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Fred Lynn League 10-21-2076 |
| John Benton |  CatcherRetired (1977, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .263 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .714 | Status | Deceased (2017) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 77 | Age at Death | 74 | Date of Birth | 08-24-1943 | |
| HR | 7 | Drafted | Round 4, Pick 64 (1965) |
Majors Svc Time | 2 years (102 games) |
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| RBI | 41 | |||||
| SB | 0 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1965 | Minors | 22 | 20.00 | 3 / 4 | 4 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 5 / 5 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 16 / 20 | |||
| 1966 | Minors | 23 | 12.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 5 / 5 | 3 / 4 | 10 / 12 | |||
| 1967 | Minors | 24 | 9.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 2 | 6 / 9 | |||
| 1968 | Minors | 25 | 11.00 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 10 / 11 | |||
| 1969 | Majors | 26 | 12.93 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 2 | 9 / 12 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 27 | 13.70 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 5 / 13 | |||
| 1971 | Minors | 28 | 10.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 3 | 4 / 10 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 28 | 8.34 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 8 | |||
| 1972 | Majors | 29 | 13.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 13 | |||
| 1973 | Majors | 30 | 8.00 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 8 | |||
| 1974 | Majors | 31 | 15.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 15 | |||
| 1975 | Majors | 32 | 13.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 13 | |||
| 1976 | Majors | 33 | 9.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 9 | |||
| 1977 | Majors | 34 | 13.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 13 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 / 19 | 15 / 29 | 3 / 24 | 4 / 22 | 12 / 22 | 14 / 28 | 12 / 22 | 67 / 166 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1977-11-01 | John Benton has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1972-04-01 | The Boston Tunes have waived John Benton. |
| 1971-06-30 | The Boston Tunes have promoted Javy Reiber to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have designated John Benton for assignment. |
| 1970-05-08 | The Boston Tunes have promoted John Benton to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have sent George Bayless to the minors. |
| 1970-05-08 | The Boston Tunes have sent John Benton to the minors. |
| 1969-04-01 | The Boston Tunes have promoted John Benton to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have designated Jose Masterson for assignment. |
| 1968-07-26 | The Boston Tunes have acquired John Benton from the waiver wire. |
| 1968-07-22 | The Milwaukee Beekeepers have waived John Benton. |
| 1968-03-03 | The Milwaukee Beekeepers have sent John Benton to the minors. |
| 1967-09-10 | The Milwaukee Beekeepers have promoted John Benton to the major league team. |
| 1967-09-10 | The Milwaukee Beekeepers have acquired John Benton from the waiver wire. |
| 1967-09-06 | The Detroit Spiders have waived John Benton. |