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Joe Medwick League 4-1-2058 |
| Ben Johnson |  CatcherRetired (1958, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .205 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .551 | Status | Deceased (1995) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 188 | Age at Death | 72 | Date of Birth | 07-22-1923 | |
| HR | 14 | Drafted | Round 25, Pick 397 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 3 years (159 games) |
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| RBI | 82 | |||||
| SB | 0 | |||||
| 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 * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | League | Award |
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| Date | Transaction |
| 1958-11-01 | Ben Johnson has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1958-07-27 | The Chicago Maulers have acquired Al Gibson from the waiver wire. The Chicago Maulers have waived Ben Johnson. |
| 1957-10-03 | The Chicago Maulers have designated Ben Johnson for assignment. |
| 1957-09-11 | The Chicago Maulers have promoted Ben Johnson to the major league team. The Chicago Maulers have sent Tracy Lis to the minors. |
| 1957-04-01 | The Chicago Maulers have promoted Oskar Turkoglu to the major league team. The Chicago Maulers have promoted Zeb Burdick to the major league team. The Chicago Maulers have designated Gabe Gross for assignment. The Chicago Maulers have designated Turk Farrell for assignment. The Chicago Maulers have designated Jack Phillips for assignment. The Chicago Maulers have designated Ben Johnson for assignment. |
| 1956-04-01 | The Chicago Maulers have renamed Fred Sweeney to Ben Johnson. |
| 1955-05-23 | The Chicago Maulers have promoted Fred Sweeney to the major league team. The Chicago Maulers have designated Harry Nettles for assignment. |
| 1954-07-22 | The Chicago Maulers have promoted Harry Nettles to the major league team. The Chicago Maulers have designated Fred Sweeney for assignment. |
| 1954-04-01 | The Chicago Maulers have promoted Fred Sweeney to the major league team. The Chicago Maulers have designated Gary Howard for assignment. |
| 1952-04-27 | The Chicago Maulers have sent BackBack Bachman to the minors. The Chicago Maulers have designated Fred Sweeney for assignment. |
| 1951-09-07 | The Chicago Maulers have promoted Fred Sweeney to the major league team. The Chicago Maulers have designated Red Callahan for assignment. |
| 1951-09-05 | The Chicago Maulers have acquired Fred Sweeney from the waiver wire. The Chicago Maulers have waived Allyn Alyea. |
| 1951-06-10 | The Cleveland Havoc waive Fred Sweeney. |