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Sam Crawford League
4-1-2004
Ben Wilcox Catcher
Retired (1986, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .269 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .755 Status Retired (1986) Option Years 0  
H 1833 Age 56 (OS 57) Date of Birth 04-14-1947
HR 224 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1968)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(155 games)
RBI 995
SB 59
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed C- Bunt D+ Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B  WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 7
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
1970 WAS
1
4
1
2
0
0
0
2
0
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
1.000
.500
.500
.000
.500
1971 WAS
4
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.667
.333
.333
.000
.333
1972 WAS
122
353
44
102
16
0
11
51
26
 60 1 1
3
 3 5
.766
.339
.428
.139
.289
1973 WAS
130
490
60
131
23
2
14
74
49
 89 0 7
5
 4 11
.738
.330
.408
.141
.267
1974 WAS
130
513
53
130
21
1
8
61
51
 78 1 3
5
 5 13
.665
.320
.345
.092
.253
1975 WAS
130
514
62
119
22
3
8
51
48
 94 1 4
6
 2 11
.629
.296
.333
.101
.232
1976 WAS
115
463
62
127
17
2
20
74
35
 89 0 0
3
 2 7
.775
.325
.449
.175
.274
1977 WAS
130
527
69
122
16
2
17
58
53
 108 6 4
6
 4 8
.673
.307
.366
.135
.231
1978 WAS
130
517
54
125
21
0
13
59
48
 95 0 3
8
 5 11
.662
.305
.358
.116
.242
1979 WAS
130
494
77
137
29
3
23
75
62
 86 5 0
3
 5 7
.851
.364
.488
.211
.277
1980 WAS
130
535
76
154
21
6
22
75
47
 101 0 2
6
 4 13
.817
.344
.473
.185
.288
1981 WAS-CHA
118
454
83
132
21
6
21
93
58
 70 0 8
3
 2 9
.868
.365
.502
.211
.291
1982 CHA
130
494
89
148
19
1
24
94
55
 83 3 4
3
 2 14
.858
.371
.488
.188
.300
1983 CHA
125
464
65
133
27
3
17
86
56
 92 2 7
3
 2 11
.829
.361
.468
.181
.287
1984 CHA-BAL
115
430
38
115
15
2
13
59
30
 102 2 2
3
 4 6
.719
.317
.402
.135
.267
1985 BAL
124
477
62
135
20
4
10
74
38
 96 3 7
2
 7 11
.740
.335
.405
.122
.283
1986 BAL
38
75
6
20
4
0
3
9
2
 9 0 1
0
 0 3
.722
.282
.440
.173
.267
Total
1802
6807
901
1833
292
35
224
995
658
 1254 24 53
59
 51 140
.755
.333
.421
.152
.269
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Ben Wilcox has retired from the Baltimore Orioles
1986-09-13Ben Wilcox of the Baltimore Orioles is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1984-05-15A trade has been completed between the Chicago BootLeggers and the Baltimore Birddogs. The Baltimore Birddogs receive Jim Hershiser, Ben Wilcox, Eduardo Montague, Ed Cromartie, Dan Pearce, Draft Pick 1985 Round 1 CHA (Rosario Lahti) from the Chicago BootLeggers in exchange for Howie Roberson, Harry Page.
1981-05-20Ben Wilcox of the Chicago BootLeggers is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1981-04-18A trade has been completed between the Washington Klones and the Chicago BootLeggers. The Chicago BootLeggers receive Ben Wilcox from the Washington Klones in exchange for Mike Aikens, Draft Pick 1982 Round 2 CHA (Dusty Garcia).
1976-07-28Ben Wilcox of the Washington Klones is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1972-05-10Ben Wilcox of the Washington Klones is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1971-10-03The Washington Klones have promoted Bruno Chitwood to the major league team. The Washington Klones have promoted Ben Wilcox to the major league team. The Washington Klones have sent Willie Azcue to the minors. The Washington Klones have sent Beauregard Melton to the minors. The Washington Klones have designated John Watwood for assignment.
1971-06-21The Washington Klones have promoted Herr Mittenzwei to the major league team. The Washington Klones have sent Ben Wilcox to the minors.
1971-06-17The Washington Klones have promoted Ben Wilcox to the major league team. The Washington Klones have sent Herr Mittenzwei to the minors.
1970-10-18The Washington Klones have sent Ben Wilcox to the minors.
1970-09-30The Washington Klones have promoted Ben Wilcox to the major league team. The Washington Klones have designated John Watwood for assignment.
1968-04-14The Washington Klones have renamed Ben Bomback to Ben Wilcox.