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Name Team Age
Ben Wheeler Retired (1959, Age 36) Died (1999, Age 76)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 6, Pick 81
(1950)		 SP L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League 0 5 years (48 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- A- D 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C- D  C-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C  D+ B+
Endurance Velocity Control
A+ C+ B+
Leadership   Mentor Value  
B+ A 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 5/10/1923
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 2 2
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Energy  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Batting   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1950 DET 18 10 36 36 16 8 0 0 281.0 223 89 78 1 66 168 1.03 2.50
1951 DET 17 6 35 35 5 0 0 0 251.2 218 113 105 2 102 138 1.27 3.75
1952 DET 18 10 36 36 11 4 0 0 253.1 226 104 100 3 93 163 1.26 3.55
1953 DET 21 9 36 36 14 1 0 0 269.1 247 102 97 1 89 173 1.25 3.24
1954 DET-STL 16 4 27 27 10 2 0 0 200.2 157 62 61 2 57 116 1.07 2.74
1955 KC 10 16 35 35 1 1 0 0 228.1 228 126 111 3 74 144 1.32 4.38
1956 KC 17 8 34 34 7 1 0 0 250.2 254 100 92 2 67 162 1.28 3.30
1957 KC 18 9 32 32 8 0 0 0 235.2 234 108 103 4 73 142 1.30 3.93
1958 KC 13 9 27 27 3 3 0 0 189.2 203 101 93 2 66 103 1.42 4.41
1959 KC 2 4 18 9 2 0 0 0 73.0 82 55 47 2 28 54 1.51 5.79
2077 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total 150 85 316 307 77 20 0 0 2233.0 2072 960 887 22 715 1363 1.25 3.58
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1959-11-01Ben Wheeler has retired from the Kansas City Marmots
1959-09-24The Kansas City Marmots have re-claimed Ben Wheeler from the waiver wire.
1959-09-21The Kansas City Marmots have designated Ben Wheeler for assignment.
1959-09-03The Kansas City Marmots have promoted Ben Wheeler to the major league team.
1959-06-14The Kansas City Marmots have promoted Skinny Turner to the major league team. The Kansas City Marmots have designated Ben Wheeler for assignment.
1955-03-01The Kansas City Marmets have renamed Billy Beecher to Ben Wheeler.
1954-03-01A trade has been completed between the Detroit Daily Doubles and the St. Louis Browns. The St. Louis Browns receive Billy Beecher from the Detroit Daily Doubles in exchange for Charlie Pittinger.
1951-10-03The Detroit Bull Pups have promoted Boots Richards to the major league team. The Detroit Bull Pups have promoted Billy Beecher to the major league team. The Detroit Bull Pups have sent Bobby Brandenburg to the minors. The Detroit Bull Pups have sent George Hardtke to the minors.
1951-09-28The Detroit Bull Pups have promoted Bobby Brandenburg to the major league team. The Detroit Bull Pups have promoted George Hardtke to the major league team. The Detroit Bull Pups have sent Boots Richards to the minors. The Detroit Bull Pups have sent Billy Beecher to the minors.