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Jimmy Ryan League 4-1-2040 |
| Ben Kimm |  CatcherRetired (1994, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .222 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .601 | Status | Deceased (2023) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 279 | Age at Death | 64 | Date of Birth | 06-29-1959 | |
| HR | 16 | Drafted | Round 5, Pick 77 (1980) |
Majors Svc Time | 5 years (138 games) |
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| RBI | 97 | |||||
| SB | 22 | |||||
| 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 * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1980 | Minors | 21 | 31.00 | 6 / 6 | 7 / 7 | 3 / 5 | 2 / 3 | 4 / 4 | 2 / 3 | 3 / 3 | 27 / 31 | |||
| 1980 | Majors | 21 | 0.78 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| 1981 | Minors | 22 | 27.00 | 4 / 4 | 3 / 5 | 5 / 7 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 5 / 5 | 23 / 27 | |||
| 1982 | Minors | 23 | 22.00 | 3 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 3 | 6 / 7 | 2 / 2 | 18 / 22 | |||
| 1983 | Minors | 24 | 27.00 | 2 / 6 | 5 / 5 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 1 | 4 / 5 | 2 / 2 | 18 / 27 | |||
| 1984 | Minors | 25 | 18.00 | 2 / 4 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 9 / 18 | |||
| 1984 | Majors | 25 | 23.84 | 60 | 45 | 0 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 6 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 4 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 5 | 13 / 23 |
| 1985 | Minors | 26 | 7.00 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 3 / 7 | |||
| 1985 | Majors | 26 | 43.90 | 111 | 84 | 14 | 4 / 8 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 5 | 7 / 8 | 2 / 4 | 5 / 8 | 22 / 43 |
| 1986 | Minors | 27 | 2.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | |||
| 1986 | Majors | 27 | 35.58 | 159 | 41 | 0 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 4 | 2 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 1 | 10 / 35 |
| 1987 | Majors | 28 | 35.30 | 162 | 42 | 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 4 / 35 |
| 1988 | Majors | 29 | 31.60 | 162 | 32 | 0 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 3 / 31 |
| 1989 | Majors | 30 | 31.79 | 162 | 32 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 31 |
| 1990 | Minors | 31 | 24.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 24 | |||
| 1991 | Minors | 32 | 29.00 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 3 | 3 / 29 | |||
| 1992 | Minors | 33 | 6.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 6 | |||
| 1992 | Majors | 33 | 11.70 | 60 | 14 | 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 11 |
| 1993 | Minors | 34 | 12.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 12 | |||
| 1993 | Majors | 34 | 14.96 | 69 | 18 | 0 | -3 / 0 | -6 / 2 | -3 / 3 | -2 / 0 | -4 / 3 | -2 / 4 | -2 / 2 | -22 / 14 |
| 1994 | Minors | 35 | 23.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 23 | |||
| Total | 948 | 309 | 14 | 23 / 60 | 16 / 64 | 19 / 76 | 13 / 58 | 26 / 71 | 17 / 57 | 20 / 65 | 134 / 451 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1994-11-01 | Ben Kimm has retired from the St. Louis Aces |
| 1994-04-01 | The St. Louis Aces have promoted Stan Russell to the major league team. The St. Louis Aces have designated Ben Kimm for assignment. |
| 1993-07-16 | The St. Louis Aces have promoted Ben Kimm to the major league team. |
| 1992-08-26 | The St. Louis Aces have promoted Stan Russell to the major league team. The St. Louis Aces have designated Ben Kimm for assignment. |
| 1992-06-18 | The St. Louis Aces have promoted Ben Kimm to the major league team. The St. Louis Aces have sent Stan Russell to the minors. |
| 1990-04-01 | The St. Louis Aces have designated Ben Kimm for assignment. |
| 1986-04-04 | The St. Louis Aces have promoted Ben Kimm to the major league team. The St. Louis Aces have designated Jamison fischer for assignment. |
| 1985-08-06 | The St. Louis Aces have promoted Jim Ramos to the major league team. The St. Louis Aces have sent Ben Kimm to the minors. |
| 1985-08-05 | Ben Kimm of the St. Louis Aces is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 1984-07-27 | The St. Louis Aces have promoted Ben Kimm to the major league team. The St. Louis Aces have sent Butch Deisel to the minors. |
| 1980-10-13 | The St. Louis Cards have sent Joe Lowe to the minors. The St. Louis Cards have sent George Foster to the minors. The St. Louis Cards have sent Clarence Milstead to the minors. The St. Louis Cards have sent Heinie Brancato to the minors. The St. Louis Cards have sent Ben Kimm to the minors. |
| 1980-09-29 | The St. Louis Cards have promoted Ben Kimm to the major league team. The St. Louis Cards have promoted Davey McGehee to the major league team. |
| 1980-05-10 | The St. Louis Cards have acquired Ben Kimm from the waiver wire. The St. Louis Cards have waived Dennis Schroder. |
| 1980-04-09 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have waived Ben Kimm. |