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Joe Medwick League
4-1-2058
David Benz Right Field
Retired (1998, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .279 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .815 Status Deceased (2036) Option Years 0  
H 1451 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 01-21-1962
HR 245 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1984)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(73 games)
RBI 868
SB 65
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L A  Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (97.4%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF F  (2.7%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 1
3B B- (59.2%) RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% 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
1984 DET
47
129
14
28
2
0
4
12
10
 24 0 2
2
 0 2
.595
.270
.326
.109
.217
1985 DET
48
125
12
26
6
0
2
16
8
 26 1 0
0
 3 1
.565
.261
.304
.096
.208
1986 DET
70
112
14
23
7
0
4
23
3
 21 0 0
0
 0 0
.601
.226
.375
.170
.205
1987 DET
113
317
48
85
17
4
16
60
22
 78 0 2
4
 2 2
.812
.314
.498
.230
.268
1988 DET
124
471
61
131
29
6
18
78
30
 83 1 1
4
 7 6
.802
.322
.480
.202
.278
1989 DET
135
532
68
133
22
3
21
73
41
 120 2 2
11
 7 4
.726
.305
.421
.171
.250
1990 DET
119
486
86
147
18
3
27
83
47
 83 2 3
10
 2 33
.883
.364
.519
.216
.302
1991 DET
137
513
61
147
24
2
17
70
54
 98 2 0
8
 7 22
.797
.357
.441
.154
.287
1992 DET
135
547
79
155
20
3
29
104
47
 114 3 0
9
 8 16
.833
.343
.490
.207
.283
1993 DET-MON
136
550
70
151
20
3
31
89
50
 119 1 0
6
 2 7
.827
.336
.491
.216
.275
1994 MON
115
437
78
131
20
1
20
77
45
 98 1 2
0
 0 5
.852
.365
.487
.188
.300
1995 MON-STL
115
192
32
49
8
1
11
35
20
 39 0 3
1
 0 1
.800
.321
.479
.224
.255
1996 STL
135
509
83
167
24
7
26
96
57
 94 4 0
7
 5 6
.956
.400
.556
.228
.328
1997 STL
88
185
31
57
8
1
15
38
14
 43 3 1
1
 1 2
.970
.365
.605
.297
.308
1998 STL
92
103
13
21
1
0
4
14
12
 31 0 1
2
 1 0
.615
.284
.330
.126
.204
Total
1609
5208
750
1451
226
34
245
868
460
 1071 20 17
65
 45 107
.815
.338
.476
.198
.279
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1998-11-01David Benz has retired from the St. Louis Blue Cats
1997-04-28David Benz of the St. Louis Blue Cats is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1995-05-19The St. Louis Blue Cats have placed David Benz on the trade block.
1995-05-19A trade has been completed between the Montreal Koenigs and the St. Louis Blue Cats. The St. Louis Blue Cats receive David Benz, Paul Dietz, Draft Pick 1996 Round 2 MON (T.J. Douglass) from the Montreal Koenigs in exchange for Glenn Kimmick, Lyman Fitzgerald. Protest This Trade.
1994-04-11David Benz of the Montreal Koenigs is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1993-06-15A trade has been completed between the Montreal Koenigs and the Detroit Scorpions. The Detroit Scorpions receive Vince Calderone, Duke Mulvey, Phil Pye, Bill Kerr, Dan Strand from the Montreal Koenigs in exchange for David Benz, Spider Craver, Dwayne Camacho. Protest This Trade.
1993-05-08The Detroit Scorpions have placed David Benz on the trade block.
1990-06-25David Benz of the Detroit Scorpions is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1990-04-28David Benz of the Detroit Scorpions is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1988-06-22David Benz of the Detroit Scorpions is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1987-05-17David Benz of the Detroit Scorpions is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1987-04-01The Detroit Scorpions have promoted Roy Taylor to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have promoted David Benz to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have designated Luke Baez for assignment. The Detroit Scorpions have designated Chris Northington for assignment.
1987-03-05The Detroit Scorpions have sent David Benz to the minors. The Detroit Scorpions have sent Jessie Devarez to the minors.
1986-08-16The Detroit Scorpions have promoted David Benz to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have designated Jim Speece for assignment.
1986-08-13The Detroit Scorpions have sent David Benz to the minors.
1986-08-12David Benz of the Detroit Scorpions is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
1986-04-08The Detroit Scorpions have promoted David Benz to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have sent Sam Washington to the minors.
1986-04-01The Detroit Scorpions have promoted Sam Washington to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have sent David Benz to the minors.
1985-08-07The Detroit Scorpions have promoted David Benz to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have promoted Jim Autry to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have sent Erskine Larkin to the minors. The Detroit Scorpions have designated Jim Speece for assignment.
1985-05-22The Detroit Scorpions have sent David Benz to the minors.
1985-05-05The Detroit Scorpions have promoted David Benz to the major league team.
1984-07-16The Detroit Scorpions have promoted Erskine Larkin to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have sent David Benz to the minors.
1984-05-05The Detroit Scorpions have promoted David Benz to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have designated Jonas Berkovits for assignment.