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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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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1957	C+	C-	C-	D	B	D	D
1958	B-	C	C	D+	B	C-	D+
1959	B-	C	C	C-	B	C	C-
1960	B	C+	C+	C-	B	C	C-
1961	B	C+	B-	C	B	C+	C
1962	B	C+	B-	C	B	C+	C
1963	B	C+	B-	C	B	C+	C
1964	B	B-	B-	C	B	B-	C+
1965	B	B-	B-	C	B	B-	C+
1966	B	B-	B-	C+	B	B-	C+
1967	B	B-	B-	C+	B	B-	C+
1968	B	B-	B-	C+	B	B-	C+
1969	B	B-	B-	C+	B	B-	C+
1970	B	B-	B-	C+	B	B-	C+
1971	B	B-	B-	C+	B	B-	C+
1972	B	B-	B-	C+	B	B-	C+
1973	B	B-	B-	C+	B	B-	C+
1974	B	B-	B-	C+	B	B-	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1974-11-01	John Bender has retired from the Washington Weaklings
1971-06-26	John Bender of the Washington Warriors is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1965-04-01	A 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.
1960-04-01	The Chicago Imperials have promoted John Bender to the major league team. The Chicago Imperials have promoted Pat Valdes to the major league team.
1959-09-13	The Chicago Imperials have sent John Bender to the minors.
1959-08-12	The Chicago Imperials have promoted John Bender to the major league team.
1959-07-05	The Chicago Imperials have sent John Bender to the minors.
1959-06-06	The Chicago Imperials have promoted John Bender to the major league team.
1957-05-21	A 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).
1957-04-04	The Cincinnati Red Stockings have renamed Carl Adkins to John Bender.