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Name Team Age
Ben Schmidt Retired (1996, Age 35) 59
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 19
(1985)		 2B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Simmons Davis League 0 6 years (33 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A- C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  A  B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C  B- D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  C-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 11/3/1960
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (3B)
A+ (96.4 %) A+ (95.0 %) D- (9.5 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1988 CHA-CIN 33 117 16 30 5 2 1 14 14 15 2 1 6 .700 .341 .359 .256
1989 CIN 90 228 23 56 10 5 5 20 18 40 0 0 4 .706 .306 .399 .246
1990 CIN 19 33 5 11 2 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 1 .815 .421 .394 .333
1991 CIN 93 202 28 55 9 2 6 30 21 27 0 0 5 .769 .344 .426 .272
1992 CIN 113 389 43 115 24 4 7 53 53 64 0 0 17 .816 .384 .432 .296
1993 CIN 109 364 29 91 19 5 3 41 32 53 0 0 13 .665 .311 .354 .250
1994 CIN 83 252 30 67 8 4 2 32 27 54 0 0 5 .689 .336 .353 .266
1995 CIN 52 199 21 44 12 0 4 25 17 36 0 0 13 .627 .286 .342 .221
Total 592 1784 195 469 89 22 28 217 187 292 2 1 64 .720 .335 .385 .263
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1996-11-01Ben Schmidt has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1996-04-08The Cincinnati Redlegs have waived Ben Schmidt.
1996-03-07The Cincinnati Flyers have sent Pat Upton to the minors. The Cincinnati Flyers have sent Dick Yingling to the minors. The Cincinnati Flyers have designated Ben Schmidt for assignment. The Cincinnati Flyers have sent Rusty Bottarini to the minors. The Cincinnati Flyers have sent Roy Klink to the minors. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Bill Williams to the major league team. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Ray Searage to the major league team. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Tex Barnes to the major league team. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Jose Oquendo to the major league team. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Doug Scheneberg to the major league team. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Dave Ovitz to the major league team.
1991-06-10Ben Schmidt of the Cincinnati Flyers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1990-09-02The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Joe Huffman to the major league team. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Ben Schmidt to the major league team. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Max Kilduff to the major league team. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Jason Bichette to the major league team. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Don Gladd to the major league team. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Mike Johnson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Sandy Braun to the major league team.
1989-09-09The Cincinnati Flyers have sent Ben Schmidt to the minors. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Alex Lezcano to the major league team. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Bob Olin to the major league team. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted John Larkin to the major league team.
1989-03-07The Cincinnati Flyers have designated Lew Parks for assignment. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Joe Huffman to the major league team. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Bob Olin to the major league team. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Ben Schmidt to the major league team. The Cincinnati Flyers have promoted Mel Nelson to the major league team.
1988-08-26Trade #1633660 has been completed between the Cincinnati Red Legs! and the Chicago Admirals. The Chicago Admirals receive Dave Smith from the Cincinnati Red Legs! in exchange for Ben Schmidt.
1988-08-19The Chicago Admirals have promoted Joe Hendrickson to the major league team. The Chicago Admirals have sent Ben Schmidt to the minors.
1988-06-28The Chicago Admirals have promoted Ben Schmidt to the major league team. The Chicago Admirals have designated Kuniaki Kanemitsu for assignment.