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Don Newcombe League
4-1-2162
"Big" Ben Dunston First Base
Retired (1982, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .258 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .754 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 1716 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 03-21-1946
HR 297 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1964)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(63 games)
RBI 1047
SB 172
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R A+ Power vs. L A  Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control F    Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF A  (87.3%) Arm C  WS Appearances 2
2B D  (16.2%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* 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
1968 CIN
139
609
81
156
23
3
29
98
31
 145 3 3
9
 11 4
.741
.294
.447
.190
.256
1969 CIN
139
557
76
136
27
3
22
75
44
 127 3 3
15
 10 5
.723
.301
.422
.178
.244
1970 CIN
139
570
71
144
27
5
21
82
38
 125 2 3
14
 7 8
.728
.300
.428
.175
.253
1971 CIN
139
561
68
138
16
3
23
88
43
 145 0 2
13
 5 7
.707
.299
.408
.162
.246
1972 CIN
126
511
80
143
15
5
25
93
34
 109 1 4
5
 3 7
.799
.324
.476
.196
.280
1973 CIN
139
531
76
125
24
2
25
91
36
 124 0 3
10
 2 22
.712
.282
.429
.194
.235
1974 CIN
105
364
43
84
13
2
16
49
28
 71 1 2
7
 3 2
.695
.286
.409
.179
.231
1975 CIN
125
470
66
127
18
4
23
63
35
 103 1 1
14
 10 2
.794
.321
.472
.202
.270
1976 CIN
92
367
57
95
11
2
24
77
25
 61 0 1
11
 5 3
.801
.305
.496
.237
.259
1977 CIN
136
482
64
123
23
3
14
61
39
 102 3 4
29
 6 3
.715
.312
.402
.147
.255
1978 CIN
136
524
89
154
19
4
25
93
40
 92 1 4
15
 14 5
.831
.343
.489
.195
.294
1979 CIN
141
509
74
124
14
10
24
76
41
 121 5 3
17
 12 4
.757
.305
.452
.208
.244
1980 CIN
106
363
57
96
18
2
19
62
30
 76 2 4
10
 8 2
.803
.321
.482
.218
.264
1981 CIN
84
234
30
71
14
0
7
39
17
 47 2 1
3
 4 8
.807
.354
.453
.150
.303
Total
1746
6652
932
1716
262
48
297
1047
481
 1448 24 38
172
 100 82
.754
.309
.446
.188
.258
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1982-11-01"Big" Ben Dunston has retired from the Cincinnati Tigers
1982-03-25The Cincinnati Tigers have designated Lafayette Breckinridge for assignment. The Cincinnati Tigers have designated "Big" Ben Dunston for assignment. The Cincinnati Tigers have designated Tommy Labine for assignment.
1981-09-11 Big Ben Dunston of the Cincinnati Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1976-08-07 Big Ben Dunston of the Cincinnati Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1976-05-24 Big Ben Dunston of the Cincinnati Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1975-06-29 Big Ben Dunston of the Cincinnati Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1975-04-26 Big Ben Dunston of the Cincinnati Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1974-06-13 Big Ben Dunston of the Cincinnati Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1972-08-24 Big Ben Dunston of the Cincinnati Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1968-04-01The Cincinnati Tigers have promoted Carl Smith to the major league team. The Cincinnati Tigers have promoted "Big" Ben Dunston to the major league team.
1964-04-01The Cincinnati Tigers have renamed Ben Dunston to "Big" Ben Dunston.