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Name Team Age
John Bender Retired (1974, Age 39) Died (2024, Age 89)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 7
(1957)		 3B L/L
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Tim Raines League 0 15 years (90 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B- C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- C+ D 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B  0 6/29/1935
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 4 5
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (C)
D- (4.1 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1957 Minors 62.00 9 / 11 4 / 6 8 / 11 8 / 11 1 / 5 12 / 12 6 / 6 48 / 62
1958 Minors 59.00 2 / 12 4 / 9 2 / 6 4 / 4 0 / 9 8 / 9 8 / 10 28 / 59
1959 Minors 27.00 0 / 2 2 / 4 2 / 4 3 / 5 0 / 3 2 / 4 2 / 5 11 / 27
1959 Majors 19.07 2 / 3 1 / 3 2 / 5 2 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 0 8 / 19
1960 Majors 48.10 1 / 5 3 / 5 5 / 8 3 / 8 0 / 7 2 / 7 5 / 8 19 / 48
1961 Majors 39.47 1 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 7 4 / 5 4 / 7 9 / 39
1962 Majors 61.33 2 / 10 1 / 8 2 / 8 2 / 6 1 / 10 3 / 12 1 / 7 12 / 61
1963 Majors 64.81 0 / 12 2 / 7 0 / 4 3 / 11 0 / 5 1 / 13 5 / 12 11 / 64
1964 Majors 67.69 0 / 11 1 / 5 1 / 13 1 / 4 1 / 14 2 / 13 0 / 7 6 / 67
1965 Majors 62.39 0 / 7 1 / 9 1 / 7 2 / 10 0 / 9 1 / 12 0 / 8 5 / 62
1966 Majors 62.09 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 12 0 / 9 1 / 10 1 / 62
1967 Majors 65.69 0 / 11 0 / 10 0 / 6 1 / 16 0 / 11 0 / 4 0 / 7 1 / 65
1968 Majors 68.90 0 / 8 1 / 7 0 / 17 1 / 13 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 8 2 / 68
1969 Majors 66.89 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 13 0 / 12 0 / 9 0 / 66
1970 Majors 62.69 0 / 13 0 / 6 0 / 16 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 62
1971 Majors 62.08 0 / 3 1 / 14 0 / 13 1 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 9 0 / 6 3 / 62
1972 Majors 39.27 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 39
1973 Majors 49.61 162 67 0 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 13 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 49
1974 Majors 32.70 162 38 0 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 10 1 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 32
Total 324 105 0 17 / 150 21 / 127 23 / 157 32 / 136 3 / 159 37 / 152 32 / 132 165 / 1013
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01John Bender has retired from the Washington Weaklings
1971-06-26John Bender of the Washington Warriors is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1965-04-01A trade has been completed between the Washington Warriors and the Chicago Imperials. The Chicago Imperials receive Jack Vader, Don Hughes from the Washington Warriors in exchange for John Bender.
1960-04-01The Chicago Imperials have promoted John Bender to the major league team. The Chicago Imperials have promoted Pat Valdes to the major league team.
1959-09-13The Chicago Imperials have sent John Bender to the minors.
1959-08-12The Chicago Imperials have promoted John Bender to the major league team.
1959-07-05The Chicago Imperials have sent John Bender to the minors.
1959-06-06The Chicago Imperials have promoted John Bender to the major league team.
1957-05-21A trade has been completed between the Chicago Imperials and the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The Cincinnati Red Stockings receive Butch Davis from the Chicago Imperials in exchange for John Bender, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 2 (CIN).
1957-04-04The Cincinnati Red Stockings have renamed Carl Adkins to John Bender.