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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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1957 Minors 22 62.00 9 / 11 4 / 6 8 / 11 8 / 11 1 / 5 12 / 12 6 / 6 48 / 62
1958 Minors 23 59.00 2 / 12 4 / 9 2 / 6 4 / 4 0 / 9 8 / 9 8 / 10 28 / 59
1959 Minors 24 27.00 0 / 2 2 / 4 2 / 4 3 / 5 0 / 3 2 / 4 2 / 5 11 / 27
1959 Majors 24 19.07 2 / 3 1 / 3 2 / 5 2 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 8 / 19
1960 Majors 25 48.10 1 / 5 3 / 5 5 / 8 3 / 8 0 / 7 2 / 7 5 / 8 19 / 48
1961 Majors 26 39.47 1 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 7 4 / 5 4 / 7 9 / 39
1962 Majors 27 61.33 2 / 10 1 / 8 2 / 8 2 / 6 1 / 10 3 / 12 1 / 7 12 / 61
1963 Majors 28 64.81 0 / 12 2 / 7 0 / 4 3 / 11 0 / 5 1 / 13 5 / 12 11 / 64
1964 Majors 29 67.69 0 / 11 1 / 5 1 / 13 1 / 4 1 / 14 2 / 13 0 / 7 6 / 67
1965 Majors 30 62.39 0 / 7 1 / 9 1 / 7 2 / 10 0 / 9 1 / 12 0 / 8 5 / 62
1966 Majors 31 62.09 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 12 0 / 9 1 / 10 1 / 62
1967 Majors 32 65.69 0 / 11 0 / 10 0 / 6 1 / 16 0 / 11 0 / 4 0 / 7 1 / 65
1968 Majors 33 68.90 0 / 8 1 / 7 0 / 17 1 / 13 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 8 2 / 68
1969 Majors 34 66.89 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 13 0 / 12 0 / 9 0 / 66
1970 Majors 35 62.69 0 / 13 0 / 6 0 / 16 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 62
1971 Majors 36 62.08 0 / 3 1 / 14 0 / 13 1 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 9 0 / 6 3 / 62
1972 Majors 37 39.27 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 39
1973 Majors 38 49.61 162 67 0 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 13 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 49
1974 Majors 39 32.70 162 38 0 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 10 1 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 32
Total 324 105 0 17 / 150 21 / 127 23 / 157 32 / 136 3 / 159 37 / 152 32 / 132 165 / 1013
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.