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Tim Raines League
5-22-2070
John Bender Third Base
Retired (1974, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .284 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .789 Status Deceased (2024) Option Years 0  
H 2136 Age at Death 89 Date of Birth 06-29-1935
HR 214 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1957)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(90 games)
RBI 1089
SB 327
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 1
1B D- (4.1%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 5
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1959 LHP 14 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .500 .250 .250 .000 .250
1959 RHP 45 156 47 9 1 5 24 12 25 .819 .351 .468 .167 .301
1960 LHP 22 32 7 0 0 2 5 5 5 .731 .324 .406 .188 .219
1960 RHP 133 401 98 11 0 8 40 37 73 .638 .306 .332 .087 .244
1961 LHP 33 44 10 0 0 2 4 4 13 .670 .306 .364 .136 .227
1961 RHP 111 320 80 13 4 5 41 26 67 .666 .304 .362 .112 .250
1962 LHP 65 194 53 7 3 5 26 12 38 .736 .319 .418 .144 .273
1962 RHP 121 375 110 12 4 14 49 32 64 .805 .346 .459 .165 .293
1963 LHP 81 231 58 8 1 5 22 22 34 .682 .323 .359 .108 .251
1963 RHP 124 350 102 19 6 4 43 35 57 .775 .361 .414 .123 .291
1964 LHP 72 195 49 9 3 4 17 28 28 .739 .350 .390 .138 .251
1964 RHP 128 400 113 22 5 9 49 45 77 .783 .353 .430 .148 .282
1965 LHP 61 122 42 7 0 6 27 11 19 .952 .403 .549 .205 .344
1965 RHP 134 446 127 27 4 15 67 39 77 .805 .341 .464 .179 .285
1966 LHP 60 133 38 4 3 4 15 11 22 .787 .336 .451 .165 .286
1966 RHP 136 425 120 16 6 21 77 44 68 .846 .349 .496 .214 .282
1967 LHP 58 123 33 4 3 5 21 11 22 .802 .331 .472 .203 .268
1967 RHP 138 459 151 29 9 15 88 55 77 .929 .399 .529 .200 .329
1968 LHP 69 146 42 4 2 4 19 22 29 .806 .381 .425 .137 .288
1968 RHP 139 460 149 28 6 13 75 55 74 .893 .397 .496 .172 .324
1969 LHP 64 145 43 6 0 5 24 18 21 .815 .373 .441 .145 .297
1969 RHP 141 449 128 18 8 18 92 47 77 .835 .354 .481 .196 .285
1970 LHP 61 126 34 6 3 0 18 14 21 .710 .345 .365 .095 .270
1970 RHP 142 432 125 27 8 13 72 55 63 .845 .366 .479 .190 .289
1971 LHP 49 118 26 3 1 3 12 9 16 .620 .281 .339 .119 .220
1971 RHP 123 435 126 23 3 14 50 52 75 .820 .367 .453 .163 .290
1972 LHP 48 112 31 2 0 3 17 6 15 .694 .319 .375 .098 .277
1972 RHP 122 240 72 11 1 5 29 32 38 .798 .382 .417 .117 .300
1973 LHP 23 37 8 1 0 1 6 4 6 .617 .293 .324 .108 .216
1973 RHP 103 258 76 10 2 5 41 28 51 .772 .365 .407 .112 .295
1974 LHP 20 42 9 0 0 0 7 2 7 .464 .250 .214 .000 .214
1974 RHP 40 105 24 6 0 1 12 10 24 .607 .293 .314 .086 .229
Total LHP 800 1820 488 61 19 49 240 179 300 .740 .337 .403 .135 .268
Total RHP 1880 5711 1648 281 67 165 849 604 987 .804 .356 .448 .159 .289
Total 2104 7531 2136 342 86 214 1089 783 1287 .789 .351 .437 .153 .284
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01John Bender has retired from the Washington Weaklings
1971-06-26John Bender of the Washington Warriors is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1965-04-01A trade has been completed between the Washington Warriors and the Chicago Imperials. The Chicago Imperials receive Jack Vader, Don Hughes from the Washington Warriors in exchange for John Bender.
1960-04-01The Chicago Imperials have promoted John Bender to the major league team. The Chicago Imperials have promoted Pat Valdes to the major league team.
1959-09-13The Chicago Imperials have sent John Bender to the minors.
1959-08-12The Chicago Imperials have promoted John Bender to the major league team.
1959-07-05The Chicago Imperials have sent John Bender to the minors.
1959-06-06The Chicago Imperials have promoted John Bender to the major league team.
1957-05-21A trade has been completed between the Chicago Imperials and the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The Cincinnati Red Stockings receive Butch Davis from the Chicago Imperials in exchange for John Bender, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 2 (CIN).
1957-04-04The Cincinnati Red Stockings have renamed Carl Adkins to John Bender.