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Name	Team	Age
Big Red Hiene	Retired (1987, Age 36)	Died (2028, Age 77)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 45 (1969)	1B	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Lou Brock League	0	11 years (83 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B-	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	C-	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	C-	C-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	6/27/1951
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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Year	League	Award
1980	AL	Gold Glove (1B)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1987-11-01	Big Red Hiene has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1987-04-22	The Minnesota Lumber Kings have waived Big Red Hiene.
1987-04-01	The Minnesota Lumber Kings have promoted Hosken Bowman to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumber Kings have designated Big Red Hiene for assignment.
1982-07-03	Big Red Hiene of the Minnesota Lumber Kings is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1980-04-08	Big Red Hiene of the Minnesota Lumber Kings is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1979-08-06	Big Red Hiene of the New York is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1977-04-01	The New York Scandals have renamed Gene Benton to Big Red Hiene.
1975-04-01	The New York Shipbuilders have promoted Stu Shotton to the major league team. The New York Shipbuilders have promoted Gene Benton to the major league team.
1972-08-03	A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Brats and the New York Shipbuilders. The New York Shipbuilders receive Gene Benton from the Milwaukee Brats in exchange for Phil "Beetle" Bailey.