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| Name | Team | Age |
| Joe Bench | Retired (1958, Age 28) | Died (2004, Age 75) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 34 (1952) |
LF | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Orlando Cepeda League (A) | 0 | 0 years (0 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 12/7/1929 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (4.1 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1952 | MIL | 20 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 | .159 | .143 | .119 |
| 1953 | MIL | 57 | 117 | 19 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .797 | .344 | .453 | .282 |
| 1954 | MIL | 33 | 63 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .657 | .324 | .333 | .270 |
| 1955 | MIL | 33 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .479 | .237 | .242 | .152 |
| 1956 | MIL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .650 | .400 | .250 | .250 |
| Total | 147 | 259 | 33 | 61 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .640 | .297 | .344 | .236 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1960-11-01 | Joe Bench has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1960-04-01 | The Brooklyn Barnstormers have waived Joe Bench. |
| 1957-07-29 | The Brooklyn Barnstormers have acquired Joe Bench from the waiver wire. |
| 1956-08-24 | The Milwaukee shots o jack have acquired Rick Jackson from the waiver wire. The Milwaukee shots o jack have waived Joe Bench. |
| 1956-04-11 | The Milwaukee shots o jack have promoted Ahari Hosakawa to the major league team. The Milwaukee shots o jack have promoted Zack Graff to the major league team. The Milwaukee shots o jack have sent Huck Andrews to the minors. The Milwaukee shots o jack have sent Joe Bench to the minors. The Milwaukee shots o jack have designated Omar Gorsica for assignment. |
| 1956-03-31 | The Milwaukee shots o jack have promoted Joe Bench to the major league team. |
| 1955-09-07 | The Milwaukee shots o jack have promoted Mike Holt to the major league team. The Milwaukee shots o jack have sent Joe Bench to the minors. |
| 1952-07-15 | The Milwaukee shots o jack have promoted Dick Solaita to the major league team. The Milwaukee shots o jack have promoted Huck Andrews to the major league team. The Milwaukee shots o jack have promoted John Bowa to the major league team. The Milwaukee shots o jack have promoted Hank Finley to the major league team. The Milwaukee shots o jack have promoted Joe Bench to the major league team. The Milwaukee shots o jack have sent Wes Herr to the minors. The Milwaukee shots o jack have sent Tim Redmond to the minors. The Milwaukee shots o jack have sent Tommy Davis to the minors. The Milwaukee shots o jack have sent Giomar Hernandez to the minors. The Milwaukee shots o jack have sent Ovid Coolbaugh to the minors. |