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Name	Team	Age
Ben Callahan	Retired (1972, Age 35)	Died (2013, Age 76)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 23 (1959)	C	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Hank Aaron League	0	4 years (148 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	C	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	C+	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	C+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	7/20/1937
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D+ (23.6 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1959	B	B-	C	C-	D	D+	D
1960	B	B-	C	C-	D	D+	D
1961	B	B-	C	C-	D+	C-	D
1962	B	B-	C	C-	D+	C-	D+
1963	B	B-	C	C	C-	C-	D+
1964	B+	B	C+	C+	C-	C-	C-
1965	B+	B	C+	C+	C-	C-	C-
1966	B+	B	C+	C+	C-	C-	C-
1967	B+	B	C+	C+	C-	C	C-
1968	B+	B	C+	C+	C-	C	C-
1969	B+	B	C+	C+	C-	C	C-
1970	B+	B	C+	C+	C-	C	C-
1971	B+	B	C+	C+	C-	C	C-
1972	B+	B	C+	C+	C-	C	C-

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1972-11-01	Ben Callahan has retired from the Brooklyn Atlantics
1972-09-17	The Brooklyn Atlantics have promoted Frank Needham to the major league team. The Brooklyn Atlantics have designated Ben Callahan for assignment.
1966-08-20	A trade has been completed between the Chicago 89s and the Brooklyn Atlantics. The Brooklyn Atlantics receive Ben Callahan from the Chicago 89s in exchange for Draft Pick - 1969 Round 2 (BRO).
1962-08-13	A trade has been completed between the Chicago 89s and the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians receive Hal Carlyle, Bill Knetzer from the Chicago 89s in exchange for Ben Callahan, Hank Thoreau.
1962-07-22	The Cleveland Indians have sent Ben Callahan down to the minors.
1962-07-22	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Callahan to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Gracious Meda to the minors.
1962-06-15	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Gracious Meda to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ben Callahan to the minors.
1961-03-01	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Callahan to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Gracious Meda to the minors.
1960-10-03	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Oscar Terpko to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Rick Wagner to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Dario Jarvis to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Amarillo Slim to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Victor Martinez to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Tommy Hogue to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Rocky Ruth to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Atticus Finch to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ben Callahan to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Andrew Oliver to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Broadway Joe Shine to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Lionel Meda to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ricardo Rodriguez to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Wayne Moford to the minors.
1960-09-30	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Charles Nagy to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Wayne Moford to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Callahan to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Dario Jarvis to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Oscar Terpko to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Victor Martinez to the minors.
1960-09-01	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Gracious Meda to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ben Callahan to the minors.
1959-10-12	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Charles Nagy to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Callahan to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Red Wine to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Sam Grizzle to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Alex Herrera to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Swish Schlesinger to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Rocky Ruth to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Don Milan to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ricardo Rodriguez to the minors.
1959-10-03	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Dario Jarvis to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Don Milan to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ed Jolley to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Lucky Loogey to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ben Callahan to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Bill Marichal to the minors.
1959-07-15	The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Callahan to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Dario Jarvis to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Andrew Oliver to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Barney Yard to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Charlie Gregory to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ricardo Rodriguez to the minors.