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Name	Team	Age
Ben Loan	Retired (1968, Age 34)	Died (2008, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 56 (1956)	3B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mel Ott League	0	0 years (21 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C	D	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D	C-	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	B-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	F	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	9/27/1934
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (1.8 %)	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
1956	D	C	C-	B-	B-	D	B-
1964	D	C	C-	B-	B-	D	B-
1965	D	C	C-	B-	B-	D	B-
1966	D	C	C-	B-	B-	D	B-
1967	D	C	C-	B-	B-	D	B-
1968	D	C	C-	B-	B-	D	B-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1968-11-01	Ben Loan has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1957-03-01	The Philadelphia Monarchs have waived Ben Loan.
1956-09-23	The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Joe Grahe to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Ben Loan to the minors.
1956-09-14	The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Ben Loan to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Joe Grahe to the minors.
1956-09-08	The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Jeff McCann to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Ben Loan to the minors.
1956-09-07	The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Ben Loan to the major league team.
1956-06-04	The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Jeff McCann to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Ben Loan to the minors.
1956-05-22	The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Ben Loan to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have designated Bill Buckeye for assignment.