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Chipper Jones League 3-25-1979 |
| Ben Kessinger |  Second BaseRetired (1956, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .231 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .616 | Status | Retired (1956) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 416 | Age | 58 (OS 59) | Date of Birth | 07-17-1920 | |
| HR | 29 | Drafted | Round 28, Pick 443 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 6 years (116 games) |
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| RBI | 194 | |||||
| SB | 27 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (23.2%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Vs | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 576 | 1799 | 180 | 416 | 66 | 19 | 29 | 194 | 113 | 385 | 27 | 8 | 31 | .616 | .278 | .337 | .106 | .231 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1956-11-01 | Ben Kessinger has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1956-10-23 | The Philadelphia Contraption Assemblers have promoted Savage Cooper to the major league team. The Philadelphia Contraption Assemblers have promoted Brack Packer to the major league team. The Philadelphia Contraption Assemblers have promoted Lenny B. to the major league team. The Philadelphia Contraption Assemblers have promoted Marco Boom to the major league team. The Philadelphia Contraption Assemblers have promoted Neon Cheon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Contraption Assemblers have designated Timmy Sukless for assignment. The Philadelphia Contraption Assemblers have designated Ben Kessinger for assignment. The Philadelphia Contraption Assemblers have sent Ex Claytor to the minors. The Philadelphia Contraption Assemblers have designated Honey Mueller for assignment. The Philadelphia Contraption Assemblers have designated Gary Fisher for assignment. |
| 1955-04-01 | Ben Kessinger of the Philadelphia Contraption Assemblers is injured and is expected to be out 38 days. |
| 1954-05-20 | Ben Kessinger of the Philadelphia Contraption Assemblers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1950-06-13 | Ben Kessinger of the Philadelphia Suns is injured and is expected to be out 5 days. |
| 1950-05-24 | The Philadelphia Suns have promoted Billy Blefary to the major league team. The Philadelphia Suns have promoted Ben Kessinger to the major league team. The Philadelphia Suns have sent Ty Stove to the minors. The Philadelphia Suns have designated Steve Evans for assignment. |
| 1950-05-24 | The Philadelphia Suns have acquired Ben Kessinger from the waiver wire. |
| 1950-04-11 | The Chicago Greedy Jews have waived Ben Kessinger. |