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Hank Aaron League
4-1-2201
Ben Callahan Catcher
Retired (1972, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .233 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .635 Status Deceased (2013) Option Years 0  
H 871 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 07-20-1937
HR 72 Drafted Round 2, Pick 23
(1959)
Majors Svc Time 4 years
(148 games)
RBI 411
SB 17
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R Power vs. L C+ Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed C- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B D+ (23.6%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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
1959 CLE
35
99
9
20
1
0
3
8
3
15 1 0
0
0 2
.536
.233
.303
.101
.202
1960 CLE
50
144
12
32
4
0
1
11
8
32 0 3
0
0 4
.529
.258
.271
.049
.222
1961 CLE
69
189
19
43
9
0
3
16
18
32 0 0
0
0 3
.617
.295
.323
.095
.228
1962 CLE-CHA
75
250
20
58
8
3
1
16
23
55 2 0
1
5 8
.602
.302
.300
.068
.232
1963 CHA
117
372
30
102
15
4
8
46
38
70 0 1
4
5 12
.741
.341
.401
.126
.274
1964 CHA
20
40
1
7
1
0
0
4
4
8 0 1
0
2 1
.444
.244
.200
.025
.175
1965 CHA
69
58
6
11
2
0
0
1
8
9 0 0
1
1 1
.512
.288
.224
.034
.190
1966 CHA-BRO
123
220
16
49
8
1
3
23
18
31 0 2
6
4 7
.588
.279
.309
.086
.223
1967 BRO
159
552
54
124
14
4
13
61
48
108 3 1
5
3 19
.625
.290
.335
.111
.225
1968 BRO
155
493
51
110
13
2
10
48
58
82 2 4
0
0 19
.624
.305
.318
.095
.223
1969 BRO
138
372
36
95
15
4
11
63
39
62 1 4
0
1 17
.730
.325
.406
.151
.255
1970 BRO
137
392
34
87
14
0
8
47
42
79 2 3
0
0 12
.617
.298
.319
.097
.222
1971 BRO
126
262
33
70
7
2
7
34
22
33 2 0
0
0 7
.718
.329
.389
.122
.267
1972 BRO
96
288
17
63
11
0
4
33
23
52 0 4
0
0 10
.572
.273
.299
.080
.219
Total
1369
3731
338
871
122
20
72
411
352
668 13 23
17
21 122
.635
.300
.335
.101
.233
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Ben Callahan has retired from the Brooklyn Atlantics
1972-09-17The Brooklyn Atlantics have promoted Frank Needham to the major league team. The Brooklyn Atlantics have designated Ben Callahan for assignment.
1966-08-20A trade has been completed between the Chicago 89s and the Brooklyn Atlantics. The Brooklyn Atlantics receive Ben Callahan from the Chicago 89s in exchange for Draft Pick - 1969 Round 2 (BRO).
1962-08-13A trade has been completed between the Chicago 89s and the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians receive Hal Carlyle, Bill Knetzer from the Chicago 89s in exchange for Ben Callahan, Hank Thoreau.
1962-07-22The Cleveland Indians have sent Ben Callahan down to the minors.
1962-07-22The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Callahan to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Gracious Meda to the minors.
1962-06-15The Cleveland Indians have promoted Gracious Meda to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ben Callahan to the minors.
1961-03-01The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Callahan to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Gracious Meda to the minors.
1960-10-03The Cleveland Indians have promoted Oscar Terpko to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Rick Wagner to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Dario Jarvis to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Amarillo Slim to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Victor Martinez to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Tommy Hogue to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Rocky Ruth to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Atticus Finch to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ben Callahan to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Andrew Oliver to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Broadway Joe Shine to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Lionel Meda to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ricardo Rodriguez to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Wayne Moford to the minors.
1960-09-30The Cleveland Indians have promoted Charles Nagy to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Wayne Moford to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Callahan to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Dario Jarvis to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Oscar Terpko to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Victor Martinez to the minors.
1960-09-01The Cleveland Indians have promoted Gracious Meda to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ben Callahan to the minors.
1959-10-12The Cleveland Indians have promoted Charles Nagy to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Callahan to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Red Wine to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Sam Grizzle to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Alex Herrera to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Swish Schlesinger to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Rocky Ruth to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Don Milan to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ricardo Rodriguez to the minors.
1959-10-03The Cleveland Indians have promoted Dario Jarvis to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Don Milan to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ed Jolley to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Lucky Loogey to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ben Callahan to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Bill Marichal to the minors.
1959-07-15The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Callahan to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Dario Jarvis to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Andrew Oliver to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Barney Yard to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Charlie Gregory to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ricardo Rodriguez to the minors.