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| Name | Team | Age |
| Johnny Bench | Retired (1963, Age 35) | Died (1994, Age 66) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 16, Pick 245 (1950) |
C | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Wally Berger League | 0 | 8 years (56 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 1/14/1928 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (LF) |
| (6.1 %) | (2.6 %) | (0.6 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1950 | Majors | 0.00 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 4 | 5 / 5 | 4 / 4 | 5 / 5 | 20 / 0 | |||
| 1951 | Majors | 0.00 | 1 / 2 | 4 / 10 | 3 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 8 / 8 | 6 / 6 | 4 / 4 | 26 / 0 | |||
| 1952 | Majors | 0.00 | 4 / 5 | 3 / 6 | 5 / 8 | 1 / 3 | 5 / 5 | 6 / 7 | 11 / 13 | 35 / 0 | |||
| 1953 | Majors | 0.00 | 5 / 8 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 2 | 6 / 7 | 6 / 11 | 3 / 8 | 23 / 0 | |||
| 1954 | Majors | 0.00 | 3 / 6 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 5 | 2 / 4 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 6 | 2 / 11 | 19 / 0 | |||
| 1955 | Majors | 0.00 | 2 / 6 | 2 / 14 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 8 | 9 / 0 | |||
| 1956 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 12 | 2 / 8 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 6 | 6 / 0 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 9 | 4 / 0 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 4 / 0 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 0 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 0 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 0.00 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 33.00 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 33 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 7.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 7 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 / 61 | 13 / 81 | 17 / 80 | 8 / 78 | 34 / 80 | 28 / 91 | 31 / 94 | 148 / 565 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1963-11-01 | Johnny Bench has retired from the Washington Colonials |
| 1962-07-08 | A trade has been completed between the Boston Black Sox and the Washington Colonials. The Washington Colonials receive Johnny Bench, Red Underwood, Desi Dickerson from the Boston Black Sox in exchange for Paul West, Chris Clark, Hank Batsch, Dave Host, Draft Pick - 1963 Round 2 (WAS). |
| 1950-07-19 | A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Hobos and the Boston Black Sox. The Boston Black Sox receive Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra, Christy Mathewson from the Philadelphia Hobos in exchange for Leo Fingers. |
| 1950-06-18 | The Philadelphia Hobos have promoted Johnny Bench to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hobos have sent Paul Molitor to the minors. |
| 1950-06-03 | The Philadelphia Hobos have promoted Josh Gibson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Hobos have sent Johnny Bench to the minors. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Philadelphia Hobos have renamed Jim Wheeler to Johnny Bench. |