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Name Team Age
Ben Williams Retired (1957, Age 34) Died (2016, Age 93)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 17, Pick 266
(1950)		 LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Reggie Smith League 0 3 years (29 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
53 58 39
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
29 44 37
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
75 86 47
Endurance Velocity Control
55 39 5
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
64 53 100
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
92 0 7/16/1923
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
89 (89.5 %) 1 (1.5 %) 0 (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
1950 CLE 37 115 16 32 7 0 4 14 12 20 0 0 1 .790 .346 .443 .278
1951 CLE 7 22 4 6 2 1 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 .815 .360 .455 .273
1953 CLE-PHI-PHI-PHI-CLE 25 99 15 28 3 0 6 18 9 11 0 0 0 .828 .333 .495 .283
1955 PHI 92 366 46 93 13 4 17 55 17 73 3 2 8 .741 .290 .451 .254
1956 PHI 157 627 84 172 27 2 27 110 45 133 8 6 5 .775 .323 .453 .274
1957 PHI-CLE 21 61 8 12 1 1 2 9 5 9 0 0 0 .598 .254 .344 .197
Total 339 1290 173 343 53 8 56 209 91 248 11 8 14 .764 .314 .450 .266
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1957-11-01Ben Williams has retired from the Cleveland Indians
1957-06-10The Cleveland Indians have designated Ben Williams for assignment.
1957-05-30The Cleveland Indians have re-claimed Ben Williams from the waiver wire.
1957-05-28The Cleveland Indians have designated Ben Williams for assignment.
1957-05-23A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Patriots. The Philadelphia Patriots receive Al Hastings, Curt Wright, Dick Mann, Seven Hailes from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Craig Piechota, Ben Williams.
1955-04-29The Philadelphia Patriots have promoted Ben Williams to the major league team. The Philadelphia Patriots have sent Ben Franklin to the minors.
1954-03-01The Cleveland Indians have designated Ben Williams for assignment.
1953-09-15The Cleveland Indians have acquired Ben Williams from the waiver wire.
1953-09-11A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Patriots. The Philadelphia Patriots receive Ben Williams (Optioned), Draft Pick - 1954 Round 3 (CLE) from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for John Joal.
1953-09-11A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Patriots. The Philadelphia Patriots receive Ben Williams (Optioned), Draft Pick - 1954 Round 3 (CLE) from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for John Joal.
1953-09-11A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Patriots. The Philadelphia Patriots receive Ben Williams (Optioned), Draft Pick - 1954 Round 3 (CLE) from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for John Joal.
1953-04-02The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Williams to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Saul Johnson for assignment.
1953-04-02The Cleveland Indians have acquired Ben Williams from the waiver wire.
1953-03-01The Cleveland Indians have waived Ben Williams.
1952-04-05The Cleveland Indians have promoted Buck Chouinard to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ben Williams to the minors.
1951-04-22The Cleveland Indians have promoted Norberto Krsnich to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Williams to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Nellie Dean to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Bill Bomback to the minors.
1951-04-15The Cleveland Indians have promoted Bill Bomback to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ben Williams to the minors.