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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1975 LHP 53 119 40 9 2 7 30 10 24 1.009 .388 .622 .286 .336
1975 RHP 100 294 58 5 1 12 30 21 73 .593 .249 .344 .146 .197
1976 LHP 81 215 60 6 0 10 28 8 37 .749 .302 .447 .167 .279
1976 RHP 125 413 104 18 2 19 56 32 91 .749 .306 .443 .191 .252
1977 LHP 66 147 33 2 1 13 32 15 33 .816 .299 .517 .293 .224
1977 RHP 115 422 109 21 1 22 56 21 99 .768 .299 .469 .211 .258
1978 LHP 56 136 41 9 1 8 24 14 25 .934 .375 .559 .257 .301
1978 RHP 129 438 112 23 4 20 51 17 95 .752 .289 .463 .208 .256
1979 LHP 55 137 30 6 0 7 18 13 26 .699 .283 .416 .197 .219
1979 RHP 132 444 130 22 5 28 82 28 79 .891 .337 .554 .261 .293
1980 LHP 40 101 26 6 0 5 14 2 17 .737 .272 .465 .208 .257
1980 RHP 115 394 107 15 5 18 47 22 78 .784 .312 .472 .201 .272
1981 LHP 58 126 42 2 0 8 18 7 23 .913 .373 .540 .206 .333
1981 RHP 135 458 122 21 4 21 87 27 104 .773 .306 .467 .201 .266
1982 LHP 55 109 30 4 2 4 14 10 21 .795 .336 .459 .183 .275
1982 RHP 128 305 86 8 3 15 36 26 63 .814 .338 .475 .193 .282
1983 LHP 35 64 19 7 0 2 9 4 9 .838 .338 .500 .203 .297
1983 RHP 52 59 14 4 1 4 16 3 19 .828 .286 .542 .305 .237
1984 LHP 51 78 23 0 1 6 18 7 17 .912 .360 .551 .256 .295
1984 RHP 105 266 68 11 1 12 39 16 57 .742 .302 .440 .184 .256
1985 LHP 48 76 21 1 0 8 15 4 17 .914 .309 .605 .329 .276
1985 RHP 102 295 77 15 0 15 50 32 65 .802 .337 .464 .203 .261
1986 LHP 82 182 49 4 1 12 36 11 39 .808 .308 .500 .231 .269
1986 RHP 129 390 102 19 4 23 72 34 89 .825 .317 .508 .246 .262
1987 LHP 16 28 7 1 0 3 7 1 3 .883 .276 .607 .357 .250
1987 RHP 22 57 11 2 0 2 3 5 12 .603 .270 .333 .140 .193
Total LHP 696 1518 421 57 8 93 263 106 291 .834 .325 .509 .232 .277
Total RHP 1389 4235 1100 184 31 211 625 284 924 .775 .308 .467 .208 .260
Total 1631 5753 1521 241 39 304 888 390 1215 .791 .312 .478 .214 .264
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.