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Tris Speaker League
4-1-2021
Virgil Benard Shortstop
Retired (1964, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .225 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .567 Status Deceased (2005) Option Years 0  
H 233 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 01-20-1929
HR 6 Drafted Round 4, Pick 59
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(0 games)
RBI 89
SB 2
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L C  Endurance D    Ldrship C+
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L D+ Velocity F    Mentor vR C+
Speed C  Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL F 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B D- (10.8%) CF ---   Health A  LCS Appearances 0
3B C- (31.5%) RF F  (3.7%)   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
1951 BOS
23
10
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
 0 0 0
0
 1 0
.457
.357
.100
.000
.100
1952 CLE
64
192
19
39
6
1
0
12
17
 38 2 3
2
 1 6
.516
.271
.245
.042
.203
1954 PIT
36
73
5
17
1
1
1
7
6
 14 0 1
0
 1 0
.603
.288
.315
.082
.233
1955 PIT
41
43
5
12
0
1
1
6
5
 3 1 0
0
 0 0
.763
.367
.395
.116
.279
1956 PIT
20
55
2
8
3
0
0
4
3
 12 1 0
0
 0 0
.403
.203
.200
.055
.145
1957 PIT
30
84
7
20
4
0
0
8
5
 18 1 1
0
 0 2
.571
.286
.286
.048
.238
1958 PIT
28
82
13
24
2
0
0
5
9
 9 1 0
0
 0 0
.687
.370
.317
.024
.293
1959 PIT
23
88
5
11
1
0
0
6
4
 16 0 1
0
 0 1
.298
.161
.136
.011
.125
1960 PIT
22
75
10
18
2
0
1
6
8
 14 1 0
0
 0 2
.628
.321
.307
.067
.240
1961 PIT
20
76
10
26
0
0
1
12
6
 17 1 3
0
 0 0
.765
.384
.382
.039
.342
1962 PIT
22
86
6
22
5
0
1
9
7
 16 1 1
0
 0 0
.665
.316
.349
.093
.256
1963 PIT
23
83
11
19
5
0
1
6
10
 15 0 1
0
 0 1
.634
.309
.325
.096
.229
1964 PIT
22
87
5
16
1
0
0
8
5
 16 1 2
0
 0 1
.427
.232
.195
.011
.184
Total
374
1034
98
233
30
3
6
89
89
 188 10 13
2
 3 13
.567
.290
.278
.052
.225
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Virgil Benard has retired from the Pittsburgh Spank
1956-06-12The Pittsburgh Spank have promoted Virgil Benard to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Spank have sent Franky D Romanowski to the minors.
1956-04-01The Pittsburgh Spank have promoted Don Klett to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Spank have sent Virgil Benard to the minors.
1954-06-13The Pittsburgh Spank have promoted Virgil Benard to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Spank have sent Elmer Lemke to the minors.
1954-04-08The Pittsburgh Spank have promoted Bill Wheat to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Spank have sent Virgil Benard to the minors.
1954-04-01The Pittsburgh Spank have promoted Virgil Benard to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Spank have sent Bill Wheat to the minors.
1953-08-05The Pittsburgh Spank have promoted Micky Tettleton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Spank have sent Virgil Benard to the minors.
1953-08-05A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Spank and the Cleveland Muskrats. The Cleveland Muskrats receive Hans Firestone, Rich Dauer, Mick Cusumano, Rocky Warren, Nate Hogg from the Pittsburgh Spank in exchange for Gene Kehn, Virgil Benard, Fred Beamon.
1953-03-01The Cleveland Muskrats have promoted Red Spooner to the major league team. The Cleveland Muskrats have sent Virgil Benard to the minors.
1952-09-20The Cleveland Muskrats have promoted Virgil Benard to the major league team. The Cleveland Muskrats have sent Kent Perry to the minors.
1952-07-12The Cleveland Muskrats have promoted Tom Mack to the major league team. The Cleveland Muskrats have sent Virgil Benard to the minors.
1952-06-15The Cleveland Muskrats have promoted Virgil Benard to the major league team. The Cleveland Muskrats have sent Kent Perry to the minors.
1952-05-13The Cleveland Muskrats have sent Virgil Benard down to the minors.
1951-06-18The Boston American Giants have promoted Ray Carter to the major league team. The Boston American Giants have sent Virgil Benard to the minors.
1951-04-06The Boston American Giants have promoted Virgil Benard to the major league team. The Boston American Giants have sent Mark Belanger to the minors.