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Name Team Age
Ben Leftwich Retired (1967, Age 37) Died (2016, Age 86)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 2
(1952)		 LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jimmy Wynn League 0 11 years (138 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B  B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ A- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B  C+
Endurance Velocity Control
C  D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 5/19/1930
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 4 8
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (RF)
A+ (93.3 %) A  (89.7 %) A  (89.6 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1952 Majors 0.00 1 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 4 1 / 1 4 / 0
1953 Majors 0.00 2 / 7 6 / 9 4 / 12 6 / 12 1 / 8 4 / 5 9 / 14 32 / 0
1954 Majors 0.00 2 / 5 3 / 9 1 / 8 5 / 11 1 / 10 11 / 14 7 / 9 30 / 0
1955 Majors 0.00 1 / 12 3 / 11 3 / 13 2 / 11 0 / 11 2 / 7 2 / 4 13 / 0
1956 Majors 0.00 4 / 11 3 / 8 1 / 10 2 / 6 1 / 9 2 / 6 4 / 9 17 / 0
1957 Majors 0.00 2 / 11 0 / 4 1 / 7 2 / 13 0 / 5 2 / 6 0 / 7 7 / 0
1958 Majors 0.00 4 / 15 3 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 7 4 / 11 1 / 10 12 / 0
1959 Majors 0.00 1 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 6 1 / 6 0 / 10 1 / 6 0 / 7 3 / 0
1960 Majors 0.00 0 / 6 1 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 11 1 / 5 2 / 0
1961 Majors 0.00 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 5 1 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 6 1 / 0
1962 Majors 0.00 0 / 7 0 / 5 1 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 4 1 / 8 3 / 0
1963 Majors 27.00 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 27
1964 Majors 36.00 2 / 9 1 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 3 3 / 36
1965 Majors 45.40 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 45
1966 Majors 39.00 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 1 0 / 11 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 39
1967 Majors 9.89 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 9
Total 0 0 0 19 / 106 20 / 100 12 / 107 18 / 109 4 / 97 28 / 94 26 / 100 127 / 713
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Ben Leftwich has retired from the Boston Red Sox
1953-04-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ben Leftwich to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent John Scott to the minors.
1952-09-08The Boston Red Sox have promoted Jerry Petersen to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Hack Stapleton to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Ben Leftwich to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Bud Armbruster to the minors.
1952-08-25The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ben Leftwich to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Hack Stapleton to the minors.
1952-07-29The Boston Red Sox have promoted Roy Jay to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Ben Leftwich to the minors.
1952-07-03The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ben Leftwich to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Roy Jay to the minors.