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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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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1959 CLE 35 99 9 20 1 0 3 8 3 15 0 0 2 .536 .233 .303 .202
1960 CLE 50 144 12 32 4 0 1 11 8 32 0 0 4 .529 .258 .271 .222
1961 CLE 69 189 19 43 9 0 3 16 18 32 0 0 3 .617 .295 .323 .228
1962 CLE-CHA 75 250 20 58 8 3 1 16 23 55 1 5 8 .602 .302 .300 .232
1963 CHA 117 372 30 102 15 4 8 46 38 70 4 5 12 .741 .341 .401 .274
1964 CHA 20 40 1 7 1 0 0 4 4 8 0 2 1 .444 .244 .200 .175
1965 CHA 69 58 6 11 2 0 0 1 8 9 1 1 1 .512 .288 .224 .190
1966 CHA-BRO 123 220 16 49 8 1 3 23 18 31 6 4 7 .588 .279 .309 .223
1967 BRO 159 552 54 124 14 4 13 61 48 108 5 3 19 .625 .290 .335 .225
1968 BRO 155 493 51 110 13 2 10 48 58 82 0 0 19 .624 .305 .318 .223
1969 BRO 138 372 36 95 15 4 11 63 39 62 0 1 17 .730 .325 .406 .255
1970 BRO 137 392 34 87 14 0 8 47 42 79 0 0 12 .617 .298 .319 .222
1971 BRO 126 262 33 70 7 2 7 34 22 33 0 0 7 .718 .329 .389 .267
1972 BRO 96 288 17 63 11 0 4 33 23 52 0 0 10 .572 .273 .299 .219
Total 1369 3731 338 871 122 20 72 411 352 668 17 21 122 .635 .300 .335 .233
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Ben Callahan has retired from the Brooklyn Atlantics
1972-09-17The Brooklyn Atlantics have promoted Frank Needham to the major league team. The Brooklyn Atlantics have designated Ben Callahan for assignment.
1966-08-20A 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).
1962-08-13A 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.
1962-07-22The Cleveland Indians have sent Ben Callahan down to the minors.
1962-07-22The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Callahan to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Gracious Meda to the minors.
1962-06-15The Cleveland Indians have promoted Gracious Meda to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ben Callahan to the minors.
1961-03-01The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Callahan to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Gracious Meda to the minors.
1960-10-03The 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.
1960-09-30The 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.
1960-09-01The Cleveland Indians have promoted Gracious Meda to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ben Callahan to the minors.
1959-10-12The 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.
1959-10-03The 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.
1959-07-15The 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.