Name | Team | Age |
Ben Kopf | Retired (1953, Age 36) | Died (1990, Age 73) |
Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
Round 3, Pick 36 (1950) |
3B | B/R |
League | Option Years
![]() |
Majors Service Time |
Dom DiMaggio League | 0 | 2 years (0 games) |
Total Rating
![]() |
Arm | Range |
Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
Endurance | Velocity | Control |
Leadership
![]() |
Mentor vs RHP
![]() |
Mentor vs LHP
![]() |
Health
![]() |
Injured Days
![]() |
Birthday |
0 | 7/10/1917 | |
WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
(2.9 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Year
![]() |
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
1950 | CIN | 143 | 459 | 92 | 155 | 37 | 5 | 18 | 79 | 54 | 44 | 25 | 8 | 2 | .969 | .411 | .558 | .338 |
1951 | CIN-PIT | 140 | 483 | 83 | 155 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 77 | 43 | 54 | 25 | 7 | 5 | .911 | .374 | .536 | .321 |
1952 | PIT | 135 | 530 | 94 | 166 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 65 | 65 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 3 | .886 | .394 | .492 | .313 |
1953 | PIT | 64 | 111 | 21 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .813 | .407 | .405 | .279 |
Total | 482 | 1583 | 290 | 507 | 88 | 23 | 60 | 242 | 185 | 172 | 61 | 16 | 13 | .913 | .394 | .519 | .320 |
Date | Transaction |
1953-11-01 | Ben Kopf has retired from the Pittsburgh Captains |
1953-09-12 | The Pittsburgh Captains have re-claimed Ben Kopf from the waiver wire. |
1953-09-12 | The Pittsburgh Captains have promoted Bob Heise to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Captains have designated Ben Kopf for assignment. |
1951-09-26 | The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Ben Kopf to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Jay Kopshaw to the minors. |
1951-09-26 | A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Red Legs. The Cincinnati Red Legs receive Chris Ericks, Draft Pick - 1952 Round 1 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Ben Kopf, Key Integrity. |