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Name Team Age
Marv Benson Retired (1966, Age 38) Died (1999, Age 71)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 15
(1950)
LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Lou Brock League 0 17 years (6 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- A- D+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B- D-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- C- C-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
0 6/27/1928
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF)
B+ (73.3 %) B+ (69.9 %) C- (34.0 %)

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Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT
1960 1B MIL 44 42 372.33 416 403 9 4 28 -4 9.96 .990
LF MIL 11 11 96.0 15 15 0 0 0 0 1.41 1.000
CF MIL 3 3 30.33 10 10 0 0 0 -1 2.97 1.000
RF MIL 26 26 231.0 48 47 0 1 0 -1 1.83 .979
1961 C MIL-STL 2 0 6.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 7.50 1.000
1B MIL-STL 54 40 353.33 397 378 17 2 42 0 10.06 .995
LF MIL-STL 46 10 197.66 48 45 0 3 0 -1 2.05 .938
CF MIL-STL 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
RF MIL-STL 14 13 122.0 26 25 1 0 0 0 1.92 1.000
1962 1B STL 43 38 345.66 378 356 16 6 32 -5 9.69 .984
3B STL 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
LF STL 51 50 421.33 105 101 1 3 0 -1 2.18 .971
CF STL 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
RF STL 4 4 34.0 9 8 0 1 0 -1 2.12 .889
1963 1B STL-KC 113 109 968.33 999 965 29 5 85 -4 9.24 .995
RF STL-KC 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.12 1.000
1964 1B KC 67 63 565.0 644 624 18 2 48 -6 10.23 .997
1965 1B KC 55 52 461.0 535 516 16 3 47 -3 10.39 .994
1966 1B KC 41 32 299.66 320 309 10 1 30 -3 9.58 .997
Pos Total C 2 0 6.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 7.50 1.000
1B 417 376 3365.31 3689 3551 115 23 312 -25 9.80 .994
3B 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
LF 108 71 714.99 168 161 1 6 0 -2 2.04 .964
CF 5 5 46.33 12 12 0 0 0 -1 2.33 1.000
RF 45 44 395.0 84 81 1 2 0 -2 1.87 .976
Total 578 497 4534.63 3958 3810 117 31 312 0 0 0 NaN% -30 7.79 .992
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Marv Benson has retired from the Kansas City Monarchs
1963-06-01A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Busch Men and the Kansas City Monarchs. The Kansas City Monarchs receive Marv Benson, Andy Collins, Draft Pick - 1964 Round 2 (STL) from the St. Louis Busch Men in exchange for Buck O"Neil, Biz Mackey.
1961-05-22A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Brats and the St. Louis Busch Men. The St. Louis Busch Men receive Marv Benson from the Milwaukee Brats in exchange for Rich Henneman.
1950-04-12The Milwaukee Thugs have renamed George Benton to Marv Benson.