 5
.653
.308
.345
.121
.224
1962 CIN
20
45
5
9
2
0
2
7
5
 6 0 1
0
 0 0
.652
.275
.378
.178
.200
1963 CIN
57
147
20
43
6
1
4
21
6
 25 2 1
2
 1 2
.755
.327
.429
.136
.293
1964 CIN
60
144
17
37
5
2
4
15
16
 25 1 1
0
 2 4
.736
.333
.403
.146
.257
1965 CIN
56
127
16
36
5
0
2
22
13
 21 1 1
2
 2 4
.722
.352
.370
.087
.283
1966 CIN
65
110
15
23
3
0
2
8
18
 20 1 0
1
 0 3
.616
.326
.291
.082
.209
1967 CIN
62
59
6
14
2
2
1
10
11
 10 0 0
1
 0 7
.747
.357
.390
.153
.237
1968 CIN-PIT
40
63
7
8
1
0
1
6
11
 14 0 1
0
 0 1
.444
.253
.190
.063
.127
1969 PIT
85
204
25
54
4
1
8
34
17
 34 0 2
0
 0 10
.730
.318
.412
.147
.265
1970 PIT
99
140
20
44
5
0
4
30
16
 19 1 3
0
 1 2
.817
.381
.436
.121
.314
1971 PIT
112
186
24
45
8
0
5
26
24
 28 2 3
2
 0 5
.696
.330
.366
.124
.242
1972 PIT
45
76
4
17
2
0
1
4
6
 13 0 0
0
 0 1
.570
.280
.289
.066
.224
1973 PIT
11
34
5
7
1
0
0
5
3
 5 0 2
0
 0 1
.492
.256
.235
.029
.206
Total
772
1473
184
369
47
7
35
199
162
 244 9 16
10
 6 51
.689
.325
.363
.113
.251
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1973-11-01Ben Bender has retired from the Pittsburgh Tartans
1968-05-17The Pittsburgh Tartans have acquired Ben Bender from the waiver wire.
1968-05-10The Cincinnati Politicians have promoted Spike Saunders to the major league team. The Cincinnati Politicians have designated Ben Bender for assignment.
1962-08-13The Cincinnati Politicians have promoted Ben Bender to the major league team.
1961-08-05The Cincinnati Politicians have sent Ben Bender down to the minors.
1961-04-01The Cincinnati Politicians have promoted Ben Bender to the major league team. The Cincinnati Politicians have promoted Bobby Parsons to the major league team. The Cincinnati Politicians have designated Al Hunt for assignment. The Cincinnati Politicians have designated Johnny Williams for assignment.
1959-05-20A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Mint and the Cincinnati Politicians. The Cincinnati Politicians receive Jack Ortiz, RC. PuertoJr., Jim Washburn, Ben Bender, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 3 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Mint in exchange for Steve Miller, Zane Harper.
1958-03-25The Philadelphia Mint have promoted Chub Meluskey to the major league team. The Philadelphia Mint have promoted Pat Fahrer to the major league team. The Philadelphia Mint have sent Ben Bender to the minors.
1957-09-03The Philadelphia Mint have promoted Ben Bender to the major league team.