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Sam Crawford League
4-1-2004
Walter Benton Relief Pitcher
Retired (1982, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.77 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 197-140 Status Retired (1982) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age 59 (OS 60) Date of Birth 08-24-1944
K 2195 Drafted Round 2, Pick 19
(1965)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(81 games)
IP 3234.0
WHIP 1.25
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D  Contact vs. L D- Endurance C+   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L F  Velocity B-   Mentor Val A-
Speed D  Bunt C- Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year H/A W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1979 Away 4 9 18 18 0 0 0 0 100.0 115 71 69 1 33 58 1.48 6.21
1979 Home 9 3 19 19 0 0 0 0 125.2 87 35 28 3 30 84 0.93 2.01
1980 Away 5 5 18 18 0 0 0 0 104.1 112 58 48 0 41 74 1.47 4.14
1980 Home 6 4 13 13 1 0 0 0 82.0 64 35 30 1 32 47 1.17 3.29
1981 Away 5 2 21 4 0 0 0 0 52.2 53 21 18 0 11 34 1.22 3.08
1981 Home 4 1 25 7 1 0 0 0 74.0 69 40 40 1 20 50 1.20 4.86
1982 Away 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 8 7 6 0 3 2 2.20 10.80
1982 Home 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 12.2 22 9 9 0 4 10 2.05 6.39
2004 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2004 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Away 14 16 61 40 0 0 0 0 262.0 288 157 141 1 88 168 1.44 4.84
Total Home 19 8 63 39 2 0 0 0 294.1 242 119 107 5 86 191 1.11 3.27
Total
197
 140
533
488
19
5
0
 0
3234.0
 3043 1449 1353 38 995
2195
1.25
3.77
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1982-11-01Walter Benton has retired from the Chicago BootLeggers
1982-10-01The Chicago BootLeggers have acquired Walter Benton from the waiver wire.
1982-06-15The New York Yankees have waived Walter Benton.
1982-06-11The New York Yankees have promoted Kirk McKasell to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Walter Benton for assignment.
1981-06-20Walter Benton of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1977-03-01A trade has been completed between the New York Goodfellas and the Milwaukee Madisonians. The Milwaukee Madisonians receive Nate Fisher, Rico Diaz, Draft Pick - 1977 Round 2 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1977 Round 1 (NYA) from the New York Goodfellas in exchange for Johnny Bergen, Nelson Roy, Walter Benton, Doug Smith, Draft Pick - 1977 Round 1 (MIL), Draft Pick - 1977 Round 2 (MIL).
1974-07-03Walter Benton of the Milwaukee Madisonians is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1969-07-18Walter Benton of the Milwaukee Golden Gophers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1966-09-09The Milwaukee Golden Gophers have promoted Walter Benton to the major league team.