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Mel Ott League 8-18-2069 |
| Ben Poland |  First BaseRetired (1964, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .263 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .720 | Status | Deceased (2006) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 147 | Age at Death | 77 | Date of Birth | 01-19-1929 | |
| HR | 18 | Drafted | Round 15, Pick 237 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 8 years (92 games) |
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| RBI | 69 | |||||
| SB | 5 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (100%) | LF | (0.9%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 3B | (1.0%) | RF | (9.6%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1950 | Minors | 21 | 0.00 | 3 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 3 | 4 / 4 | 6 / 6 | 3 / 3 | 20 / 22 | |||
| 1951 | Majors | 22 | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 3 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 4 / 9 | |||
| 1952 | Minors | 23 | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 2 | |||
| 1952 | Majors | 23 | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 2 | |||
| 1953 | Minors | 24 | 13.00 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 3 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 7 / 14 | |||
| 1954 | Minors | 25 | 16.00 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 7 / 17 | |||
| 1955 | Minors | 26 | 13.00 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 8 / 13 | |||
| 1956 | Minors | 27 | 9.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 9 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 28 | 2.70 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | |||
| 1958 | Minors | 29 | 1.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 29 | 6.30 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 6 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 30 | 8.80 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 8 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 31 | 6.90 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 6 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 32 | 7.50 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 7 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 33 | 10.10 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 10 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 34 | 4.09 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 35 | 2.20 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 / 16 | 5 / 22 | 10 / 21 | 5 / 15 | 7 / 21 | 16 / 21 | 6 / 18 | 54 / 134 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1964-11-01 | Ben Poland has retired from the Chicago Templars |
| 1964-04-01 | The Chicago Templars have re-claimed Ben Poland from the waiver wire. |
| 1964-04-01 | The Chicago Templars have promoted Doug Johnson to the major league team. The Chicago Templars have designated Ben Poland for assignment. |
| 1963-04-05 | The Chicago Templars have acquired Ben Poland from the waiver wire. |
| 1963-04-05 | The Chicago Templars have demoted A.C. Addison to the minor leagues. |
| 1963-03-01 | The Milwaukee Six-Pack have designated Ben Poland for assignment. |
| 1960-08-29 | A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Six-Pack and the Baltimore Lords of Maryland. The Baltimore Lords of Maryland receive Ike Murray from the Milwaukee Six-Pack in exchange for Ben Poland. |
| 1959-04-05 | The Baltimore Lords of Maryland have acquired Ben Poland from the waiver wire. |
| 1959-04-05 | The Baltimore Lords of Maryland have demoted Charlie Otis to the minor leagues. |
| 1959-03-01 | The Chicago Champs have promoted Jim Kreutzer to the major league team. The Chicago Champs have designated Ben Poland for assignment. |
| 1959-03-01 | The Chicago Champs have promoted Ben Poland to the major league team. The Chicago Champs have promoted Jim Spencer to the major league team. |
| 1958-08-22 | The Chicago Champs have acquired Ben Poland from the waiver wire. |
| 1958-08-07 | The Detroit Lions have waived Ben Poland. |
| 1958-06-24 | The Detroit Lions have promoted Ben Poland to the major league team. The Detroit Lions have sent Ben Pillion to the minors. |
| 1958-06-21 | The Detroit Lions have acquired Ben Poland from the waiver wire. |
| 1958-06-17 | The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have waived Ben Poland. |
| 1958-06-08 | The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have promoted Andy Bradley to the major league team. The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have promoted Dennis Goltz to the major league team. The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have sent Damian Elliott to the minors. The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have designated Ben Poland for assignment. |
| 1957-05-27 | The Cincinnati Sex Pistols have acquired Ben Poland from the waiver wire. |
| 1957-05-22 | The Boston Red Sox have designated Ben Poland for assignment. |
| 1957-04-25 | The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ben Poland to the major league team. |
| 1952-08-22 | The Boston Red Sox have sent Ben Poland to the minors. |
| 1951-04-01 | The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ben Poland to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Bob Hammond for assignment. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Boston Red Sox have promoted Bob Hammond to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Ben Poland to the minors. |