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Reggie Smith League
4-10-2048
Ben Franklin Left Field
Retired (1963, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .246 Total Rating 53   Bats/Throws R/L
OPS .680 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
H 628 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 05-09-1928
HR 54 Drafted Round 4, Pick 61
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(63 games)
RBI 263
SB 26
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 66 Contact vs. L 75 Endurance 55   Ldrship 42
Power vs. R 42 Power vs. L 59 Velocity 9   Mentor vR 40
Speed 40 Bunt 30 Control 8   Mentor vL 87
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range 42 WS Rings 1
1B --- LF 100 (100%) Arm 44 WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF 18 (18.8%)   Health 60 LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF 95 (95.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1951 PHI
124
435
49
96
11
1
8
39
48
 72 0 1
3
 2 8
.603
.298
.306
.085
.221
1952 PHI
117
341
33
79
11
0
7
36
32
 51 1 3
2
 6 5
.623
.297
.326
.094
.232
1953 PHI
121
437
55
107
16
1
14
55
38
 46 0 2
1
 1 7
.686
.304
.382
.137
.245
1954 PHI
103
297
32
72
10
2
7
36
36
 52 1 3
5
 2 11
.684
.323
.360
.118
.242
1955 PHI
41
106
16
32
7
0
3
11
17
 19 0 1
0
 2 0
.848
.395
.453
.151
.302
1956 PHI
65
116
22
32
4
3
5
19
18
 19 1 0
0
 1 0
.869
.378
.491
.216
.276
1957 PHI
102
191
23
52
9
4
3
11
23
 19 0 0
4
 2 2
.759
.350
.408
.136
.272
1958 PHI
77
174
22
52
9
1
2
15
14
 17 2 1
2
 3 0
.753
.356
.397
.098
.299
1959 PHI-CHA-CLE-MIL
44
61
6
12
1
1
1
5
9
 11 0 0
0
 1 0
.595
.300
.295
.098
.197
1960 MIL
94
102
12
21
5
0
1
12
12
 15 2 1
4
 1 1
.583
.299
.284
.078
.206
1961 MIL
82
130
17
30
5
0
2
10
12
 17 1 1
2
 3 2
.614
.299
.315
.085
.231
1962 MIL
64
124
23
36
5
0
1
10
22
 15 0 1
2
 2 5
.749
.395
.355
.065
.290
1963 MIL
16
36
3
7
1
0
0
4
7
 8 0 1
1
 0 0
.540
.318
.222
.028
.194
Total
1050
2550
313
628
94
13
54
263
288
 361 8 15
26
 26 41
.680
.323
.357
.111
.246
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Ben Franklin has retired from the Milwaukee Wallbangers
1963-08-05The Milwaukee Wallbangers have designated Ben Franklin for assignment.
1960-03-03The Milwaukee Wallbangers have promoted Chi-Chi Spindel to the major league team. The Milwaukee Wallbangers have promoted Ben Franklin to the major league team.
1959-09-22The Milwaukee Wallbangers have acquired Ben Franklin from the waiver wire.
1959-09-18The Cleveland Indians have waived Ben Franklin.
1959-09-13The Cleveland Indians have acquired Ben Franklin from the waiver wire.
1959-09-07The Chicago White Sox have acquired Stew Pedassol from the waiver wire. The Chicago White Sox have waived Ben Franklin.
1959-08-25The Chicago White Sox have acquired Ben Franklin from the waiver wire. The Chicago White Sox have waived Jim Morris.
1959-08-08The Philadelphia Patriots have waived Ben Franklin.
1959-07-29The Philadelphia Patriots have promoted Jose Sanders to the major league team. The Philadelphia Patriots have designated Ben Franklin for assignment.
1955-07-18The Philadelphia Patriots have promoted Ben Franklin to the major league team. The Philadelphia Patriots have designated Tom Blue for assignment.
1955-04-29The Philadelphia Patriots have promoted Ben Williams to the major league team. The Philadelphia Patriots have sent Ben Franklin to the minors.
1951-04-16The Philadelphia Patriots have promoted Ben Franklin to the major league team. The Philadelphia Patriots have sent Greg Bonney to the minors.
1951-04-04The Philadelphia Patriots have renamed David Jessie to Ben Franklin.
1951-04-02The Philadelphia Patriots have renamed Vallie Hippauf to David Jessie.