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Ken Griffey Jr League
4-25-2078
Benny Bitford Second Base
Retired (1978, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .256 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .729 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 212 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 03-06-1944
HR 20 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1964)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(68 games)
RBI 111
SB 33
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR C 
Speed A- Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 0
3B D- (9.1%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1969 MIL
16
25
4
7
0
0
0
1
5
 5 0 0
2
 0 1
.680
.400
.280
.000
.280
1970 MIL
21
73
15
21
4
3
2
10
10
 13 1 0
6
 1 2
.888
.381
.507
.219
.288
1971 MIL
59
148
15
38
7
2
3
20
16
 29 2 2
3
 1 8
.725
.333
.392
.135
.257
1972 MIL
71
224
33
55
10
3
7
30
17
 44 2 1
8
 0 5
.714
.303
.411
.165
.246
1973 MIL
87
250
31
70
12
3
6
39
27
 57 0 2
7
 1 10
.772
.348
.424
.144
.280
1974 MIL
36
107
13
21
3
0
2
11
13
 19 1 0
7
 0 4
.570
.289
.280
.084
.196
Total
290
827
111
212
36
11
20
111
88
 167 6 5
33
 3 30
.729
.330
.399
.143
.256
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Benny Bitford has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1978-04-01The Chicago SOX have waived Benny Bitford.
1977-09-05The Chicago SOX have acquired Benny Bitford from the waiver wire.
1977-06-03The Boston Pile Drivers have waived Benny Bitford.
1977-06-01The Boston Pile Drivers have acquired Benny Bitford from the waiver wire.
1977-05-02The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have waived Benny Bitford.
1975-10-03The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have designated Benny Bitford for assignment. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have designated Bill Wilson for assignment.
1975-09-30The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted Benny Bitford to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted Jim Whitney to the major league team. The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have promoted Bill Richards to the major league team.
1975-09-30The Pittsburgh GhettoBlasters have acquired Benny Bitford from the waiver wire.
1975-04-06The Milwaukee Crew have waived Benny Bitford.
1975-04-02The Milwaukee Crew have promoted Joe Kern to the major league team. The Milwaukee Crew have designated Benny Bitford for assignment.
1970-09-03The Milwaukee Crew have promoted Benny Bitford to the major league team.
1970-05-13The Milwaukee Crew have acquired Benny Bitford from the waiver wire.
1970-05-08The Milwaukee Crew have waived Benny Bitford.
1969-11-12The Milwaukee Crew have sent Benny Bitford to the minors.
1969-09-06The Milwaukee Crew have promoted Benny Bitford to the major league team.
1969-04-11The Milwaukee Crew have promoted Bill Searcy to the major league team. The Milwaukee Crew have sent Benny Bitford to the minors.
1969-04-01The Milwaukee Crew have renamed Benny Ostrander to Benny Bitford.
1969-04-01The Milwaukee Crew have renamed Tommy Ostrander to Benny Ostrander.
1969-03-01The Milwaukee Crew have promoted Tommy Ostrander to the major league team.
1969-03-01The Milwaukee Crew have promoted Tommy Ostrander to the major league team. The Milwaukee Crew have sent Alex Stringer to the minors.
1969-03-01The Milwaukee Crew have renamed Tommy Bitford to Tommy Ostrander.
1969-03-01The Milwaukee Crew have renamed Tony Hovar to Tommy Bitford.
1969-03-01The Milwaukee Crew have acquired Tony Hovar from the waiver wire. The Milwaukee Crew have waived Keith Flick.
1968-07-18The Philadelphia Dong have waived Tony Hovar.
1968-07-03The Philadelphia Dong have acquired Tony Hovar from the waiver wire.
1968-05-17The New York Boozehounds have waived Tony Hovar.
1964-07-23A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Boozehounds. The New York Boozehounds receive Tony Hovar, Draft Pick - 1965 Round 3 (STL), Draft Pick - 1965 Round 1 (STL) from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Steve Niland.
1964-04-04The St. Louis Cardinals have renamed Tony Holt to Tony Hovar.
1964-04-01The St. Louis Cardinals have renamed Tony Husting to Tony Holt.