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| Name | Team | Age |
| Ben Harkins | Retired (1967, Age 35) | Died (2018, Age 86) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 4, Pick 55 (1954) |
1B | L/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Amos Otis League | 0 | 12 years (79 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
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 4/12/1932 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1954 | Minors | 0.00 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 3 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 7 / 0 | |||
| 1954 | Majors | 0.00 | 2 / 7 | 5 / 5 | 7 / 10 | 6 / 6 | 2 / 8 | 5 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 27 / 0 | |||
| 1955 | Minors | 0.00 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 4 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 11 / 0 | |||
| 1955 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 6 | 8 / 8 | 4 / 5 | 3 / 3 | 3 / 7 | 21 / 0 | |||
| 1956 | Majors | 0.00 | 1 / 7 | 7 / 7 | 4 / 9 | 12 / 12 | 4 / 9 | 13 / 13 | 3 / 5 | 44 / 0 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 0.00 | 2 / 8 | 7 / 13 | 1 / 8 | 4 / 5 | 1 / 10 | 8 / 13 | 0 / 4 | 23 / 0 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 6 | 4 / 9 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 11 | 1 / 8 | 5 / 9 | 3 / 11 | 19 / 0 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 52.00 | 2 / 8 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 8 | 3 / 7 | 2 / 9 | 13 / 52 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 60.00 | 2 / 11 | 2 / 6 | 4 / 9 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 11 / 60 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 26.70 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 26 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 16.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 16 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 7.89 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 7 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 5.70 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | |||
| 1965 | Majors | 5.20 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 5 | |||
| 1966 | Majors | 28.60 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 28 | |||
| 1967 | Minors | 2.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | |||
| 1967 | Majors | 2.20 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 / 66 | 31 / 71 | 22 / 73 | 43 / 82 | 16 / 76 | 41 / 70 | 13 / 64 | 177 / 502 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1967-11-01 | Ben Harkins has retired from the Kansas City Royals |
| 1967-09-01 | The Kansas City Royals have promoted Ben Harkins to the major league team. |
| 1967-07-05 | The Kansas City Royals have acquired Ben Harkins from the waiver wire. |
| 1967-07-01 | The Kansas City Royals have waived Ben Harkins. |
| 1967-06-24 | The Kansas City Royals have acquired Ben Harkins from the waiver wire. |
| 1967-06-20 | The Kansas City Royals have waived Ben Harkins. |
| 1967-06-07 | The Kansas City Royals have acquired Ben Harkins from the waiver wire. |
| 1967-06-03 | The Cleveland Indians have waived Ben Harkins. |
| 1967-05-30 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Jack Howell to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Walter Hamrick for assignment. The Cleveland Indians have designated Ben Harkins for assignment. |
| 1967-05-27 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Harkins to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Walter Hamrick for assignment. |
| 1967-05-23 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Walter Hamrick to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Ben Harkins for assignment. |
| 1967-04-05 | The Cleveland Indians have acquired Ben Harkins from the waiver wire. |
| 1967-04-05 | The Cleveland Indians have demoted Tony Rhyne to the minor leagues. |
| 1967-03-03 | The Cincinnati Steamboats have promoted Don Morris to the major league team. The Cincinnati Steamboats have designated Ben Harkins for assignment. |
| 1966-05-16 | A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Indians and the Cincinnati Steamboats. The Cincinnati Steamboats receive Ben Harkins, Pop Atherton, Hank Robinson from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Draft Pick - 1967 Round 1 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 3 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1967 Round 5 (CIN). |
| 1966-05-16 | The Cleveland Indians have re-claimed Ben Harkins from the waiver wire. |
| 1966-05-14 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Tony Rhyne to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Ben Harkins for assignment. |
| 1966-05-03 | The Cleveland Indians have acquired Ben Harkins from the waiver wire. |
| 1966-05-03 | The Cleveland Indians have demoted Rod Kelso to the minor leagues. |
| 1966-04-29 | The Washington Cubs have designated Ben Harkins for assignment. |
| 1955-07-01 | The Washington Cubs have promoted Ben Harkins to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have designated Jim Carter for assignment. |
| 1955-03-03 | The Washington Cubs have promoted Alejandro Soto to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have sent Felix Cora to the minors. The Washington Cubs have sent Ben Harkins to the minors. The Washington Cubs have sent Tim Duren to the minors. |
| 1954-05-23 | The Washington Cubs have promoted Ben Harkins to the major league team. The Washington Cubs have designated Lee Mohler for assignment. |