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Name	Team	Age
Tom Benjamin	Retired (1971, Age 33)	Died (2000, Age 63)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 67 (1959)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B-	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B-	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C-	C+	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C-	F	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	11/22/1937
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (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
1959	C	D	C+	C-	B-	C+	C-
1960	C+	D+	C+	C-	B-	C+	C-
1961	C+	D+	C+	C	B	C+	C
1962	C+	D+	C+	C	B	B-	C
1963	B-	C-	C+	C	B	B-	C
1964	B-	C-	C+	C	B	B-	C
1965	B-	C-	C+	C	B	B-	C
1966	B-	C-	C+	C+	B	B-	C
1967	B-	C-	B-	C+	B	B-	C
1968	B-	C-	B-	C+	B	B-	C
1969	B-	C-	B-	C+	B	B-	C
1970	B-	C-	B-	C+	B	B-	C
1971	B-	C-	B-	C+	B	B-	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1971-11-01	Tom Benjamin has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1961-03-30	The Philadelphia Thunder have waived Tom Benjamin.
1961-03-29	The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Buck Nekola to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Scott Erb to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted George Fisher to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Freddy Stewart to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Earl Jones to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Tim Snyder to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Benj Hartman to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent John McLarney to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Elijah Gibson to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Otto Elliott to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Merlin Kelly to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent John Vuckovich to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Larry Christenson to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Tom Benjamin to the minors.
1961-03-28	The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Otto Elliott to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted John Cox to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted John Castle to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Tyler Greene to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Larry Christenson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Haywood Clevenger to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted John Vuckovich to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted John McLarney to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Merlin Kelly to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Tom Benjamin to the major league team.