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Name	Team	Age
Ben Swopelisberger	Retired (1991, Age 36)	Died (2026, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 10 (1975)	2B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ed ONeill League	0	16 years (11 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A-	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	C	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	10/22/1955
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	3	7
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (RF)
A+ (97.6 %)	B- (59.2 %)	D+ (20.2 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (1B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (SS)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1976	PIT	0	0	40	0	81	0	0	0	0
1977	PIT	0	0	104	0	26	0	0	0	0
1978	PIT	0	0	104	0	26	0	0	0	0
1979	PIT	0	0	90	0	16	0	0	0	0
1980	PIT	0	0	128	0	2	0	0	0	0
1981	PIT	0	0	130	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982	PIT	0	0	114	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983	PIT	0	30	46	0	0	35	0	0	21
1984	PIT	0	0	5	5	1	0	95	2	6
1985	PIT	0	0	2	2	2	1	118	1	1
1986	PIT	0	0	7	0	26	3	75	2	21
1987	PIT	0	0	1	2	2	3	110	1	2
1988	PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	127	0	3
1989	PIT	0	0	1	0	0	28	83	2	15
1990	PIT	0	0	0	1	0	38	0	1	55
1991	PIT	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1991-11-01	Ben Swopelisberger has retired from the Pittsburgh Khalifas
1991-09-03	Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1990-08-12	Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1988-10-20	The Pittsburgh Khalifas have placed Ben Swopelisberger on the trade block.
1987-10-05	Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1987-04-05	Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1984-06-02	Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1982-09-09	Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1979-06-09	Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1979-04-10	Ben Swopelisberger of the Pittsburgh Khalifas is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1976-04-16	The Pittsburgh Khalifas have promoted Ben Swopelisberger to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Khalifas have designated David Malice for assignment.
1976-04-11	The Pittsburgh Khalifas have demoted Ben Swopelisberger to the minor leagues.
1976-04-08	The Pittsburgh Khalifas have promoted Ben Swopelisberger to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Khalifas have sent John Milosevich to the minors.
1975-04-01	The Pittsburgh Khalifas have renamed Ray McAvoy to Ben Swopelisberger.