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Bob Gibson League
4-1-2095
Ken Benjamin Second Base
Retired (1976, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .225 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .608 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
H 158 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 05-20-1940
HR 17 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1962)
Majors Svc Time 8 years
(62 games)
RBI 77
SB 22
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D+ Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR
Speed B- Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS B+ (73.2%) Range WS Rings 0
1B (1.1%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 4
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 4
3B (12.6%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 0% 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 
1962 Minors 22 10.00 3 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 8 / 10
1963 Majors 23 27.41 2 / 2 1 / 2 5 / 6 6 / 6 3 / 5 1 / 1 3 / 5 21 / 27
1964 Minors 24 10.00 2 / 2 0 / 0 2 / 4 1 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 2 1 / 1 7 / 10
1965 Minors 25 9.00 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 2 / 3 5 / 9
1965 Majors 25 7.32 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 2 / 2 3 / 7
1966 Minors 26 19.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 3 / 4 2 / 4 0 / 1 2 / 5 2 / 3 9 / 19
1967 Minors 27 10.00 1 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 2 4 / 10
1967 Majors 27 0.09 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1968 Minors 28 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1
1968 Majors 28 0.80 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1969 Majors 29 6.20 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 6
1970 Majors 30 1.40 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1
1971 Minors 31 10.00 0 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 10
1972 Majors 32 0.50 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1973 Majors 33 7.30 0 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 7
1974 Majors 34 10.60 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 10
1975 Majors 35 9.69 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 9
1976 Minors 36 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1
1976 Majors 36 1.10 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
Total 0 0 0 9 / 20 4 / 16 14 / 26 11 / 20 4 / 13 7 / 20 13 / 23 62 / 138
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Ken Benjamin has retired from the Cincinnati Bootleggers
1976-05-27The Cincinnati Bootleggers have designated Ken Benjamin for assignment.
1972-03-25The Cincinnati Bootleggers have promoted Ken Benjamin to the major league team.
1971-04-01The Cincinnati Bootleggers have promoted Brent Prendergast to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bootleggers have designated Ken Benjamin for assignment.
1968-05-13The Cincinnati Bootleggers have promoted Ken Benjamin to the major league team.
1967-04-19The Cincinnati Bootleggers have promoted Fenton Rubeling to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bootleggers have sent Ken Benjamin to the minors.
1967-03-25The Cincinnati Bootleggers have promoted Manny Kanrun to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bootleggers have promoted Ken Benjamin to the major league team.
1965-06-24The Cincinnati Bootleggers have sent Ken Benjamin to the minors.
1965-05-16The Cincinnati Bootleggers have promoted Ken Benjamin to the major league team.
1965-03-25The Cincinnati Bootleggers have promoted Jake Patrick to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bootleggers have sent Ken Benjamin to the minors.
1965-03-25The Cincinnati Bootleggers have promoted Ken Benjamin to the major league team.
1964-04-01The Cincinnati Bootleggers have promoted Jim Stimson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bootleggers have sent Ken Benjamin to the minors.
1963-04-02The Cincinnati Bootleggers have promoted Ken Benjamin to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bootleggers have sent Clarence Heileman to the minors.
1963-04-01The Cincinnati Bootleggers have promoted Clarence Heileman to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bootleggers have sent Ken Benjamin to the minors.
1963-04-01The Cincinnati Bootleggers have promoted Ken Benjamin to the major league team.