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Fred Lynn League
10-21-2076
John Benton Catcher
Retired (1977, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .263 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .714 Status Deceased (2017) Option Years 0  
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)
RBI 41
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L C+ Velocity F    Mentor vR F 
Speed D- Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1969 LHP 35 73 17 2 0 2 9 8 14 .647 .305 .342 .110 .233
1969 RHP 32 34 11 3 0 1 6 6 8 .925 .425 .500 .176 .324
1970 LHP 33 83 23 1 0 1 11 6 17 .659 .333 .325 .048 .277
1970 RHP 29 35 10 3 0 2 7 6 7 .933 .390 .543 .257 .286
1971 LHP 21 53 12 0 0 1 7 7 12 .606 .323 .283 .057 .226
1971 RHP 13 15 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 .722 .389 .333 .067 .267
Total LHP 89 209 52 3 0 4 27 21 43 .641 .321 .321 .072 .249
Total RHP 74 84 25 7 0 3 14 15 19 .892 .404 .488 .190 .298
Total 129 293 77 10 0 7 41 36 62 .714 .345 .369 .106 .263
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01John Benton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1972-04-01The Boston Tunes have waived John Benton.
1971-06-30The Boston Tunes have promoted Javy Reiber to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have designated John Benton for assignment.
1970-05-08The Boston Tunes have promoted John Benton to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have sent George Bayless to the minors.
1970-05-08The Boston Tunes have sent John Benton to the minors.
1969-04-01The Boston Tunes have promoted John Benton to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have designated Jose Masterson for assignment.
1968-07-26The Boston Tunes have acquired John Benton from the waiver wire.
1968-07-22The Milwaukee Beekeepers have waived John Benton.
1968-03-03The Milwaukee Beekeepers have sent John Benton to the minors.
1967-09-10The Milwaukee Beekeepers have promoted John Benton to the major league team.
1967-09-10The Milwaukee Beekeepers have acquired John Benton from the waiver wire.
1967-09-06The Detroit Spiders have waived John Benton.