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Benny
Zientara		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 180
 
Born: February 14, 1918 in Usa, IL, CHICAGO
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 23 CLE AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 3 3 10 10 10
1942 24 CLE AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 10 10 10
1943 25 CLE AL     6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 3 3 10 10 10
1944 26 CLE AL     6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 10 10 10
1945 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 9 9 9
1946 28 CLE AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 9 9 9
1947 29 CLE AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 9 9 9
1948 30 CLE AL     6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 9 9 9
1949 31 CLE AL     6 6 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 9 9 9
1950 32 CLE AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 9 9 9
1951 33 CLE AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 3 3 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1941 23 AAA   136 554 62 142 20 1 6 52 8 4 27 19 .256 .291 .329 .619 51.4  
1942 24 AAA   136 516 54 133 15 1 5 44 6 6 31 15 .258 .300 .320 .620 48.0  
1943 25 AAA   133 566 60 162 26 2 12 63 6 4 39 20 .286 .332 .403 .735 73.4  
1944 26 AAA   55 233 33 73 7 1 10 37 0 4 18 5 .313 .363 .481 .843 37.5  
1945 27 AAA   124 518 69 148 24 4 6 56 5 2 24 27 .286 .317 .382 .700 60.0  
1946 28 CLE AL 121 375 38 95 10 3 5 40 0 0 19 23 .253 .288 .336 .624 35.0 3.2
1947 29 CLE AL 91 154 14 46 5 2 0 16 0 0 10 4 .299 .341 .357 .699 16.7 2.0
1948 30 AAA   134 565 86 172 22 2 7 53 11 1 31 20 .304 .341 .388 .728 73.0  
1949 31 AAA   126 532 69 184 31 1 7 60 4 2 31 25 .346 .382 .447 .829 83.2  
1950 32 AAA   121 410 49 107 14 1 5 33 5 2 29 32 .261 .310 .337 .646 42.9  
1951 33 AAA   121 433 48 122 5 2 5 47 5 8 18 26 .282 .310 .337 .648 42.5  
2 Years Sim 212 529 52 141 15 5 5 56 0 0 29 27 .267 .304 .342 .646 51.8 5.2
9 Years AAA 1086 4327 530 1243 164 15 63 445 50 33 248 189 .287 .325 .376 .701 511.6  
162 Game Average 404 39 107 11 3 3 42 0 0 22 20 .267 .304 .342 .646 39.6  
Career Highs 121 375 38 95 10 3 5 40 0 0 19 23 .299 .341 .357 .699 35.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   323 28 79 8 5 1 38 0 0 18 18 .245 .284 .310 .593 27.6
vs LH   206 24 62 7 0 4 18 0 0 11 9 .301 .335 .393 .728 26.2
Home 101 257 23 76 7 2 1 24 0 0 13 8 .296 .328 .350 .679 28.6
Away 111 272 29 65 8 3 4 32 0 0 16 19 .239 .280 .335 .615 25.2
RISP   120 0 31 3 2 2 50 0 0 9 6 .258 .305 .367 .672 13.6
Pinch Hitting   23 2 8 0 2 0 5 0 0 3 0 .348 .423 .522 .945 4.7
Close/Late   54 6 17 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 2 .315 .315 .389 .704 6.0
Mar/Apr 27 36 3 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .250 .289 .250 .539 2.6
May 26 39 4 12 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 2 .308 .357 .385 .742 5.2
June 43 113 8 31 5 0 0 9 0 0 7 7 .274 .314 .319 .633 11.1
July 40 115 10 30 1 2 0 13 0 0 7 6 .261 .303 .304 .608 10.5
August 36 113 12 27 3 2 2 18 0 0 4 6 .239 .265 .354 .619 10.2
Sep/Oct 40 113 15 32 5 0 3 11 0 0 6 5 .283 .317 .407 .724 14.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1945 27 CLE AL 3B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1946 28 CLE AL 2B 108 106 871.7 209 316 10 74 .981 5.42   2.1
    SS 3 1 12.3 2 8 0 1 1.000 7.30   0.1
    3B 4 0 10.3 0 4 0 0 1.000 3.48   0.1
    CF 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1947 29 CLE AL 3B 47 12 171.0 15 32 0 4 1.000 2.47   0.4
    RF 15 14 134.0 31 0 0 0 1.000 2.08   0.4
    SS 13 4 48.7 6 24 0 2 1.000 5.55   0.3
    2B 5 1 15.3 4 5 1 3 .900 5.28   0.0
  2B 113 107 887.0 213 321 11 77 .980 5.42   2.2
  3B 52 12 182.3 15 37 0 4 1.000 2.57   0.5
  RF 15 14 134.0 31 0 0 0 1.000 2.08   0.4
  SS 16 5 61.0 8 32 0 3 1.000 5.90   0.4
  CF 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   197 138 1266.0 267 390 11 84 .984 4.67   3.5
Career Highs   116 107 896.0 211 328 10 75 1.000 9.00    
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  8. Johnny Butler (970)
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 71st overall pick, by Cleveland in 1941
Injured on 8/29/1943 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/2/1944 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season
Had first career hit on 4/25/1946, off Eddie Smith (BRK)
Hit first career homerun on 8/22/1946, off Dave Koslo (OAK)
Injured on 6/6/1949 with a Sore Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/9/1950 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 7/8/1951 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days
 
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