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Name	Team	Age
Ray Benes	Retired (1980, Age 36)	Died (2020, Age 76)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 39 (1964)	RF	R/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	7 years (59 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
69	91	58
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
67	82	66
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
53	72	23
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	5	8
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
67	100	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
44	0	8/20/1944
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	2	4
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
65 (65.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (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
1964	30	28	48	46	49	67	45
1965	37	34	51	48	53	72	47
1966	39	42	59	53	58	74	51
1967	46	45	66	58	59	77	54
1968	56	48	69	63	63	79	58
1969	59	52	74	66	65	81	59
1970	59	54	76	69	68	84	60
1971	62	57	77	71	72	86	61
1972	65	58	80	74	75	90	61
1973	67	59	82	74	77	90	65
1974	67	59	83	74	77	90	65
1975	68	59	83	75	77	91	65
1976	68	59	84	75	77	91	65
1977	69	59	84	75	77	91	65
1978	70	59	85	75	77	92	65
1979	68	56	83	75	69	92	61
1980	67	52	82	72	65	91	58

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	Ray Benes has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1980-06-04	The Chicago Cubs have acquired Travis Uhle from the waiver wire. The Chicago Cubs have waived Ray Benes.
1980-04-01	The Chicago Cubs have promoted Duke Garcia to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted John Morton to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Ollie Terry to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Hector Manto to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated Sam Burdock for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Rob Diaz for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Ray Benes for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Brian Doscher for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Noe Corcoran for assignment.
1976-06-20	Ray Benes of the Brooklyn Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 58 days.
1972-07-30	The Brooklyn Wings have promoted Ray Benes to the major league team.
1965-07-04	The Brooklyn Bums have acquired Ray Benes from the waiver wire.
1965-06-10	The Boston Braves have waived Ray Benes.