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Name	Team	Age
David Benz	Retired (1998, Age 36)	Died (2036, Age 74)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8 (1984)	RF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Joe Medwick League	0	13 years (73 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A	A	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	1/21/1962
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (CF)
A+ (97.4 %)	B- (59.2 %)	F  (2.7 %)

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Year	League	Award
1990	AL	All Star Starter (3B)
1993	NL	All Star Starter (LF)
1996	NL	All Star Reserve (OF)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1998-11-01	David Benz has retired from the St. Louis Blue Cats
1997-04-28	David Benz of the St. Louis Blue Cats is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1995-05-19	The St. Louis Blue Cats have placed David Benz on the trade block.
1995-05-19	A trade has been completed between the Montreal Koenigs and the St. Louis Blue Cats. The St. Louis Blue Cats receive David Benz, Paul Dietz, Draft Pick 1996 Round 2 MON (T.J. Douglass) from the Montreal Koenigs in exchange for Glenn Kimmick, Lyman Fitzgerald. Protest This Trade.
1994-04-11	David Benz of the Montreal Koenigs is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1993-06-15	A trade has been completed between the Montreal Koenigs and the Detroit Scorpions. The Detroit Scorpions receive Vince Calderone, Duke Mulvey, Phil Pye, Bill Kerr, Dan Strand from the Montreal Koenigs in exchange for David Benz, Spider Craver, Dwayne Camacho. Protest This Trade.
1993-05-08	The Detroit Scorpions have placed David Benz on the trade block.
1990-06-25	David Benz of the Detroit Scorpions is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1990-04-28	David Benz of the Detroit Scorpions is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1988-06-22	David Benz of the Detroit Scorpions is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1987-05-17	David Benz of the Detroit Scorpions is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1987-04-01	The Detroit Scorpions have promoted Roy Taylor to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have promoted David Benz to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have designated Luke Baez for assignment. The Detroit Scorpions have designated Chris Northington for assignment.
1987-03-05	The Detroit Scorpions have sent David Benz to the minors. The Detroit Scorpions have sent Jessie Devarez to the minors.
1986-08-16	The Detroit Scorpions have promoted David Benz to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have designated Jim Speece for assignment.
1986-08-13	The Detroit Scorpions have sent David Benz to the minors.
1986-08-12	David Benz of the Detroit Scorpions is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
1986-04-08	The Detroit Scorpions have promoted David Benz to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have sent Sam Washington to the minors.
1986-04-01	The Detroit Scorpions have promoted Sam Washington to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have sent David Benz to the minors.
1985-08-07	The Detroit Scorpions have promoted David Benz to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have promoted Jim Autry to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have sent Erskine Larkin to the minors. The Detroit Scorpions have designated Jim Speece for assignment.
1985-05-22	The Detroit Scorpions have sent David Benz to the minors.
1985-05-05	The Detroit Scorpions have promoted David Benz to the major league team.
1984-07-16	The Detroit Scorpions have promoted Erskine Larkin to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have sent David Benz to the minors.
1984-05-05	The Detroit Scorpions have promoted David Benz to the major league team. The Detroit Scorpions have designated Jonas Berkovits for assignment.