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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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1971 Minors 19 55.00 9 / 9 12 / 12 3 / 7 6 / 7 4 / 4 12 / 12 4 / 4 50 / 55
1972 Minors 20 17.00 1 / 1 3 / 3 0 / 2 3 / 3 0 / 0 6 / 6 2 / 2 15 / 17
1973 Minors 21 46.00 3 / 3 9 / 11 5 / 8 5 / 6 5 / 6 6 / 6 6 / 6 39 / 46
1974 Minors 22 37.00 8 / 11 2 / 4 1 / 2 2 / 2 3 / 4 5 / 5 5 / 9 26 / 37
1975 Minors 23 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1
1975 Majors 23 44.16 5 / 7 3 / 6 5 / 6 4 / 10 5 / 5 6 / 7 3 / 3 31 / 44
1976 Majors 24 65.93 8 / 13 6 / 12 4 / 9 1 / 11 5 / 9 6 / 6 4 / 5 34 / 65
1977 Majors 25 60.20 0 / 6 0 / 12 1 / 8 0 / 11 7 / 13 3 / 6 2 / 4 13 / 60
1978 Majors 26 60.16 1 / 8 0 / 12 3 / 6 0 / 9 3 / 7 7 / 12 4 / 6 18 / 60
1979 Majors 27 60.84 2 / 8 0 / 11 1 / 8 0 / 6 4 / 9 3 / 12 2 / 6 12 / 60
1980 Majors 28 51.06 0 / 4 0 / 7 1 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 8 2 / 7 3 / 51
1981 Majors 29 62.39 3 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 9 2 / 7 1 / 7 6 / 62
1982 Majors 30 45.57 0 / 10 0 / 6 1 / 8 0 / 8 1 / 4 1 / 8 0 / 1 3 / 45
1983 Majors 31 13.08 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 13
1984 Majors 32 37.04 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 3 2 / 11 0 / 6 2 / 37
1985 Majors 33 40.95 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 40
1986 Majors 34 62.39 0 / 5 0 / 12 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 13 0 / 62
1987 Majors 35 25.90 162 19 0 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 25
Total 162 19 0 40 / 111 35 / 131 25 / 108 21 / 111 37 / 104 59 / 125 35 / 90 252 / 780
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.