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Name Team Age
Ben Oglivie Retired (1997, Age 38) Died (2045, Age 86)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 26
(1977)
LF L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League 0 16 years (43 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C- A- B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 5/24/1959
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 3 5
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (95.8 %) (1.0 %) (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1981 LHP 74 207 38 6 1 2 16 10 45 .478 .227 .251 .184
1981 RHP 107 338 74 8 2 7 24 24 69 .591 .274 .317 .219
1982 LHP 86 239 55 7 1 3 19 15 53 .587 .281 .305 .230
1982 RHP 124 395 96 13 2 14 47 26 84 .686 .293 .392 .243
1983 LHP 67 190 44 6 1 4 13 11 36 .613 .276 .337 .232
1983 RHP 102 322 90 16 3 9 31 27 56 .773 .341 .432 .280
1984 LHP 70 174 51 6 1 8 25 13 35 .821 .344 .477 .293
1984 RHP 130 419 110 20 5 14 65 41 85 .761 .327 .434 .263
1985 LHP 66 148 44 3 1 2 21 17 20 .743 .371 .372 .297
1985 RHP 134 436 119 16 3 16 63 41 71 .768 .334 .433 .273
1986 LHP 69 158 41 3 2 4 28 5 29 .663 .283 .380 .259
1986 RHP 133 410 110 15 5 13 68 44 59 .766 .342 .424 .268
1987 LHP 73 141 34 5 1 3 20 12 31 .653 .299 .355 .241
1987 RHP 139 402 113 20 6 15 61 46 59 .827 .355 .473 .281
1988 AHP 74 292 82 14 2 12 39 31 56 .815 .349 .466 .281
1988 HHP 75 271 76 8 3 18 59 32 42 .895 .363 .531 .280
1988 LHP 72 132 39 6 0 5 15 10 25 .804 .350 .455 .295
1988 RHP 135 431 119 16 5 25 83 53 73 .868 .358 .510 .276
1989 AHP 76 299 70 15 3 13 45 24 54 .725 .290 .435 .234
1989 HHP 73 269 72 13 5 16 47 31 47 .879 .348 .532 .268
1989 LHP 66 128 34 4 1 4 14 12 24 .740 .333 .406 .266
1989 RHP 135 440 108 24 7 25 78 43 77 .816 .313 .502 .245
1990 AHP 42 282 79 12 4 11 39 35 51 .828 .360 .468 .280
1990 HHP 43 260 74 12 2 14 55 23 50 .847 .339 .508 .285
1990 LHP 58 111 31 3 2 5 16 12 17 .824 .347 .477 .279
1990 RHP 138 431 122 21 4 20 78 46 84 .840 .351 .490 .283
1991 AHP 63 234 57 9 3 7 35 34 57 .742 .344 .397 .244
1991 HHP 64 235 65 10 2 14 49 18 45 .840 .325 .515 .277
1991 LHP 64 128 31 7 2 6 27 9 32 .762 .293 .469 .242
1991 RHP 116 341 91 12 3 15 57 43 70 .802 .351 .452 .267
1992 AHP 69 272 95 13 4 16 57 34 54 1.027 .424 .603 .349
1992 HHP 77 287 79 11 2 18 55 26 62 .853 .338 .516 .275
1992 LHP 77 166 48 8 0 5 23 15 30 .776 .348 .428 .289
1992 RHP 125 393 126 16 6 29 89 45 86 1.007 .394 .613 .321
1993 AHP 75 285 94 15 3 10 47 35 57 .908 .399 .509 .330
1993 HHP 74 264 78 17 1 10 60 27 58 .844 .363 .481 .295
1993 LHP 73 158 44 9 1 4 28 17 41 .774 .350 .424 .278
1993 RHP 135 391 128 23 3 16 79 45 74 .919 .395 .524 .327
1994 AHP 75 307 105 13 4 21 67 32 45 1.022 .406 .616 .342
1994 HHP 74 285 80 11 4 14 53 25 51 .832 .338 .495 .281
1994 LHP 76 162 47 7 3 3 23 19 24 .789 .363 .426 .290
1994 RHP 138 430 138 17 5 32 97 38 72 .985 .378 .607 .321
1995 AHP 76 303 84 15 4 12 64 25 76 .803 .331 .472 .277
1995 HHP 72 266 73 14 1 12 45 40 56 .838 .368 .470 .274
1995 LHP 60 122 30 4 0 0 13 20 28 .626 .347 .279 .246
1995 RHP 135 447 127 25 5 24 96 45 104 .873 .349 .523 .284
1996 AHP 46 175 44 3 4 5 17 13 36 .707 .307 .400 .251
1996 HHP 53 181 54 7 2 9 26 19 30 .875 .366 .508 .298
1996 LHP 30 38 8 0 0 0 5 4 8 .496 .286 .211 .211
1996 RHP 98 318 90 10 6 14 38 28 58 .828 .344 .484 .283
1997 AHP 36 88 18 2 2 0 12 4 17 .528 .255 .273 .205
1997 HHP 47 103 25 2 0 2 12 10 14 .625 .304 .320 .243
1997 LHP 13 18 7 1 1 0 1 0 2 .977 .421 .556 .389
1997 RHP 70 173 36 3 1 2 23 14 29 .540 .268 .272 .208
Total AHP 632 2537 728 111 33 107 422 267 503 .839 .356 .483 .287
Total HHP 652 2421 676 105 22 127 461 251 455 .846 .348 .498 .279
Total LHP 1094 2420 626 85 18 58 307 201 480 .698 .317 .381 .259
Total RHP 2094 6517 1797 275 71 290 1077 649 1210 .816 .343 .473 .276
Total 2350 8937 2423 360 89 348 1384 850 1690 .784 .336 .448 .271
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1997-11-01Ben Oglivie has retired from the Chicago BleacherBums
1997-09-11The Chicago BleacherBums have acquired Ben Oglivie from the waiver wire.
1997-08-26The Chicago turnpike titans have waived Ben Oglivie.
1997-08-07The Chicago turnpike titans have promoted Jack Ostrowski to the major league team. The Chicago turnpike titans have designated Ben Oglivie for assignment.
1997-08-07The Chicago turnpike titans have acquired Ben Oglivie from the waiver wire.
1997-08-03The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have promoted Guy Figueroa to the major league team. The Milwaukee Blue Ribbon have designated Ben Oglivie for assignment.
1996-06-28Ben Oglivie of the Milwaukee WallBangers is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
1992-08-19Ben Oglivie of the Milwaukee WallBangers is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1991-06-29Ben Oglivie of the Milwaukee WallBangers is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1988-03-01The Milwaukee Brewmasters have renamed Mike Penny to Ben Oglivie.
1988-03-01A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Brewmasters and the Kansas City Athletics. The Kansas City Athletics receive Dutch Wagner from the Milwaukee Brewmasters in exchange for Henry Cecena, Mike Penny, Bill Curd, Scott Gibson.
1983-05-29Mike Penny of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1981-07-31Mike Penny of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1981-03-01The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Mike Penny to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Cy Flores for assignment.
1980-10-03A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago BleacherBums. The Chicago BleacherBums receive Draft Pick - 1981 Round 3 (KC) from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Mike Penny.
1978-05-15The Chicago Cubs have acquired Mike Penny from the waiver wire.
1978-04-05The St. Louis Rough Riders have waived Mike Penny.
1978-04-05The St. Louis Rough Riders have acquired Mike Penny from the waiver wire.
1978-03-01The Boston Bishops have waived Mike Penny.
1977-09-16A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Paladins and the Boston Bishops. The Boston Bishops receive Ray Fisher, Mike Penny from the Pittsburgh Paladins in exchange for .