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Ken Griffey Jr League
4-1-2079
Dan Benjamin Left Field
Retired (1998, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .285 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .842 Status Deceased (2028) Option Years 0  
H 1853 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 11-05-1961
HR 333 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1985)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(133 games)
RBI 1076
SB 122
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity F    Mentor vR A 
Speed B  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 2
1B F  (3.0%) LF A+ (100%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF A+ (97.4%)   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
1985 CLE
134
516
59
124
25
0
24
77
33
 96 5 3
4
 0 9
.719
.291
.428
.188
.240
1986 CLE
139
553
61
130
17
5
17
70
38
 119 0 4
12
 5 8
.658
.282
.376
.141
.235
1987 CLE
140
556
98
173
25
5
29
102
52
 76 3 4
19
 7 10
.901
.371
.531
.219
.311
1988 CLE
139
576
113
182
31
9
33
107
53
 116 3 6
16
 5 9
.946
.373
.573
.257
.316
1989 CLE
112
444
71
130
15
6
28
81
38
 81 2 2
8
 4 5
.893
.350
.543
.250
.293
1990 CLE
142
500
93
159
23
4
28
103
43
 85 1 6
19
 10 3
.917
.369
.548
.230
.318
1991 CLE
140
460
85
136
16
3
33
106
46
 82 2 3
11
 1 6
.919
.360
.559
.263
.296
1992 CLE
140
483
81
130
24
7
16
62
42
 84 1 3
10
 2 8
.774
.327
.447
.178
.269
1993 CLE
139
574
104
179
31
4
24
83
54
 96 2 2
7
 5 4
.877
.372
.505
.193
.312
1994 CLE
137
384
79
110
14
3
27
62
32
 94 1 5
1
 4 3
.888
.339
.549
.263
.286
1995 CLE
140
540
81
145
20
6
37
95
51
 117 3 1
8
 2 4
.868
.334
.533
.265
.269
1996 CLE
128
448
70
135
24
4
21
72
34
 91 1 2
5
 0 6
.864
.351
.513
.212
.301
1997 CLE
112
374
53
101
19
3
13
45
28
 97 1 1
0
 2 3
.763
.322
.441
.171
.270
1998 CLE-CHA-KC
43
93
8
19
1
1
3
11
10
 20 0 1
2
 0 2
.612
.279
.333
.129
.204
Total
1785
6501
1056
1853
285
60
333
1076
554
 1254 25 43
122
 47 80
.842
.341
.501
.216
.285
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1998-11-01Dan Benjamin has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1998-10-17The Kansas City Athletics have designated Dan Benjamin for assignment.
1998-07-09The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Dan Benjamin from the waiver wire.
1998-07-04The Chicago SOX have promoted John Pascual to the major league team. The Chicago SOX have designated Dan Benjamin for assignment.
1998-06-21The Chicago SOX have promoted Dan Benjamin to the major league team.
1998-05-13The Chicago SOX have promoted Ossie Watt to the major league team. The Chicago SOX have promoted Billy Tolleson to the major league team. The Chicago SOX have promoted Mel Grammer to the major league team. The Chicago SOX have designated Brett Gardner for assignment. The Chicago SOX have designated Dan Benjamin for assignment. The Chicago SOX have designated Claudell Washington for assignment.
1998-04-29The Chicago SOX have acquired Dan Benjamin from the waiver wire.
1998-04-25The Cleveland Kings have waived Dan Benjamin.
1989-09-21Dan Benjamin of the Cleveland Kings is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1989-08-20Dan Benjamin of the Cleveland Kings is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1985-04-08The Cleveland Kings have renamed Bill Walters to Dan Benjamin.
1985-04-08The Cleveland Kings have promoted Bill Walters to the major league team. The Cleveland Kings have sent Ed Kinney to the minors.
1985-04-05The Cleveland Kings have acquired Bill Walters from the waiver wire.
1985-04-01The Milwaukee Suds have waived Bill Walters.