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Name	Team	Age
Mike Bench	Retired (2009, Age 38)	57
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 28 (1993)	C	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Bobby Doerr League	0	11 years (89 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	A	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	C+	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B-	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	B	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	9/14/1971
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D  (17.9 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1997	NYA	109	311	22	77	15	0	2	34	26	49	9	17	1	.622	.307	.315	.248
1998	NYA	130	485	48	123	12	2	17	67	46	101	22	13	6	.711	.319	.392	.254
1999	NYA	71	189	18	51	4	1	7	18	13	26	4	3	1	.731	.319	.413	.270
2000	NYA	98	184	15	47	10	3	5	19	16	44	4	2	1	.739	.315	.424	.255
2001	NYA	55	143	14	31	5	0	5	21	19	34	4	2	1	.663	.307	.357	.217
2002	STL	23	72	9	12	1	1	0	4	11	11	2	0	1	.494	.286	.208	.167
2003	STL	44	96	9	27	8	1	2	16	9	14	1	3	0	.791	.343	.448	.281
2004	STL	113	424	45	93	16	1	5	37	48	93	13	8	0	.597	.300	.297	.219
2005	STL	118	412	44	104	15	2	9	55	44	74	7	8	0	.688	.324	.364	.252
2006	STL	118	400	52	102	14	1	11	47	38	67	15	11	2	.696	.318	.378	.255
2007	STL	83	303	31	81	17	0	4	33	29	52	0	0	0	.696	.333	.363	.267
2008	STL-SF	71	266	19	70	13	0	4	37	29	50	0	0	0	.690	.333	.357	.263
Total		1033	3285	326	818	130	12	71	388	328	615	81	67	13	.678	.317	.361	.249

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2009-11-01	Mike Bench has retired from the San Francisco Giants
2009-10-23	The San Francisco Giants have acquired Mike Bench from the waiver wire.
2009-05-14	The San Francisco Giants have waived Mike Bench.
2008-10-17	The San Francisco Giants have acquired Mike Bench from the waiver wire.
2008-09-04	The St. Louis Sinners have waived Mike Bench.
2008-07-29	The St. Louis Sinners have designated Mike Bench for assignment.
2007-08-23	Mike Bench of the St. Louis Sinners is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
2006-07-09	Mike Bench of the St. Louis Sinners is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
2002-04-18	The St. Louis Sinners have acquired Mike Bench from the waiver wire.
2002-03-25	The New York Yanks have promoted Wally Donnelly to the major league team. The New York Yanks have promoted Chick Ross to the major league team. The New York Yanks have designated Mike Bench for assignment. The New York Yanks have designated Jim Abbott for assignment.
1999-06-19	Mike Bench of the New York Yanks is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1997-04-01	The New York Yanks have promoted Mike Bench to the major league team.