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Wally Berger League
7-16-2119
Johnny Bench Catcher
Retired (1963, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .257 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .731 Status Deceased (1994) Option Years 0  
H 1343 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 01-14-1928
HR 202 Drafted Round 16, Pick 245
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(56 games)
RBI 705
SB 33
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance C    Ldrship D+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed D+ Bunt C  Control D+   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B D- (6.1%) LF F  (0.6%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF F  (2.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 PHI-BOS
77
222
26
61
9
0
10
32
19
 39 1 0
0
 0 8
.785
.335
.450
.176
.275
1951 BOS
129
419
45
110
11
1
18
53
26
 90 2 3
3
 1 4
.729
.307
.422
.160
.263
1952 BOS
131
438
55
111
13
1
20
60
37
 82 2 1
1
 4 9
.738
.314
.425
.171
.253
1953 BOS
128
418
65
115
16
0
26
72
39
 74 4 2
4
 2 4
.841
.341
.500
.225
.275
1954 BOS
126
442
63
124
23
3
17
66
32
 79 0 2
2
 3 2
.789
.328
.462
.181
.281
1955 BOS
130
490
48
138
20
2
22
65
30
 75 1 5
3
 2 5
.787
.321
.465
.184
.282
1956 BOS
130
470
56
116
10
3
13
47
50
 87 2 4
5
 4 2
.683
.319
.364
.117
.247
1957 BOS
107
384
35
103
24
1
12
54
40
 69 0 3
4
 5 4
.765
.335
.430
.161
.268
1958 BOS
92
351
39
82
14
0
15
56
26
 74 3 4
3
 4 3
.691
.289
.402
.168
.234
1959 BOS
104
333
23
72
9
1
7
30
36
 70 1 2
0
 4 2
.605
.293
.312
.096
.216
1960 BOS
125
430
43
107
14
1
15
61
37
 69 1 0
4
 8 6
.701
.310
.391
.142
.249
1961 BOS
131
463
48
113
14
1
15
56
38
 94 2 0
1
 3 1
.680
.304
.376
.132
.244
1962 BOS-WAS
125
309
29
73
17
2
9
44
24
 57 1 3
3
 2 6
.682
.291
.392
.155
.236
1963 WAS
76
66
7
18
4
0
3
9
4
 12 0 0
0
 0 2
.784
.314
.470
.197
.273
Total
1611
5235
582
1343
198
16
202
705
438
 971 20 29
33
 42 58
.731
.315
.416
.160
.257
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Johnny Bench has retired from the Washington Colonials
1962-07-08A trade has been completed between the Boston Black Sox and the Washington Colonials. The Washington Colonials receive Johnny Bench, Red Underwood, Desi Dickerson from the Boston Black Sox in exchange for Paul West, Chris Clark, Hank Batsch, Dave Host, Draft Pick - 1963 Round 2 (WAS).
1950-07-19A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Hobos and the Boston Black Sox. The Boston Black Sox receive Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra, Christy Mathewson from the Philadelphia Hobos in exchange for Leo Fingers.
1950-06-18The Philadelphia Hobos have promoted Johnny Bench to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hobos have sent Paul Molitor to the minors.
1950-06-03The Philadelphia Hobos have promoted Josh Gibson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hobos have sent Johnny Bench to the minors.
1950-04-01The Philadelphia Hobos have renamed Jim Wheeler to Johnny Bench.