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Kirby Puckett League
4-1-2080
Elmer Bennett Left Field
Retired (1968, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .294 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .849 Status Deceased (2007) Option Years 0  
H 2194 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 10-05-1931
HR 328 Drafted Round 1, Pick 11
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(17 games)
RBI 1275
SB 160
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
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 * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 1
1B F  (3.0%) LF A+ (100%) Arm B- WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF A+ (95.2%)   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
1953 BRO
34
139
18
36
7
0
9
28
12
 21 0 0
2
 1 1
.821
.318
.504
.245
.259
1954 BRO-KC
136
523
77
148
23
2
27
104
68
 67 5 10
2
 1 9
.854
.365
.489
.207
.283
1955 KC-DET
141
543
69
130
27
2
22
84
52
 95 2 7
7
 2 4
.723
.305
.418
.179
.239
1956 DET
146
548
87
153
25
0
27
91
54
 90 1 9
7
 6 0
.812
.340
.473
.193
.279
1957 DET
144
545
88
176
25
7
24
108
64
 82 1 8
17
 13 2
.917
.390
.527
.204
.323
1958 DET
143
547
89
178
28
5
22
89
59
 85 4 7
11
 6 7
.906
.391
.516
.190
.325
1959 DET
143
553
105
175
28
6
33
125
59
 102 1 4
20
 9 7
.949
.381
.568
.251
.316
1960 DET
129
492
70
136
13
2
24
74
53
 83 3 3
17
 4 1
.806
.348
.457
.181
.276
1961 DET
145
498
58
138
24
5
20
74
52
 90 3 1
6
 9 7
.814
.348
.466
.189
.277
1962 DET
156
523
70
143
26
3
13
62
44
 88 0 5
7
 4 3
.736
.327
.409
.136
.273
1963 DET
147
524
106
157
17
5
29
96
69
 70 5 5
11
 5 3
.900
.383
.517
.218
.300
1964 DET
130
477
84
156
26
5
21
67
63
 67 1 4
8
 3 1
.938
.404
.535
.208
.327
1965 DET
143
530
81
166
29
7
21
98
44
 69 3 3
16
 9 2
.880
.367
.513
.200
.313
1966 DET
138
479
79
143
23
4
18
91
60
 76 2 6
11
 7 2
.851
.375
.476
.177
.299
1967 DET
137
399
57
118
17
3
12
61
43
 53 2 3
17
 5 1
.808
.365
.444
.148
.296
1968 DET
70
147
19
41
9
0
6
23
11
 30 1 1
1
 1 0
.794
.331
.463
.184
.279
Total
2082
7467
1157
2194
347
56
328
1275
807
 1168 34 76
160
 85 50
.849
.362
.487
.193
.294
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Elmer Bennett has retired from the Detroit Squires
1955-06-15The Detroit Squires have promoted Elmer Bennett to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Mel Jordan to the minors.
1955-06-14The Detroit Squires have promoted Hank Abbey to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Sandy Allen to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Elmer Bennett to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Tony Cuifo to the minors.
1955-05-23The Detroit Squires have promoted Joe Peete to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Elmer Bennett to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Sandy Allen to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Hal Lefferts to the minors.
1955-05-23A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Crushers and the Detroit Squires. The Detroit Squires receive Joe Peete, Elmer Bennett from the Kansas City Crushers in exchange for Terry Kerr, Beau Smalley, Stan Blasingame, Ray Hart, Don Ryan.
1954-04-05A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Crushers and the Brooklyn Bumpers. The Brooklyn Bumpers receive Ed Snell from the Kansas City Crushers in exchange for Elmer Bennett, Joe Peete.
1953-08-23The Brooklyn Bumpers have promoted Elmer Bennett to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bumpers have promoted "Slick" Sammy Slumber to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bumpers have sent Julio Roof to the minors. The Brooklyn Bumpers have sent Big Mo Wilson to the minors.