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Fred Lynn League
9-28-2072
Ben McCarthy Left Field
Retired (1983, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .245 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .693 Status Deceased (2022) Option Years 0  
H 684 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 05-23-1948
HR 93 Drafted Round 3, Pick 38
(1970)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(95 games)
RBI 392
SB 60
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C- Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B- Velocity D    Mentor vR B-
Speed B  Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL D+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B A  (86.0%) LF A+ (100%) Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF F  (1.4%)   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
1972 CIN
21
26
2
3
0
0
1
2
0
 5 0 0
0
 0 0
.346
.115
.231
.115
.115
1973 CIN
72
231
22
53
8
1
6
27
17
 32 0 1
4
 2 3
.632
.281
.351
.121
.229
1974 CIN
119
401
47
108
17
7
11
48
35
 82 1 4
13
 9 7
.755
.327
.429
.160
.269
1975 CIN
32
78
8
15
2
0
1
7
8
 23 0 1
3
 0 1
.521
.264
.256
.064
.192
1976 BOS
94
320
47
83
11
1
18
60
25
 60 2 3
7
 1 7
.783
.314
.469
.209
.259
1977 BOS
110
360
40
82
10
0
12
56
26
 87 2 1
7
 1 5
.638
.283
.356
.128
.228
1978 BOS
91
313
39
79
11
2
10
45
22
 74 2 2
8
 1 3
.700
.304
.396
.144
.252
1979 BOS
125
437
43
102
15
4
17
62
32
 83 0 3
6
 2 4
.687
.284
.403
.169
.233
1980 BOS
99
314
36
87
16
3
10
41
17
 60 1 1
7
 0 2
.758
.315
.443
.166
.277
1981 BOS
79
259
28
60
13
1
6
39
18
 58 2 1
3
 1 9
.645
.286
.359
.127
.232
1982 BOS
14
50
2
12
1
0
1
5
1
 15 0 1
2
 0 0
.570
.250
.320
.080
.240
Total
856
2789
314
684
104
19
93
392
201
 579 10 18
60
 17 41
.693
.297
.396
.151
.245
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01Ben McCarthy has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1983-04-01The Boston Tunes have waived Ben McCarthy.
1982-06-03The Boston Tunes have designated Ben McCarthy for assignment.
1982-05-07The Boston Tunes have promoted Ben McCarthy to the major league team.
1982-04-21The Boston Tunes have promoted Wes Johnson to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have designated Ben McCarthy for assignment.
1982-04-14The Boston Tunes have promoted Ben McCarthy to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have designated Don McMackin for assignment.
1982-04-10The Boston Tunes have promoted Herb Afor to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have designated Ben McCarthy for assignment.
1980-06-16Ben McCarthy of the Boston Tunes is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1979-07-31Ben McCarthy of the Boston Tunes is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1978-06-10Ben McCarthy of the Boston Tunes is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1976-05-30The Boston Tunes have promoted Ben McCarthy to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have designated Johnny Smith for assignment.
1976-05-30A trade has been completed between the Boston Tunes and the Cincinnati Roses. The Cincinnati Roses receive Al McDowell from the Boston Tunes in exchange for Ben McCarthy.
1975-10-23The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Bo Kafora to the major league team. The Cincinnati Roses have sent Ben McCarthy to the minors.
1975-09-20The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Ben McCarthy to the major league team.
1975-08-23The Cincinnati Roses have sent Ben McCarthy to the minors.
1975-08-03The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Ben McCarthy to the major league team.
1975-06-08The Cincinnati Roses have sent Ben McCarthy down to the minors.
1974-10-21The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Ben McCarthy to the major league team. The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Rick Nichol to the major league team. The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Bo Kafora to the major league team. The Cincinnati Roses have sent Craig Sexton to the minors. The Cincinnati Roses have sent Earl Montoyo to the minors. The Cincinnati Roses have sent Israel Crouse to the minors.
1974-10-03The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Israel Crouse to the major league team. The Cincinnati Roses have sent Rick Nichol to the minors. The Cincinnati Roses have sent Roberto Williams to the minors. The Cincinnati Roses have sent Bo Kafora to the minors. The Cincinnati Roses have sent Ben McCarthy to the minors.
1973-03-01The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Ben McCarthy to the major league team.
1973-03-01The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Kevin Smith to the major league team. The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Marshall Barney to the major league team. The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Craig Sexton to the major league team. The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Frank Crouch to the major league team. The Cincinnati Roses have sent Ben McCarthy to the minors. The Cincinnati Roses have sent Jimmy Easterday to the minors. The Cincinnati Roses have sent Bob Hinchliffe to the minors.
1972-10-03The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Ben McCarthy to the major league team. The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Bob Hinchliffe to the major league team. The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Jimmy Easterday to the major league team. The Cincinnati Roses have sent Frank Crouch to the minors. The Cincinnati Roses have sent Craig Sexton to the minors. The Cincinnati Roses have sent Marshall Barney to the minors.
1972-10-03The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Mike Lorraine to the major league team. The Cincinnati Roses have sent Ben McCarthy to the minors.
1972-08-03The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Ben McCarthy to the major league team.
1972-07-20The Cincinnati Roses have sent Ben McCarthy to the minors.
1972-06-21The Cincinnati Roses have promoted Ben McCarthy to the major league team.