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| Name | Team | Age |
| Ben Leiper | Retired (1987, Age 34) | Died (2023, Age 71) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 27 (1971) |
1B | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Mickey Mantle League | 0 | 12 years (158 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
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Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 12/23/1952 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (C) |
| (23.3 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
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FPCT |
| 1978 | 1B | PIT | 148 | 148 | 1296.33 | 1448 | 1392 | 46 | 10 | 83 | -11 | 9.98 | .993 | ||||
| 1979 | 1B | PIT | 148 | 148 | 1291.33 | 1411 | 1348 | 62 | 1 | 108 | -9 | 9.83 | .999 | ||||
| 1980 | 1B | PIT | 126 | 126 | 1121.0 | 1246 | 1203 | 40 | 3 | 66 | +1 | 9.98 | .998 | ||||
| 1981 | 1B | PIT | 148 | 148 | 1322.0 | 1480 | 1439 | 34 | 7 | 81 | +4 | 10.03 | .995 | ||||
| 1982 | C | PIT | 2 | 0 | 2.33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 7.73 | 1.000 |
| 1B | PIT | 102 | 96 | 872.0 | 945 | 922 | 20 | 3 | 56 | +2 | 9.72 | .997 | |||||
| 1983 | 1B | PIT | 49 | 14 | 184.66 | 215 | 209 | 6 | 0 | 13 | -1 | 10.48 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1984 | 1B | PIT | 80 | 79 | 715.0 | 801 | 768 | 32 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 10.07 | .999 | ||||
| 2B | PIT | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1985 | 1B | PIT | 99 | 98 | 841.66 | 902 | 876 | 24 | 2 | 60 | +6 | 9.62 | .998 | ||||
| 3B | PIT | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1986 | 1B | PIT | 148 | 148 | 1318.33 | 1420 | 1393 | 27 | 0 | 96 | +10 | 9.69 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1987 | 1B | PIT | 5 | 5 | 46.0 | 51 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.78 | .980 | ||||
| LF | PIT | 14 | 14 | 121.0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2.53 | 1.000 | |||||
| Pos Total | C | 2 | 0 | 2.33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 7.73 | 1.000 | |
| 1B | 1053 | 1010 | 9008.31 | 9919 | 9600 | 291 | 28 | 611 | +2 | 9.88 | .997 | ||||||
| 2B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 3B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| LF | 14 | 14 | 121.0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2.53 | 1.000 | ||||||
| Total | 1071 | 1026 | 9148.64 | 9959 | 9639 | 292 | 28 | 611 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | +3 | 9.77 | .997 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1987-11-01 | Ben Leiper has retired from the Pittsburgh Crawfords |
| 1985-07-16 | Ben Leiper of the Pittsburgh Crawfords is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
| 1978-03-05 | A trade has been completed between the Detroit Dawgs and the Pittsburgh Alleghenies. The Pittsburgh Alleghenies receive Ben Leiper, Draft Pick - 1978 Round 1 (DET) from the Detroit Dawgs in exchange for Billy Monboquette. |
| 1975-06-01 | A trade has been completed between the Detroit Dawgs and the Philadelphia Athletics. The Philadelphia Athletics receive Doc Capel, Bob Warner, Ken Maddux from the Detroit Dawgs in exchange for Ben Leiper. |
| 1975-05-28 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Al Green to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Ben Leiper to the minors. |
| 1975-04-08 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Ben Leiper to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have designated Turk Beniquez for assignment. |
| 1975-04-08 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Barney Sauer to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Ben Leiper to the minors. |
| 1974-10-27 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Ben Leiper to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Lee Dudley to the minors. |
| 1974-04-01 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Jim McMahon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Ben Leiper to the minors. |
| 1974-04-01 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Ben Leiper to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Roland Souchock to the minors. |
| 1973-11-12 | A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Ballbusters and the Philadelphia Thunderchickens. The Philadelphia Thunderchickens receive Bill Rafter, Dicky Bitz, Ben Leiper from the Cleveland Ballbusters in exchange for Babe Williams. |
| 1972-03-01 | The Cleveland Ballbusters have acquired Ben Leiper from the waiver wire. |
| 1971-04-09 | The Milwaukee Brewmeisters have acquired Ben Leiper from the waiver wire. |
| 1971-04-05 | The Washington Zephyrs have waived Ben Leiper. |