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Name	Team	Age
Ben Bolling	Retired (1966, Age 34)	Died (1999, Age 68)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 11, Pick 162 (1950)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Lyman Bostock Jr League	0	16 years (139 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	B	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A-	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	11/16/1931
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	4
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (92.6 %)	A  (86.5 %)	C+ (46.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1950	D	B-	C-	B	C-	B-	C
1951	D	B-	C	B	C-	B-	C+
1952	D	B-	C	B	C-	B-	C+
1953	D	B-	C	B+	C-	B-	C+
1954	D+	B-	C	B+	C	B	C+
1955	C-	B	C+	A-	C	B	B-
1956	C-	B	B-	A-	C+	B	B-
1957	C-	B	B-	A-	C+	B	B-
1958	C	B+	B	A-	C+	B+	B
1959	C	B+	B	A-	C+	B+	B
1960	C	B+	B	A-	C+	B+	B
1961	C	B+	B	A-	C+	B+	B
1962	C	B+	B	A-	C+	B+	B
1963	C	B+	B	A-	C+	B+	B
1964	C	B+	B	A-	C+	B+	B
1965	C	B+	B	A-	C+	B+	B
1966	C	B+	B	A-	C+	B+	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1966-11-01	Ben Bolling has retired from the Pittsburgh Tartans
1965-05-29	A trade has been completed between the Detroit Knights and the Pittsburgh Tartans. The Pittsburgh Tartans receive Ben Bolling from the Detroit Knights in exchange for Draft Pick - 1966 Round 3 (PIT).
1956-04-09	A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Squarepants and the Detroit Knights. The Detroit Knights receive Rob Cabrera, Ben Bolling, Mike Evans, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (KC) from the Kansas City Squarepants in exchange for Todd Howser.
1955-08-27	The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Ben Bolling to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have sent Doc Smith to the minors.
1955-08-27	The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Roscoe Roskos to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have sent Ben Bolling to the minors.
1952-06-03	The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Ben Bolling to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have sent Tike Wall to the minors.
1952-05-03	The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Duff Clyburn to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Juan Osuna to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have sent John Trucks to the minors. The Kansas City Squarepants have sent Ben Bolling to the minors.
1950-04-01	The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Bill Quinn to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Val Harkness to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Frank Busby to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Ed Martinez to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Red Butler to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Brad Bell to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Bruce Barron to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Ted Love to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Ben Bolling to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Hal Aylward to the major league team. The Kansas City Squarepants have promoted Walter Holland to the major league team.
1950-04-01	The Kansas City Squarepants have acquired Ben Bolling from the waiver wire.