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Name	Team	Age
John Benton	Retired (1995, Age 34)	Died (2027, Age 66)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 29 (1983)	CF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Harmon Killebrew League	0	0 years (10 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D	C+	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	6/27/1961
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1995-11-01	John Benton has retired from the New York Giants
1995-09-12	The New York Giants have acquired John Benton from the waiver wire.
1995-04-18	The New York Giants have waived John Benton.
1995-04-01	The New York Giants have promoted Pinky Oliver to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted Ian Kinsler to the major league team. The New York Giants have designated Brian Bernhardt for assignment. The New York Giants have designated John Benton for assignment.
1995-04-01	The New York Giants have promoted Rob Humphries to the major league team. The New York Giants have promoted John Benton to the major league team. The New York Giants have designated Don Judy for assignment.
1994-10-03	The New York Giants have acquired John Benton from the waiver wire.
1993-04-01	The New York Giants have waived John Benton.
1991-08-29	The New York Giants have acquired John Benton from the waiver wire.
1988-06-08	The Brooklyn BayArea Bombers have waived John Benton.
1987-04-02	The Brooklyn BayArea Bombers have promoted Tim Nunnally to the major league team. The Brooklyn BayArea Bombers have sent John Benton to the minors.
1986-09-22	The Brooklyn BayArea Bombers have promoted Will DeSilva to the major league team. The Brooklyn BayArea Bombers have promoted John Benton to the major league team. The Brooklyn BayArea Bombers have promoted John Lowery to the major league team.