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Name	Team	Age
Ben Williams	Retired (1973, Age 36)	41
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 5 (1959)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Chipper Jones League	0	11 years (59 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
64	30	9
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
5	7	41
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
6	3	45
Endurance	Velocity	Control
23	50	79
Leadership	Mentor Value
59	79
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
20	0	5/7/1937
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	3
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1959	2	46	68
1960	6	51	73
1961	7	57	77
1962	9	60	81
1963	15	61	83
1964	17	61	83
1965	18	62	84
1966	19	63	85
1967	19	63	85
1968	21	63	85
1969	23	64	85
1970	23	65	85
1971	24	66	85
1972	23	59	81
1973	23	50	77

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1973-11-01	Ben Williams has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1973-09-18	The Brooklyn Bomb Squad have waived Ben Williams.
1973-09-18	The Brooklyn Bomb Squad have acquired Ben Williams from the waiver wire.
1973-04-01	The Cincinnati Dreads have promoted Hootin N Hollerin to the major league team. The Cincinnati Dreads have promoted Conjunction Funk to the major league team. The Cincinnati Dreads have waived Ben Williams. The Cincinnati Dreads have waived Full Blown Hooks.
1968-10-08	A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Dreads and the St. Louis LEX-Steel Bats. The St. Louis LEX-Steel Bats receive Drastic Boombastic, Denver Colorado, Larry Warren "Peace", Charlie Thornton, Draft Pick - 1970 Round 1 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1969 Round 5 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1969 Round 4 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1969 Round 3 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1969 Round 2 (CIN), Draft Pick - 1969 Round 1 (CIN) from the Cincinnati Dreads in exchange for Matt Pike, Ben Williams, Gowell Ferguson.
1968-09-18	Ben Williams of the St. Louis LEX-Steel Bats is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1967-07-11	Ben Williams of the St. Louis LEX-Steel Bats is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1967-07-05	A trade has been completed between the Washington D-Bags and the St. Louis LEX-Steel Bats. The St. Louis LEX-Steel Bats receive Ben Williams, Ernie Westerberg, Teddy Jigglepiece from the Washington D-Bags in exchange for Jeff Perez, John Sele, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 3 (STL).
1966-06-09	Ben Williams of the Washington D-Bags is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1965-08-10	A trade has been completed between the Washington D-Bags and the St. Louis LEX-Steel Bats. The St. Louis LEX-Steel Bats receive Reggie Robson, Cesar Lumley, Bob Kelley, Snack Ox, Bob Walker, John Sele, Bert Mihalic, Johnny Jimenez, Jim Culp from the Washington D-Bags in exchange for Mordecai Pound, Coke Dealer Sneaks, Bedbath Vandal, Cy Ellis, Red Schoonmaker, Ben Williams.
1963-08-27	Ben Williams of the St. Louis Terrible Team is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1961-08-03	The St. Louis Terrible Team have promoted Ben Williams to the major league team. The St. Louis Terrible Team have sent Cy Ellis to the minors.