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Ken Griffey Jr League
3-7-2079
Benny Corkhill Right Field
Retired (1961, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .288 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .817 Status Deceased (1986) Option Years 0  
H 935 Age at Death 60 Date of Birth 04-11-1926
HR 128 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(64 games)
RBI 485
SB 143
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt A- Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B D  (18.5%) LF B+ (75.3%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF B+ (74.5%)   Health D- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   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
1951 CHN
111
434
55
114
21
4
16
56
30
 78 2 0
17
 10 23
.753
.313
.440
.177
.263
1952 CHN
125
489
86
155
17
7
25
82
41
 88 4 5
36
 13 25
.905
.371
.534
.217
.317
1953 CHN
77
152
28
54
10
4
9
24
16
 23 1 0
14
 7 2
1.071
.420
.651
.296
.355
1954 CHN-PHI
82
290
46
81
14
2
16
53
28
 62 2 0
17
 5 2
.854
.347
.507
.228
.279
1955 PHI
82
312
44
89
16
7
10
47
26
 68 1 0
12
 3 2
.820
.342
.478
.192
.285
1956 PHI
107
364
65
110
13
5
18
57
39
 55 2 3
21
 10 4
.884
.370
.514
.212
.302
1957 PHI-BAL
94
323
51
101
15
3
13
43
29
 61 1 2
10
 2 3
.867
.369
.498
.186
.313
1958 BAL
112
244
22
54
11
0
5
25
24
 42 3 0
1
 1 1
.627
.299
.328
.107
.221
1959 BAL
119
410
41
103
18
6
7
57
26
 83 1 2
7
 0 4
.672
.296
.376
.124
.251
1960 BAL-STL
73
221
27
70
9
0
8
38
7
 30 1 3
7
 3 0
.802
.336
.466
.149
.317
1961 STL
7
12
3
4
1
0
1
3
2
 1 0 0
1
 1 0
1.095
.429
.667
.333
.333
Total
989
3251
468
935
145
38
128
485
268
 591 18 15
143
 55 66
.817
.344
.474
.186
.288
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01Benny Corkhill has retired from the St. Louis Cardinals
1960-06-26A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Baltimore Senators. The Baltimore Senators receive Chris Jackson, Rip Robinson, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 4 (STL) from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Benny Corkhill, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 2 (CHN).
1957-06-19A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Dong and the Baltimore Senators. The Baltimore Senators receive Benny Corkhill, Pistal Whip, Jose Miggins from the Philadelphia Dong in exchange for Joe Assenmacher, Irish Henderson.
1955-03-01The Philadelphia Dong have promoted Benny Corkhill to the major league team. The Philadelphia Dong have promoted Bob Pitko to the major league team. The Philadelphia Dong have promoted Sam Kaufmann to the major league team. The Philadelphia Dong have sent Ducky Burk to the minors.
1954-09-17The Philadelphia Dong have promoted Ducky Burk to the major league team. The Philadelphia Dong have sent Benny Corkhill to the minors.
1954-08-19The Philadelphia Dong have promoted Benny Corkhill to the major league team. The Philadelphia Dong have sent Lee Janeski to the minors.
1954-07-25The Philadelphia Dong have promoted Quincy Jones to the major league team. The Philadelphia Dong have sent Benny Corkhill to the minors.
1954-05-03A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Dong and the Chicago Assassins. The Chicago Assassins receive Bill Nelson, Charles Shoop from the Philadelphia Dong in exchange for Benny Corkhill.
1951-05-17The Chicago Assassins have promoted Benny Corkhill to the major league team. The Chicago Assassins have sent Hal Culp to the minors.
1951-04-22The Chicago Assassins have promoted John Simmons to the major league team. The Chicago Assassins have sent Benny Corkhill to the minors.
1951-04-01The Chicago Assassins have promoted Benny Corkhill to the major league team. The Chicago Assassins have sent Logan Katoll to the minors.