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Name	Team	Age
Spike Benton	Retired (1965, Age 34)	Died (2003, Age 72)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 7, Pick 97 (1950)	RP	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mookie Wilson League	0	0 years (28 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	A+	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	D-	A
Endurance	Velocity	Control
F	B	C-
Leadership	Mentor Value
C	D+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	8/24/1931
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Energy  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Batting   |  Fielding   |  Game Log

Year	Type	Chances	Endurance	Velocity	Control	Total
1950	Minors	12.00	0 / 0	3 / 4	5 / 8	8 / 12
1951	Minors	6.00	0 / 0	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 6
1951	Majors	5.89	0 / 0	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 5
1952	Minors	7.00	0 / 0	1 / 5	0 / 2	1 / 7
1953	Minors	5.00	0 / 0	0 / 2	1 / 3	1 / 5
1954	Minors	4.00	0 / 0	1 / 1	1 / 3	2 / 4
1955	Minors	4.00	0 / 0	1 / 4	0 / 0	1 / 4
1959	Majors	5.00	0 / 0	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 5
1960	Majors	5.00	0 / 0	1 / 2	0 / 3	1 / 5
1961	Majors	9.00	0 / 0	0 / 5	1 / 4	1 / 9
1962	Majors	7.00	0 / 0	0 / 2	0 / 5	0 / 7
1963	Majors	10.00	0 / 0	1 / 7	1 / 3	2 / 10
1964	Majors	11.00	0 / 0	0 / 6	0 / 5	0 / 11
1965	Majors	20.00	0 / 0	1 / 10	0 / 10	1 / 20
Total			0 / 0	9 / 57	9 / 53	18 / 110

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1965-11-01	Spike Benton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1956-04-01	The New York Hamiltonians have waived Spike Benton.
1951-08-23	The New York Hamiltonians have sent Spike Benton to the minors. The New York Hamiltonians have designated Gene Schlitzer for assignment. The New York Hamiltonians have sent Pinky Albosta to the minors.
1951-07-22	The New York Hamiltonians have promoted Spike Benton to the major league team.