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Mickey Mantle League
6-1-2084
Ben Leiper First Base
Retired (1987, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .264 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .791 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 1521 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 12-23-1952
HR 304 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1971)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(158 games)
RBI 888
SB 129
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L A  Velocity D-   Mentor vR B 
Speed B  Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF D+ (23.3%) Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1978 1B PIT 148 148 1296.1 1448 1392 46 10 83 -11 9.98 .993
1979 1B PIT 148 148 1291.1 1411 1348 62 1 108 -9 9.83 .999
1980 1B PIT 126 126 1121.0 1246 1203 40 3 66 +1 9.98 .998
1981 1B PIT 148 148 1322.0 1480 1439 34 7 81 +4 10.03 .995
1982 1B PIT 102 96 872.0 945 922 20 3 56 +2 9.72 .997
C PIT 2 0 2.1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 7.73 1.000
1983 1B PIT 49 14 184.2 215 209 6 0 13 -1 10.48 1.000
1984 1B PIT 80 79 715.0 801 768 32 1 47 0 10.07 .999
2B PIT 1 1 8.0 3 2 1 0 0 0 3.38 1.000
1985 1B PIT 99 98 841.2 902 876 24 2 60 +6 9.62 .998
3B PIT 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1986 1B PIT 148 148 1318.1 1420 1393 27 0 96 +10 9.69 1.000
1987 LF PIT 14 14 121.0 34 34 0 0 0 +1 2.53 1.000
1B PIT 5 5 46.0 51 50 0 1 1 0 9.78 .980
Pos Total 1B 1053 1010 9008.1 9919 9600 291 28 611 +2 9.88 .997
LF 14 14 121.0 34 34 0 0 0 +1 2.53 1.000
3B 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
2B 1 1 8.0 3 2 1 0 0 0 3.38 1.000
C 2 0 2.1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 7.73 1.000
Total 1071 1026 9148.2 9959 9639 292 28 611 0 1 0 0.0% +3 9.77 .997
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Ben Leiper has retired from the Pittsburgh Crawfords
1985-07-16Ben Leiper of the Pittsburgh Crawfords is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1978-03-05A trade has been completed between the Detroit Dawgs and the Pittsburgh Alleghenies. The Pittsburgh Alleghenies receive Ben Leiper, Draft Pick - 1978 Round 1 (DET) from the Detroit Dawgs in exchange for Billy Monboquette.
1975-06-01A trade has been completed between the Detroit Dawgs and the Philadelphia Athletics. The Philadelphia Athletics receive Doc Capel, Bob Warner, Ken Maddux from the Detroit Dawgs in exchange for Ben Leiper.
1975-05-28The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Al Green to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Ben Leiper to the minors.
1975-04-08The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Ben Leiper to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have designated Turk Beniquez for assignment.
1975-04-08The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Barney Sauer to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Ben Leiper to the minors.
1974-10-27The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Ben Leiper to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Lee Dudley to the minors.
1974-04-01The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Jim McMahon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Ben Leiper to the minors.
1974-04-01The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Ben Leiper to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Roland Souchock to the minors.
1973-11-12A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Ballbusters and the Philadelphia Thunderchickens. The Philadelphia Thunderchickens receive Bill Rafter, Dicky Bitz, Ben Leiper from the Cleveland Ballbusters in exchange for Babe Williams.
1972-03-01The Cleveland Ballbusters have acquired Ben Leiper from the waiver wire.
1971-04-09The Milwaukee Brewmeisters have acquired Ben Leiper from the waiver wire.
1971-04-05The Washington Zephyrs have waived Ben Leiper.