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Joe DiMaggio League
8-28-2080
Kip Benson Relief Pitcher
Retired (1967, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.74 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 104-60 Status Deceased (2007) Option Years 0  
SV 63 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 01-18-1930
K 1234 Drafted Round 19, Pick 292
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(146 games)
IP 1837.1
WHIP 1.37
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L F  Endurance C    Ldrship D 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val C 
Speed C+ Bunt B  Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 PIT
3
 3
38
3
0
0
2
 0
60.2
 87 59 57 5 44
41
2.16
8.46
1951 PIT
6
 7
60
0
0
0
1
 0
80.2
 101 49 49 0 31
50
1.64
5.47
1952 PIT
2
 2
46
0
0
0
2
 0
53.0
 68 37 36 3 21
30
1.68
6.11
1953 PIT
2
 1
17
4
0
0
0
 0
46.1
 54 29 26 1 24
33
1.68
5.05
1954 PIT
5
 0
16
7
0
0
0
 0
53.2
 73 29 29 3 23
29
1.79
4.86
1955 PIT
6
 3
59
7
0
0
0
 0
111.2
 108 60 56 1 55
80
1.46
4.51
1956 PIT
7
 2
77
8
0
0
1
 0
132.1
 120 56 52 3 49
108
1.28
3.54
1957 PIT
3
 3
80
0
0
0
36
 0
90.2
 78 27 25 2 28
66
1.17
2.48
1958 PIT
4
 3
36
8
0
0
18
 0
76.2
 67 23 20 0 28
42
1.24
2.35
1959 PIT
8
 8
31
28
0
0
0
 0
159.1
 142 48 45 1 64
109
1.29
2.54
1960 PIT
11
 7
35
34
1
1
0
 0
195.2
 176 65 64 0 73
140
1.27
2.94
1961 PIT
13
 9
39
32
0
0
0
 0
189.0
 189 85 78 2 56
116
1.30
3.71
1962 PIT
10
 3
68
0
0
0
0
 0
124.2
 110 39 37 3 38
85
1.19
2.67
1963 PIT
6
 1
59
0
0
0
0
 0
122.0
 106 41 39 0 45
80
1.24
2.88
1964 PIT
8
 0
55
0
0
0
1
 0
90.2
 90 35 34 3 25
64
1.27
3.38
1965 PIT
3
 0
62
0
0
0
0
 0
111.1
 95 39 37 2 33
60
1.15
2.99
1966 PIT
6
 2
63
1
0
0
0
 0
109.0
 104 47 45 1 40
81
1.32
3.72
1967 PIT
1
 6
37
0
0
0
2
 0
30.0
 52 34 34 1 11
20
2.10
10.20
2080
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
104
 60
878
132
1
1
63
 0
1837.1
 1820 802 763 31 688
1234
1.37
3.74
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Kip Benson has retired from the Pittsburgh Innocents
1954-09-05The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Jak Amoto to the minors.
1954-05-18The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson down to the minors.
1954-03-01The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team.
1953-10-01The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Grant Alter to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1953-09-29The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Ethan Eitan to the minors.
1953-09-16The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Grant Alter to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1953-09-14The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Grant Alter to the minors.
1953-09-13The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Lou Dravecky to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1953-09-10The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Heath Barkley to the minors.
1953-07-26The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted John Kasselakis to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1953-07-24The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Tony Cabrera to the minors.
1953-07-01The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted John Kasselakis to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1953-06-28The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent John Kasselakis to the minors.
1953-06-20The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Bill Ho to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1953-06-19The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent John Kasselakis to the minors.
1953-06-19The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Tony Cabrera to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1953-06-18The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Bill Ho to the minors.
1953-05-07The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted John Kasselakis to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1953-04-18The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Grant Alter to the minors.
1953-04-13The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Bill Ho to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1952-09-26The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Jimmy DeArmond to the minors.
1952-09-23The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Gabriel Dunbar to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1952-09-20The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Amos Smiles to the minors.
1952-09-19The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted John Kasselakis to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1952-09-10The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Gabriel Dunbar to the minors.
1952-09-08The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Amos Smiles to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1952-09-03The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Gabriel Dunbar to the minors.
1952-08-28The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Caleb Kester Kain to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1952-06-17The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent John Kasselakis to the minors.
1952-06-15The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Caleb Kester Kain to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1952-05-03The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Shorty Rabinowitz to the minors.
1952-05-01The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Shorty Rabinowitz to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1952-04-29The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Gabriel Dunbar to the minors.
1952-04-26The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Gabriel Dunbar to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1951-09-20The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent John Kasselakis to the minors.
1951-09-19The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Johnny Dunbar to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1950-08-05The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Amos Smiles to the minors.
1950-06-07The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Frank Roberts to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Kip Benson to the minors.
1950-05-14The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Kip Benson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Jack Kagan to the minors.
1950-04-25The Pittsburgh Innocents have renamed John Kasselakis to Kip Benson.
1950-04-25The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent John Kasselakis down to the minors.
1950-04-01The Pittsburgh Innocents have renamed Merle Hesselbacher to John Kasselakis.