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Fred Lynn League 10-13-2074 |
| John Benton |  CatcherRetired (1977, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .263 | Total Rating |
|
Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .714 | Status | Deceased (2017) | Option Years | 0
|
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| H | 77 | Age at Death | 74 | Date of Birth | 08-24-1943 | |
| HR | 7 | Drafted | Round 4, Pick 64 (1965) |
Majors Svc Time | 2 years (102 games) |
|
| RBI | 41 | |||||
| SB | 0 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 3B | --- | 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 | BOS | 52 |
107 |
12 |
28
|
5 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
14 |
22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 3 | .737 |
.344 |
.393 |
.131 |
.262 |
|
| 1970 | BOS | 49 |
118 |
11 |
33
|
4 |
0 |
3 |
18 |
12 |
24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .741 |
.351 |
.390 |
.110 |
.280 |
|
| 1971 | BOS | 28 |
68 |
3 |
16
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 3 | .632 |
.338 |
.294 |
.059 |
.235 |
|
| Total | 129 |
293 |
26 |
77
|
10 |
0 |
7 |
41 |
36 |
62 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
0 | 6 | .714 |
.345 |
.369 |
.106 |
.263 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1977-11-01 | John Benton has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1972-04-01 | The Boston Tunes have waived John Benton. |
| 1971-06-30 | The Boston Tunes have promoted Javy Reiber to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have designated John Benton for assignment. |
| 1970-05-08 | The Boston Tunes have promoted John Benton to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have sent George Bayless to the minors. |
| 1970-05-08 | The Boston Tunes have sent John Benton to the minors. |
| 1969-04-01 | The Boston Tunes have promoted John Benton to the major league team. The Boston Tunes have designated Jose Masterson for assignment. |
| 1968-07-26 | The Boston Tunes have acquired John Benton from the waiver wire. |
| 1968-07-22 | The Milwaukee Beekeepers have waived John Benton. |
| 1968-03-03 | The Milwaukee Beekeepers have sent John Benton to the minors. |
| 1967-09-10 | The Milwaukee Beekeepers have promoted John Benton to the major league team. |
| 1967-09-10 | The Milwaukee Beekeepers have acquired John Benton from the waiver wire. |
| 1967-09-06 | The Detroit Spiders have waived John Benton. |