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Ed ONeill League
4-28-2260
Ben Swopelisberger Second Base
Retired (1991, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .271 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .750 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 1857 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 10-22-1955
HR 140 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1975)
Majors Svc Time 16 years
(11 games)
RBI 767
SB 345
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 3
2B A+ (100%) CF A+ (97.6%)   Health D- LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF D+ (20.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 90% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1975 Minors 20 47.00 5 / 7 4 / 6 7 / 8 3 / 4 8 / 12 4 / 6 3 / 4 34 / 47
1975 Pos (CF) 20 39.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 39
1976 Minors 21 3.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 3
1976 Majors 21 46.70 151 121 0 1 / 8 3 / 9 1 / 5 3 / 9 3 / 4 1 / 5 0 / 6 12 / 46
1976 Pos (CF) 21 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
1977 Majors 22 57.17 162 130 0 2 / 6 2 / 6 4 / 7 4 / 10 4 / 13 0 / 8 3 / 7 19 / 57
1978 Majors 23 50.56 162 130 0 2 / 6 3 / 8 4 / 5 1 / 3 6 / 12 5 / 8 4 / 8 25 / 50
1979 Majors 24 43.56 130 106 32 3 / 5 4 / 8 5 / 7 3 / 5 0 / 3 1 / 7 3 / 8 19 / 43
1980 Majors 25 49.35 162 130 0 1 / 7 1 / 6 3 / 9 5 / 8 1 / 9 2 / 6 1 / 4 14 / 49
1981 Majors 26 57.24 162 130 0 0 / 6 3 / 6 2 / 11 4 / 12 0 / 8 0 / 4 3 / 10 12 / 57
1982 Majors 27 58.97 142 114 20 2 / 8 1 / 7 2 / 12 2 / 10 3 / 7 2 / 9 0 / 5 12 / 58
1983 Majors 28 52.39 162 111 0 0 / 8 1 / 8 1 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 8 1 / 8 2 / 9 5 / 52
1984 Majors 29 51.75 141 108 21 1 / 4 0 / 9 1 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 10 1 / 9 0 / 7 3 / 51
1985 Majors 30 63.40 162 126 0 0 / 9 2 / 13 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 11 2 / 9 1 / 5 5 / 63
1986 Majors 31 62.44 162 110 0 0 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 8 1 / 8 1 / 13 0 / 8 2 / 62
1987 Majors 32 62.78 148 118 14 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 7 1 / 11 0 / 10 1 / 62
1988 Majors 33 67.16 162 127 0 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 7 1 / 8 0 / 15 1 / 67
1989 Majors 34 62.70 162 110 0 -3 / 9 -1 / 9 -4 / 14 -6 / 4 -4 / 8 -2 / 6 -2 / 12 -22 / 62
1990 Majors 35 35.89 138 40 24 -5 / 3 -7 / 10 -4 / 2 -5 / 5 -1 / 5 -1 / 4 0 / 6 -23 / 35
1991 Majors 36 16.52 150 0 12 -5 / 3 -2 / 1 -6 / 1 -5 / 2 -3 / 4 -2 / 2 -2 / 3 -25 / 16
Total 2458 1711 123 4 / 117 14 / 137 16 / 120 9 / 118 19 / 137 18 / 124 16 / 127 97 / 920
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1991-11-01Ben Swopelisberger has retired from the Pittsburgh Khalifas
1991-09-03Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1990-08-12Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1988-10-20The Pittsburgh Khalifas have placed Ben Swopelisberger on the trade block.
1987-10-05Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1987-04-05Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1984-06-02Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1982-09-09Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1979-06-09Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1979-04-10Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1976-04-16The Pittsburgh Khalifas have promoted Ben Swopelisberger to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Khalifas have designated David Malice for assignment.
1976-04-11The Pittsburgh Khalifas have demoted Ben Swopelisberger to the minor leagues.
1976-04-08The Pittsburgh Khalifas have promoted Ben Swopelisberger to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Khalifas have sent John Milosevich to the minors.
1975-04-01The Pittsburgh Khalifas have renamed Ray McAvoy to Ben Swopelisberger.