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Name	Team	Age
Ben Bannister	Retired (1964, Age 35)	Died (2010, Age 81)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 46 (1952)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League	0	9 years (154 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C	B	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C	C	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	9/3/1929
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (3B)
A  (85.6 %)	A  (85.5 %)	F  (2.3 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1952	PHI	8	24	3	6	3	1	0	3	5	3	0	0	0	.838	.379	.458	.250
1954	PHI	149	510	47	125	14	8	10	43	45	95	5	6	13	.667	.305	.363	.245
1955	PHI	149	535	42	112	16	7	5	50	35	93	4	2	3	.554	.260	.293	.209
1956	BRO	134	462	48	101	17	2	8	49	53	85	13	0	4	.616	.300	.316	.219
1957	BRO	136	471	47	113	19	3	7	34	40	86	3	1	2	.639	.301	.338	.240
1958	BRO	141	469	56	114	19	4	8	54	44	101	8	3	2	.660	.308	.352	.243
1959	BRO	141	482	65	128	24	4	10	48	48	84	31	12	0	.726	.332	.394	.266
1960	BRO	149	559	57	118	22	3	3	52	51	123	7	5	8	.561	.284	.277	.211
1961	BRO	150	560	77	136	18	3	17	48	56	101	8	2	2	.688	.312	.377	.243
1962	BRO	149	590	64	154	21	8	8	68	39	118	8	1	4	.674	.309	.364	.261
1963	BRO	53	171	18	43	5	3	3	25	10	29	3	0	1	.658	.290	.368	.251
1964	BRO-NYN-KC	35	50	10	15	1	1	4	12	6	6	0	0	0	.968	.368	.600	.300
Total		1394	4883	534	1165	179	47	83	486	432	924	90	32	39	.647	.302	.345	.239

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1964-11-01	Ben Bannister has retired from the Kansas City TKs
1964-06-07	The Kansas City TKs have acquired Ben Bannister from the waiver wire.
1964-06-03	The New York Islanders have designated Ben Bannister for assignment.
1964-04-05	The New York Islanders have acquired Ben Bannister from the waiver wire.
1964-04-01	The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Frank Thornton to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have designated Ben Bannister for assignment.
1954-03-01	The Philadelphia Goat Herders have promoted Ben Bannister to the major league team. The Philadelphia Goat Herders have sent Ace Bolger to the minors.
1952-09-14	The Philadelphia Goat Herders have promoted Moe Spinks to the major league team. The Philadelphia Goat Herders have sent Ben Bannister to the minors.
1952-08-23	The Philadelphia Goat Herders have promoted Ben Bannister to the major league team. The Philadelphia Goat Herders have sent Moe Spinks to the minors.