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Johnny Bench League
4-1-2035
John Leftwich First Base
Retired (1992, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .267 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .744 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
H 1934 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 05-19-1955
HR 198 Drafted Round 3, Pick 45
(1973)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(33 games)
RBI 1067
SB 168
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 2
1B A+ (100%) LF A- (83.2%) Arm B- WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF (88.0%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF B- (59.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1978 3B CHA 50 43 398.0 126 30 93 3 6 -3 2.78 .976
1979 3B CHA-BAL 137 132 1098.0 377 99 272 6 12 -3 3.04 .984
1980 3B BAL 121 118 1058.0 357 79 271 7 17 +7 2.98 .980
LF BAL 13 13 112.0 22 21 0 1 0 -1 1.69 .955
2B BAL 3 3 27.0 18 6 10 2 3 -1 5.33 .889
1981 1B BAL-MIL 83 83 742.0 778 746 30 2 55 -4 9.41 .997
3B BAL-MIL 56 56 491.2 182 40 132 10 6 +5 3.15 .945
1982 1B MIL 139 139 1258.1 1341 1288 41 12 92 +11 9.51 .991
1983 1B MIL 78 78 709.0 746 720 25 1 51 +18 9.46 .999
SS MIL 61 61 535.0 251 83 158 10 22 -14 4.05 .960
1984 1B MIL 88 88 804.2 816 786 28 2 53 +11 9.10 .998
SS MIL 51 51 462.1 239 80 141 18 19 -11 4.30 .925
1985 1B MIL 78 78 692.0 732 703 26 3 55 +4 9.48 .996
LF MIL 47 47 401.1 83 81 1 1 1 -1 1.84 .988
2B MIL 14 14 120.0 69 29 37 3 5 -6 4.95 .957
1986 LF MIL 97 97 848.2 213 210 2 1 2 +4 2.25 .995
2B MIL 35 35 299.1 173 73 91 9 20 -8 4.93 .948
1987 LF MIL 98 98 878.1 213 211 0 2 0 +10 2.16 .991
2B MIL 41 41 355.0 214 78 132 4 26 -12 5.32 .981
1988 LF MIL 63 62 556.1 146 143 1 2 0 +5 2.33 .986
RF MIL 6 4 40.0 9 9 0 0 0 +1 2.02 1.000
CF MIL 4 4 38.0 7 6 1 0 0 0 1.66 1.000
1989 1B COL 35 35 304.2 326 312 13 1 13 0 9.60 .997
RF COL 33 33 304.0 56 56 0 0 0 0 1.66 1.000
CF COL 28 27 240.0 73 71 1 1 0 0 2.70 .986
LF COL 14 14 130.0 30 30 0 0 0 0 2.08 1.000
1990 LF COL-BRO 120 120 1071.1 222 213 7 2 2 +10 1.85 .991
1B COL-BRO 5 4 43.0 52 51 1 0 4 0 10.88 1.000
1991 CF BRO 67 67 601.1 176 173 2 1 0 +4 2.62 .994
LF BRO 50 50 454.0 108 104 4 0 1 +2 2.14 1.000
1B BRO 18 18 163.0 169 165 4 0 13 0 9.33 1.000
1992 1B BRO 135 135 1167.0 1175 1137 36 2 92 -1 9.05 .998
Pos Total 1B 659 658 5883.2 6135 5908 204 23 428 +39 9.35 .996
LF 502 501 4452.0 1037 1013 15 9 6 +29 2.08 .991
3B 364 349 3045.2 1042 248 768 26 41 +6 3.00 .975
SS 112 112 997.1 490 163 299 28 41 -25 4.17 .943
CF 99 98 879.1 256 250 4 2 0 +4 2.60 .992
2B 93 93 801.1 474 186 270 18 54 -27 5.12 .962
RF 39 37 344.0 65 65 0 0 0 +1 1.70 1.000
Total 1868 1848 16403.1 9499 7833 1560 106 570 +27 5.15 .989
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1992-11-01John Leftwich has retired from the Milwaukee Batbusters
1990-04-05A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Brontosaurs and the Colorado Ballbusters. The Colorado Ballbusters receive Joe Contreras, Draft Pick 1991 Round 2 BRO (Win Hermanson) from the Brooklyn Brontosaurs in exchange for John Leftwich. Protest This Trade.
1988-06-29John Leftwich of the Milwaukee Ballbusters is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1988-04-21John Leftwich of the Milwaukee Ballbusters is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1988-03-05The Milwaukee Ballbusters have placed John Leftwich on the trade block.
1986-07-06John Leftwich of the Milwaukee Batbusters is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1981-06-13A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Murder City Devils and the Milwaukee Batbusters. The Milwaukee Batbusters receive John Leftwich from the Baltimore Murder City Devils in exchange for Frank Ardoin, Jay Wilson, Draft Pick 1982 Round 1 MIL (Russ Menze).
1979-06-23A trade has been completed between the Chicago Moguls and the Baltimore Murder City Devils. The Baltimore Murder City Devils receive John Leftwich, Dave Dark, Draft Pick 1980 Round 2 CHA (Paul Niehaus) from the Chicago Moguls in exchange for Toots Lyons, Jack McDowell.
1978-03-07The Chicago Moguls have promoted John Leftwich to the major league team. The Chicago Moguls have promoted Warren Felderman to the major league team. The Chicago Moguls have designated Mike Holmes for assignment. The Chicago Moguls have designated Sandy Goebel for assignment.