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Jimmy Wynn League
4-1-2079
Ben Leftwich Left Field
Retired (1967, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .282 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .800 Status Deceased (2016) Option Years 0  
H 1827 Age at Death 86 Date of Birth 05-19-1930
HR 194 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(138 games)
RBI 775
SB 314
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance C    Ldrship A 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 2
1B A+ (93.3%) LF A+ (100%) Arm B  WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF A  (89.7%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF A  (89.6%)   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
1952 BOS
31
135
18
32
2
2
3
13
9
 27 0 1
8
 1 1
.631
.283
.348
.111
.237
1953 BOS
145
609
104
184
31
7
18
59
65
 86 2 3
25
 6 5
.834
.370
.465
.163
.302
1954 BOS
149
622
103
178
32
8
14
65
45
 96 2 2
23
 9 9
.766
.335
.431
.145
.286
1955 BOS
150
627
129
171
22
12
18
78
66
 91 4 3
32
 6 4
.777
.344
.432
.159
.273
1956 BOS
140
542
84
138
22
11
14
58
54
 113 1 1
29
 7 2
.736
.323
.413
.159
.255
1957 BOS
117
486
102
140
24
6
18
62
48
 66 4 1
30
 0 5
.829
.356
.473
.185
.288
1958 BOS
149
606
116
166
28
8
16
69
62
 95 7 4
32
 4 7
.772
.346
.426
.152
.274
1959 BOS
131
384
74
107
17
6
12
42
44
 50 2 1
19
 5 11
.803
.355
.448
.169
.279
1960 BOS
141
454
85
138
26
7
17
66
51
 78 1 2
20
 5 7
.878
.374
.504
.200
.304
1961 BOS
127
286
62
81
12
9
10
40
40
 49 2 1
15
 3 2
.867
.374
.493
.210
.283
1962 BOS
135
342
57
87
18
1
11
38
32
 54 0 0
10
 3 5
.728
.318
.409
.155
.254
1963 BOS
111
244
49
75
12
3
11
40
24
 37 2 1
14
 3 3
.889
.373
.516
.209
.307
1964 BOS
134
322
74
96
18
7
9
35
42
 48 0 1
16
 2 2
.859
.378
.481
.183
.298
1965 BOS
136
406
79
122
22
4
11
52
46
 70 0 2
22
 5 4
.826
.370
.456
.155
.300
1966 BOS
141
334
62
93
17
3
12
51
47
 61 3 6
16
 8 1
.822
.367
.455
.177
.278
1967 BOS
74
86
11
19
6
0
0
7
10
 20 2 1
3
 0 1
.604
.313
.291
.070
.221
Total
2011
6485
1209
1827
309
94
194
775
685
 1041 32 30
314
 67 69
.800
.352
.448
.166
.282
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Ben Leftwich has retired from the Boston Red Sox
1953-04-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ben Leftwich to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent John Scott to the minors.
1952-09-08The Boston Red Sox have promoted Jerry Petersen to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Hack Stapleton to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Ben Leftwich to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Bud Armbruster to the minors.
1952-08-25The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ben Leftwich to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Hack Stapleton to the minors.
1952-07-29The Boston Red Sox have promoted Roy Jay to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Ben Leftwich to the minors.
1952-07-03The Boston Red Sox have promoted Ben Leftwich to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Roy Jay to the minors.