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Jesse Burkett League
4-1-2022
John Benitez Shortstop
Retired (1981, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .270 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .793 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
H 1664 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 11-03-1944
HR 283 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1962)
Majors Svc Time 14 years
(107 games)
RBI 994
SB 137
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range WS Rings 2
1B D+ (27.0%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 3
3B A+ (99.0%) RF ---   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
1965 CLE
24
45
7
8
2
0
2
8
5
12 0 0
1
0 1
.616
.260
.356
.178
.178
1966 CLE
3
13
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4 0 0
0
0 0
.154
.077
.077
.000
.077
1967 CHN
104
399
43
91
12
3
9
49
29
93 0 4
9
3 9
.619
.278
.341
.113
.228
1968 CHN
137
554
74
116
20
5
17
50
35
123 1 2
16
1 18
.612
.257
.356
.146
.209
1969 CHN
144
576
76
142
25
2
20
79
33
120 5 2
13
4 21
.693
.292
.401
.155
.247
1970 CHN
149
457
64
129
24
5
15
76
40
85 0 3
19
1 24
.793
.338
.455
.173
.282
1971 CHN
132
429
60
113
18
9
18
66
33
82 3 2
17
3 24
.792
.319
.473
.210
.263
1972 CHN
133
520
84
156
24
8
26
102
33
113 1 6
14
5 12
.866
.339
.527
.227
.300
1973 CHN
139
528
73
143
19
8
29
82
41
109 0 4
13
5 20
.823
.321
.502
.231
.271
1974 CHN
133
393
69
121
19
6
24
85
37
70 1 3
2
3 15
.936
.366
.570
.262
.308
1975 CHN
99
320
54
97
15
5
24
66
21
73 1 2
15
4 6
.952
.346
.606
.303
.303
1976 CHN
121
357
63
96
15
4
17
55
28
68 1 0
14
4 15
.800
.324
.476
.207
.269
1977 CHN
138
476
62
140
13
6
26
93
43
94 2 3
2
0 14
.864
.353
.511
.216
.294
1978 CHN
137
420
68
132
24
4
27
74
24
86 1 1
1
0 20
.935
.352
.583
.269
.314
1979 CHN
78
178
24
46
7
1
8
35
13
41 1 1
0
0 2
.755
.311
.444
.185
.258
1980 CHN
116
370
51
96
21
4
14
55
24
78 1 2
0
0 10
.756
.305
.451
.192
.259
1981 CHN
44
122
14
37
6
0
7
19
6
23 0 0
1
0 5
.861
.336
.525
.221
.303
Total
1831
6157
886
1664
264
70
283
994
445
1274 18 35
137
33 216
.793
.320
.474
.204
.270
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01John Benitez has retired from the Chicago Colts
1979-08-06John Benitez of the Chicago Colts is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1979-07-06John Benitez of the Chicago Colts is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1976-06-27John Benitez of the Chicago Colts is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1975-06-09John Benitez of the Chicago Colts is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1975-05-06John Benitez of the Chicago Colts is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1967-05-22The Chicago Colts have promoted Jose Ramirez to the major league team. The Chicago Colts have promoted John Benitez to the major league team. The Chicago Colts have designated Rusty Reiser for assignment. The Chicago Colts have designated Jean-Pierre Abstein for assignment.
1967-05-22A trade has been completed between the Cleveland LumberJax and the Chicago Colts. The Chicago Colts receive Jon Sheldon, Lyman Magee, Jody James, Jose Ramirez, John Benitez from the Cleveland LumberJax in exchange for Dolly Speier, Jeff Berger.
1966-09-14The Cleveland LumberJax have sent John Benitez to the minors.
1966-09-11The Cleveland LumberJax have promoted John Benitez to the major league team.
1965-09-09The Cleveland LumberJax have promoted Raul Gibson to the major league team. The Cleveland LumberJax have sent John Benitez to the minors.
1965-08-21The Cleveland LumberJax have promoted John Benitez to the major league team.
1965-08-10The Cleveland LumberJax have promoted John Morey to the major league team. The Cleveland LumberJax have sent John Benitez to the minors.
1965-07-26The Cleveland LumberJax have promoted John Benitez to the major league team. The Cleveland LumberJax have designated Russ Geary for assignment.
1965-07-17A trade has been completed between the Cleveland LumberJax and the Chicago Colts. The Chicago Colts receive Willie Parker, Rick Salkeld, Pete Naktenis from the Cleveland LumberJax in exchange for Jermaine Elliott, Brian Brewer, John Benitez, Ken Grant, Draft Pick - 1966 Round 1 (CHN).