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Name	Team	Age
John Benton	Retired (1998, Age 33)	Died (2037, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 5 (1987)	LF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Santo Rodriguez League	0	7 years (27 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	C+	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A	A-	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	B+	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	11/6/1964
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	3
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (CF)
B+ (68.3 %)	B  (60.6 %)	D- (6.3 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1989	TB	136	439	47	114	17	0	19	60	28	91	0	0	1	.737	.309	.428	.260
1990	TB	60	176	14	42	8	1	3	18	14	43	0	0	1	.638	.292	.347	.239
1991	TB	87	269	29	66	14	1	8	32	20	49	0	0	2	.696	.302	.394	.245
1992	TB	104	354	48	97	12	3	14	53	39	73	0	0	2	.790	.347	.444	.274
1993	TB	145	515	64	139	26	0	26	95	43	112	0	0	2	.797	.326	.472	.270
1994	TB	131	425	42	112	18	4	18	72	30	86	0	0	2	.761	.309	.452	.264
1995	STL	35	18	0	3	0	0	0	2	3	4	0	0	0	.452	.286	.167	.167
1996	STL	24	22	1	8	0	0	1	3	3	8	0	0	1	.940	.440	.500	.364
1997	STL	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	.452	.286	.167	.167
1998	ATL	47	170	16	25	6	0	3	6	12	39	0	0	3	.437	.202	.235	.147
Total		776	2394	261	607	101	9	92	342	193	507	0	0	14	.728	.310	.419	.254

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1998-11-01	John Benton has retired from the New York Hawks
1998-07-28	The Atlanta Hawks have promoted John Benton to the major league team.
1998-07-04	The Atlanta Hawks have acquired John Benton from the waiver wire.
1998-05-09	The St. Louis Sarcosuchus have waived John Benton.
1998-03-25	The St. Louis Sarcosuchus have designated John Benton for assignment. The St. Louis Sarcosuchus have designated Wally Nordyke for assignment.
1997-04-28	John Benton of the St. Louis Sarcosuchus is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1995-04-18	The St. Louis Sarcosuchus have acquired John Benton from the waiver wire.
1995-04-01	The Tampa Bay Tortugas have promoted Odie Tannehill to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tortugas have designated John Benton for assignment.
1994-09-09	John Benton of the Tampa Bay Tortugas is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1992-05-22	The Tampa Bay Tortugas have promoted John Benton to the major league team.
1992-04-01	The Tampa Bay Tortugas have designated Wade Shriver for assignment. The Tampa Bay Tortugas have sent John Benton to the minors.
1991-06-04	John Benton of the Tampa Bay Tortugas is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
1990-07-13	The Tampa Bay Tortugas have promoted John Benton to the major league team.
1990-04-01	The Tampa Bay Tortugas have promoted Joe Gordon to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tortugas have sent John Benton to the minors.