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Kevin Brown League
9-13-2193
Ken Besana Catcher
Retired (2002, Age 46)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .736 Status Deceased (2046) Option Years 0  
H 2592 Age at Death 90 Date of Birth 04-05-1956
HR 163 Drafted Round 1, Pick 13
(1974)		 Majors Svc Time 23 years
(65 games)
RBI 1053
SB 328 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 2002
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR F 
Speed C  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL F 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C  WS Rings 4
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1979 COL
139
442
35
110
17
1
2
46
50
 90 4 4
0
 0 3
.633
.328
.305
.057
.249
1980 COL
139
482
53
145
23
3
9
59
54
 81 1 4
0
 1 0
.787
.370
.417
.116
.301
1981 COL
139
494
60
138
24
2
14
73
73
 89 3 2
0
 0 2
.795
.374
.421
.142
.279
1982 COL
139
524
92
149
28
6
11
65
71
 88 1 1
9
 8 0
.794
.370
.424
.139
.284
1983 COL
104
383
55
106
21
1
13
54
36
 68 1 1
5
 0 2
.778
.340
.439
.162
.277
1984 COL
139
504
56
148
28
3
8
71
51
 70 1 1
4
 1 2
.768
.359
.409
.115
.294
1985 LAN
139
455
47
129
20
2
11
51
51
 73 2 3
27
 26 0
.765
.356
.409
.125
.284
1986 LAN
127
457
56
118
27
3
9
51
59
 75 0 2
42
 25 0
.731
.342
.389
.131
.258
1987 LAN
139
492
75
152
29
7
8
70
72
 78 1 3
44
 26 2
.841
.396
.445
.136
.309
1988 LAN
139
497
55
121
16
6
5
26
56
 82 2 0
43
 38 1
.653
.323
.330
.087
.243
1989 LAN
139
513
97
159
20
7
12
46
83
 99 3 2
40
 28 0
.854
.408
.446
.136
.310
1990 LAN
139
500
77
150
27
5
7
49
49
 76 2 2
24
 10 3
.779
.363
.416
.116
.300
1991 LAN
135
396
66
113
11
2
10
42
46
 49 1 1
28
 8 2
.759
.360
.399
.114
.285
1992 LAN
135
361
39
84
10
4
5
33
51
 53 1 0
13
 17 1
.653
.329
.324
.091
.233
1993 MIN
124
383
47
103
12
2
4
31
46
 64 1 0
19
 17 1
.691
.349
.342
.073
.269
1994 BAL-SF
106
358
38
94
23
2
6
53
55
 55 0 2
9
 2 1
.747
.359
.388
.126
.263
1995 SF
135
491
61
134
19
7
11
61
63
 64 4 6
11
 4 1
.764
.356
.407
.134
.273
1996 SF
147
317
35
79
10
3
5
38
38
 43 1 3
7
 4 5
.676
.329
.347
.098
.249
1997 BAL
65
221
27
60
8
0
3
26
16
 34 1 2
0
 0 0
.669
.321
.348
.077
.271
1998 BAL
43
147
23
42
6
1
0
20
18
 20 1 1
0
 0 1
.705
.365
.340
.054
.286
1999 BAL
135
498
53
122
17
1
3
31
51
 89 3 0
0
 0 2
.620
.319
.301
.056
.245
2000 BAL
56
148
21
37
6
0
2
22
13
 26 0 3
0
 0 4
.636
.305
.331
.081
.250
2001 DET
120
387
29
95
12
4
5
35
40
 80 1 2
3
 3 7
.652
.316
.336
.090
.245
2002 TEX
14
33
1
4
0
0
0
0
8
 8 1 0
0
 1 0
.431
.310
.121
.000
.121
Total
2836
9483
1198
2592
414
72
163
1053
1150
 1554 36 45
328
 219 40
.736
.353
.384
.110
.273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2002-11-01Ken Besana has retired from the Texas Grackles
2002-06-06The Texas Grackles have designated Ken Besana for assignment.
2002-05-14The Texas Grackles have promoted Ken Besana to the major league team.
2002-05-14The Texas Grackles have acquired Ken Besana from the waiver wire.
2001-04-14The Detroit Shock have promoted Ken Besana to the major league team. The Detroit Shock have promoted Ray Moriarty to the major league team. The Detroit Shock have sent Carl Smith to the minors. The Detroit Shock have sent Hal Newsome to the minors.
2001-04-14The Detroit Shock have acquired Ken Besana from the waiver wire.
2000-08-13Ken Besana of the Baltimore Pole Cats is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
2000-03-30The Baltimore Pole Cats have promoted Ken Besana to the major league team. The Baltimore Pole Cats have promoted Mike Maddux to the major league team. The Baltimore Pole Cats have promoted Eddie Bonds to the major league team. The Baltimore Pole Cats have promoted Bobby Bahr to the major league team.
2000-03-30Ken Besana has signed with the Baltimore Pole Cats for $0.75M per year for 1 year.
1999-03-30The Baltimore Pole Cats have promoted Bobby Bahr to the major league team. The Baltimore Pole Cats have promoted Dennis Short to the major league team. The Baltimore Pole Cats have promoted Ken Besana to the major league team. The Baltimore Pole Cats have promoted Bob Gleason to the major league team. The Baltimore Pole Cats have promoted Charlie Berg to the major league team.
1999-03-30Ken Besana has signed with the Baltimore Pole Cats for $1.55M per year for 1 year.
1998-03-31The Baltimore Pole Cats have promoted Ken Besana to the major league team. The Baltimore Pole Cats have promoted Leo Hamner to the major league team.
1998-03-30Ken Besana has signed with the Baltimore Pole Cats for $1.75M per year for 1 year.
1997-03-29The Baltimore Pole Cats have promoted Ken Besana to the major league team. The Baltimore Pole Cats have promoted Mark Throneberry to the major league team.
1997-03-28Ken Besana has signed with the Baltimore Pole Cats for $2.0M per year for 1 year.
1995-03-30Trade #1193636 has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pounders and the San Francisco Rotties. The San Francisco Rotties receive Ken Besana from the Pittsburgh Pounders in exchange for Kaylo Dannon.
1995-03-30The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Ken Besana to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pounders have promoted Rube Augustine to the major league team.
1995-03-30Ken Besana has signed with the Pittsburgh Pounders for $2.02M per year for 2 years.
1994-05-25Ken Besana of the San Francisco Rotties is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1994-05-15Trade #1189888 has been completed between the San Francisco Rotties and the Baltimore Monumentals. The Baltimore Monumentals receive Bobo Oliva, Curt Stevens from the San Francisco Rotties in exchange for Ken Besana, Gil Hood.
1994-03-30The Baltimore Monumentals have promoted Ken Besana to the major league team. The Baltimore Monumentals have promoted Ray Moriarty to the major league team. The Baltimore Monumentals have promoted Orlando Williams to the major league team.
1994-03-30Ken Besana has signed with the Baltimore Monumentals for $3.5M per year for 1 year.
1993-08-07Ken Besana of the Minnesota Saints is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1993-03-29The Minnesota Saints have promoted Ken Besana to the major league team. The Minnesota Saints have promoted Tony Pyburn to the major league team. The Minnesota Saints have promoted Dasher Allen to the major league team.
1993-03-28Ken Besana has signed with the Minnesota Saints for $3.5M per year for 1 year.
1992-09-30Ken Besana of the Los Angeles Lebowskis is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1992-03-30The Los Angeles Lebowskis have promoted Ken Besana to the major league team. The Los Angeles Lebowskis have promoted Charlie Sarni to the major league team. The Los Angeles Lebowskis have promoted Roy Mauser to the major league team.
1992-03-29Ken Besana has signed with the Los Angeles Lebowskis for $2.5M per year for 1 year.
1986-06-05Ken Besana of the Los Angeles Lebowskis is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1985-03-30The Los Angeles Lebowskis have promoted Ken Besana to the major league team. The Los Angeles Lebowskis have promoted Bryan Whitehurst to the major league team.
1985-03-28Ken Besana has signed with the Los Angeles Lebowskis for $8.5M per year for 7 years.
1983-07-15Ken Besana of the Colorado Boulders is injured and is expected to be out 48 days.
1979-04-01The Colorado Boulders have promoted Ken Besana to the major league team.
1975-04-27The Colorado Boulders have removed Ken Besana from the trade block.
1975-04-05The Colorado Boulders have placed Ken Besana on the trade block.
1973-07-02A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles Lebowskis and the Colorado Boulders. The Colorado Boulders receive Draft Pick 1974 Round 1 LAN (Ken Besana) from the Los Angeles Lebowskis in exchange for John Miller, Eric Humphreys. Protest This Trade.