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Wally Berger League 7-27-2119 |
| Johnny Bench |  CatcherRetired (1963, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .257 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .731 | Status | Deceased (1994) | Option Years | 0
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| 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) |
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| RBI | 705 | |||||
| SB | 33 | |||||
| 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 | (6.1%) | LF | (0.6%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (2.6%) |
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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| 1950 | Majors | 22 | 0.00 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 4 | 5 / 5 | 4 / 4 | 5 / 5 | 20 / 24 | |||
| 1951 | Majors | 23 | 0.00 | 1 / 2 | 4 / 10 | 3 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 8 / 8 | 6 / 6 | 4 / 4 | 26 / 44 | |||
| 1952 | Majors | 24 | 0.00 | 4 / 5 | 3 / 6 | 5 / 8 | 1 / 3 | 5 / 5 | 6 / 7 | 11 / 13 | 35 / 47 | |||
| 1953 | Majors | 25 | 0.00 | 5 / 8 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 2 | 6 / 7 | 6 / 11 | 3 / 8 | 23 / 46 | |||
| 1954 | Majors | 26 | 0.00 | 3 / 6 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 5 | 2 / 4 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 6 | 2 / 11 | 19 / 47 | |||
| 1955 | Majors | 27 | 0.00 | 2 / 6 | 2 / 14 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 8 | 9 / 52 | |||
| 1956 | Majors | 28 | 0.00 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 12 | 2 / 8 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 6 | 6 / 52 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 29 | 0.00 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 9 | 4 / 42 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 30 | 0.00 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 4 / 38 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 31 | 0.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 37 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 32 | 0.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 46 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 33 | 0.00 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 50 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 34 | 33.00 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 33 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 35 | 7.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 7 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 / 61 | 13 / 81 | 17 / 80 | 8 / 78 | 34 / 80 | 28 / 91 | 31 / 94 | 148 / 565 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1963-11-01 | Johnny Bench has retired from the Washington Colonials |
| 1962-07-08 | A 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). |
| 1950-07-19 | A 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. |
| 1950-06-18 | The Philadelphia Hobos have promoted Johnny Bench to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hobos have sent Paul Molitor to the minors. |
| 1950-06-03 | The Philadelphia Hobos have promoted Josh Gibson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hobos have sent Johnny Bench to the minors. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Philadelphia Hobos have renamed Jim Wheeler to Johnny Bench. |