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Name Team Age
Benedict Christopher Retired (1985, Age 37) Died (2014, Age 66)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 50
(1966)		 1B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Cesar Cedeno League 0 14 years (30 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ A- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B- D 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C- A- A-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D  0 9/12/1948
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (LF)
B  (65.5 %) D- (5.3 %) F  (2.8 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1971 CIN 58 220 24 45 7 0 3 17 27 34 6 2 0 .574 .297 .277 .205
1972 CIN 135 519 66 133 27 3 15 59 74 97 13 6 7 .756 .349 .407 .256
1973 CIN 135 552 90 149 28 4 13 63 57 77 12 3 2 .743 .338 .406 .270
1974 CIN 147 468 59 121 23 4 9 50 52 80 12 6 0 .719 .337 .382 .259
1975 CIN 118 417 52 110 23 2 10 63 47 68 15 5 4 .738 .338 .400 .264
1976 CIN 147 383 59 119 21 6 18 60 44 70 17 6 1 .920 .382 .538 .311
1977 CIN 135 532 95 168 30 4 15 69 67 83 31 14 2 .865 .394 .472 .316
1978 CIN 136 475 94 158 25 8 18 88 71 70 21 3 4 .953 .421 .533 .333
1979 KC 154 508 77 139 29 10 13 74 64 81 17 4 3 .800 .354 .447 .274
1980 KC 140 463 85 144 27 12 12 80 55 57 15 6 0 .882 .383 .499 .311
1981 KC-STL 139 489 63 138 18 3 13 76 64 74 28 15 3 .776 .365 .411 .282
1982 STL 135 503 90 157 33 3 20 99 57 83 33 13 4 .887 .379 .509 .312
1983 STL 99 318 46 97 15 3 7 33 39 48 18 15 3 .818 .381 .437 .305
1984 STL 75 200 25 46 3 3 5 25 21 36 8 5 2 .667 .317 .350 .230
1985 STL 48 144 20 42 7 3 3 28 12 22 6 5 2 .795 .350 .444 .292
Total 1801 6191 945 1766 316 68 174 884 751 980 252 108 37 .806 .363 .443 .285
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Benedict Christopher has retired from the St. Louis Cardinals
1983-05-17Benedict Christopher of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1981-04-25A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Greys. The Kansas City Greys receive Pete Bearse, Jim Wagner, Galen Reichert from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Ben Hogan, Benedict Christopher.
1980-07-06Benedict Christopher of the Kansas City Grays is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1979-04-01A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Grays and the Cincinnati Reds II. The Cincinnati Reds II receive Bill Stone, Harvey Lucey from the Kansas City Grays in exchange for Benedict Christopher.
1975-05-29Benedict Christopher of the Cincinnati Reds II is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1971-04-01The Cincinnati Small Fields have promoted Rick Clemensen to the major league team. The Cincinnati Small Fields have promoted Emmett Grove to the major league team. The Cincinnati Small Fields have promoted Benedict Christopher to the major league team.
1968-04-25A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Horsemen and the Cincinnati Small Fields. The Cincinnati Small Fields receive Wade Welch, Benedict Christopher from the St. Louis Horsemen in exchange for Mike Mathews.
1968-04-18A trade has been completed between the Chicago Lightning and the St. Louis Horsemen. The St. Louis Horsemen receive Marcus Mathews, Buster Jones, Brody Nichols, Ron Calderone, Benedict Christopher from the Chicago Lightning in exchange for Guy Pyle, Ed Booty, Benny Powell, Ben Shawkey.
1967-04-01The Chicago Lightning have renamed Bernie Christopher to Benedict Christopher.
1967-04-01A trade has been completed between the Chicago Lightning and the Baltimore Dragons. The Baltimore Dragons receive Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (CHA) from the Chicago Lightning in exchange for Bernie Christopher.