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Name	Team	Age
Gary Benson	Retired (1980, Age 34)	Died (2018, Age 72)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Undrafted (1968)	RP	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ford Hernandez League	0	2 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	F	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D	D-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C-	A	C+
Leadership	Mentor Value
C+	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	7/12/1946
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Vs	G	IP	SO	BB	H	WHIP
1979	AHB	12	6.1	6	2	11	2.05
1979	HHB	12	7.0	5	1	5	0.86
1979	LHB	12	3.1	4	2	3	1.50
1979	RHB	23	10.0	7	1	13	1.40
1980	AHB	10	7.2	7	6	5	1.43
1980	HHB	5	5.0	4	3	6	1.80
1980	LHB	5	1.2	3	2	1	1.80
1980	RHB	15	11.0	8	7	10	1.55
2219	AHB	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
2219	HHB	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
2219	LHB	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
2219	RHB	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
Total	AHB	22	14.0	13	8	16	1.71
Total	HHB	17	12.0	9	4	11	1.25
Total	LHB	17	5.0	7	4	4	1.60
Total	RHB	38	21.0	15	8	23	1.48
Total		39	26.0	22	12	27	1.50

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	Gary Benson has retired from the Arizona Desert Sponges
1979-04-01	The Arizona Desert Sponges have promoted Gary Benson to the major league team. The Arizona Desert Sponges have promoted Kunio Niiyama to the major league team. The Arizona Desert Sponges have promoted Willard Shay to the major league team. The Arizona Desert Sponges have waived Kuniyuki Yoshioka. The Arizona Desert Sponges have waived Hajime Kanai.
1979-04-01	The Arizona Desert Sponges have acquired Gary Benson from the waiver wire.