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Vince Coleman League
4-14-2178
Lynn Benson Second Base
Retired (1981, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .268 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .777 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
H 2197 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 09-19-1944
HR 339 Drafted Round 3, Pick 44
(1962)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(77 games)
RBI 1292
SB 332
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity C-   Mentor vR B 
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* 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
1964 KC
129
560
70
134
24
7
12
63
20
 139 4 1
16
 7 10
.642
.270
.371
.132
.239
1966 KC-PIT
91
227
26
50
11
2
6
27
12
 55 2 0
5
 3 4
.631
.266
.366
.145
.220
1967 PIT
132
554
74
128
24
5
17
49
44
 111 1 0
25
 11 9
.673
.289
.384
.153
.231
1968 PIT
148
579
71
143
16
4
24
75
34
 136 2 1
23
 12 9
.703
.291
.413
.166
.247
1969 PIT
104
404
57
112
17
5
21
67
28
 83 1 0
12
 7 4
.826
.326
.500
.223
.277
1970 PIT
144
535
79
135
21
9
21
83
36
 107 3 1
17
 4 3
.746
.303
.443
.191
.252
1971 PIT
148
576
79
155
28
9
23
80
45
 131 2 5
21
 13 1
.790
.322
.469
.200
.269
1972 PIT
148
557
80
144
24
5
19
84
48
 112 1 2
25
 8 5
.739
.317
.422
.163
.259
1973 PIT
148
601
98
194
32
8
34
131
47
 131 4 2
34
 13 5
.947
.375
.572
.250
.323
1974 PIT
148
585
91
164
36
5
22
92
49
 106 4 4
17
 13 8
.810
.338
.472
.191
.280
1975 PIT
148
598
107
179
30
6
27
104
48
 115 2 4
28
 8 4
.856
.351
.505
.206
.299
1976 PIT
148
593
94
154
29
4
20
100
48
 116 1 7
31
 12 3
.736
.313
.423
.164
.260
1977 PIT
149
590
94
156
19
5
36
118
41
 119 4 6
22
 10 5
.810
.314
.497
.232
.264
1978 PIT
148
599
96
173
25
7
21
103
56
 97 3 2
37
 11 4
.811
.352
.459
.170
.289
1979 PIT
107
302
50
73
16
2
15
56
24
 54 0 3
7
 5 0
.752
.295
.457
.215
.242
1980 PIT
110
159
22
49
6
0
11
30
5
 23 0 1
6
 1 0
.881
.327
.553
.245
.308
1981 PIT
120
169
32
54
2
4
10
30
9
 32 0 3
6
 3 1
.904
.348
.556
.237
.320
Total
2270
8188
1220
2197
360
87
339
1292
594
 1667 34 42
332
 141 75
.777
.319
.458
.189
.268
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01Lynn Benson has retired from the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1979-06-11Lynn Benson of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1966-07-25The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Lynn Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Randy Pascual to the minors.
1966-07-20A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Catfish and the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys receive Lynn Benson, Draft Pick - 1967 Round 2 (STL), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 2 (KC) from the Kansas City Catfish in exchange for Kiddo Blackburn.
1966-04-01The Kansas City Catfish have promoted Lynn Benson to the major league team. The Kansas City Catfish have designated Jimmy Schmidt for assignment.
1964-10-13The Kansas City Catfish have promoted Chet Stevens to the major league team. The Kansas City Catfish have sent Lynn Benson to the minors.
1964-04-01The Kansas City Catfish have promoted Lynn Benson to the major league team. The Kansas City Catfish have designated Mike Felder for assignment.