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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+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B  B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A  C+ D 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  F 
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 %) F  (1.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1981 KC 130 545 61 112 14 3 9 40 34 114 21 12 4 .548 .256 .292 .206
1982 KC 149 634 79 151 20 3 17 66 41 137 25 7 4 .648 .289 .360 .238
1983 KC 127 512 69 134 22 4 13 44 38 92 22 16 2 .714 .317 .396 .262
1984 KC 149 593 94 161 26 6 22 90 54 120 20 16 2 .779 .332 .447 .272
1985 KC 149 584 91 163 19 4 18 84 58 91 33 14 9 .761 .344 .418 .279
1986 KC 149 568 79 151 18 7 17 96 49 88 19 19 5 .738 .326 .412 .266
1987 KC 149 543 78 147 25 7 18 81 58 90 22 7 8 .782 .340 .442 .271
1988 MIL 149 563 95 158 22 5 30 98 63 98 31 16 5 .853 .356 .497 .281
1989 MIL 149 568 102 142 28 8 29 92 55 101 34 8 3 .799 .318 .481 .250
1990 MIL 149 542 78 153 24 6 25 94 58 101 28 17 1 .837 .350 .487 .282
1991 MIL 127 469 77 122 19 5 21 84 52 102 22 14 3 .792 .335 .456 .260
1992 MIL 146 559 107 174 24 6 34 112 60 116 36 11 4 .939 .380 .558 .311
1993 MIL 149 549 92 172 32 4 20 107 62 115 34 17 2 .877 .382 .495 .313
1994 MIL 149 592 113 185 24 8 35 120 57 96 35 9 0 .931 .373 .557 .312
1995 MIL 148 569 88 157 29 5 24 109 65 132 18 13 3 .820 .349 .471 .276
1996 MIL 99 356 44 98 10 6 14 43 32 66 17 10 4 .793 .338 .455 .275
1997 MIL-CHA-CHN 83 191 12 43 4 2 2 24 14 31 3 3 1 .581 .282 .298 .225
Total 2350 8937 1359 2423 360 89 348 1384 850 1690 420 209 60 .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 .