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Vince Coleman League 4-19-2178 |
Lynn Benson | ![]() Retired (1981, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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AVG | .268 | Total Rating | ![]() |
Bats/Throws | R/R | |
OPS | .777 | Status | Deceased (2027) | Option Years | 0
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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) |
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RBI | 1292 | |||||
SB | 332 |
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
Year
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1978 | PIT | 148 |
599 |
96 |
173
|
25 |
7 |
21 |
103 |
56 |
97 | 3 | 2 | 37 |
11 | 4 | .811 |
.352 |
.459 |
.170 |
.289 |
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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 |
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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 |
Date | Transaction |
1981-11-01 | Lynn Benson has retired from the Pittsburgh Alleghenys |
1979-06-11 | Lynn Benson of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys is injured and is expected to be out 34 days. |
1966-07-25 | The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have promoted Lynn Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Alleghenys have sent Randy Pascual to the minors. |
1966-07-20 | A 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. |
1966-04-01 | The Kansas City Catfish have promoted Lynn Benson to the major league team. The Kansas City Catfish have designated Jimmy Schmidt for assignment. |
1964-10-13 | The Kansas City Catfish have promoted Chet Stevens to the major league team. The Kansas City Catfish have sent Lynn Benson to the minors. |
1964-04-01 | The Kansas City Catfish have promoted Lynn Benson to the major league team. The Kansas City Catfish have designated Mike Felder for assignment. |