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Stan
Benjamin		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 199
 
Born: May 20, 1914 in Usa, MA, FRAMINGHAM
 
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
1939 25 DET AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 7 6 6 2 1 1 7 6 6
1940 26 PIT NL     4 4 5 1 1 1 7 6 7 2 1 2 7 6 6
1941 27 PIT NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 7 6 7 2 2 2 7 6 6
1942 28 PIT NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 7 6 7 3 2 2 7 6 6
1943 29 PIT NL     5 5 6 2 2 2 8 7 7 2 2 2 7 6 6
1944 30 PIT NL     5 5 6 2 2 2 8 7 7 2 2 2 7 6 6
1945 31 PIT NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 6 7 2 2 2 6 6 6
1946 32 PIT NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 7 6 6 2 2 2 6 5 5
1947 33 PIT NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 7 6 7 2 2 2 6 5 5
1948 34 PIT NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 7 6 7 2 2 2 5 5 5
1949 35 PIT NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 1 1 1 6 5 5 2 2 2 5 4 4
1950 36 PIT NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 3 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 1 1 4 3 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 8 7 7 3 2 2 7 6 6
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
1939 25 AAA   83 375 45 111 30 4 3 45 11 8 16 51 .296 .325 .421 .746 46.6  
    AA   28 123 23 41 12 4 0 11 5 2 7 16 .333 .369 .496 .865 20.1  
    A   26 113 20 32 2 2 2 5 5 4 8 11 .283 .331 .389 .720 14.0  
1940 26 AAA   106 485 53 126 21 8 9 45 15 11 11 68 .260 .276 .392 .668 48.9  
    AA   31 138 13 33 12 2 0 10 3 3 6 11 .239 .271 .355 .626 11.8  
1941 27 AAA   110 494 70 147 32 7 6 53 17 9 9 70 .298 .310 .427 .737 59.9  
    AA   26 117 16 37 12 1 1 13 6 3 5 9 .316 .344 .462 .806 16.8  
1942 28 PIT NL 11 15 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 .133 .235 .133 .369 0.0 0.0
    AAA   135 589 62 178 39 10 1 60 11 15 24 76 .302 .330 .407 .737 69.8  
1943 29 AAA   133 563 91 165 32 6 8 39 21 17 38 79 .293 .338 .414 .752 73.4  
1944 30 AAA   117 463 64 148 30 6 8 66 17 14 32 65 .320 .364 .462 .826 70.6  
1945 31 AAA   88 333 41 100 16 6 4 52 14 1 21 40 .300 .342 .420 .762 47.5  
1946 32 AAA   137 512 64 153 30 5 4 60 19 12 29 67 .299 .336 .400 .737 64.5  
1947 33 AAA   137 467 68 121 26 8 2 59 21 5 31 85 .259 .305 .362 .667 51.9  
1948 34 PIT NL 98 312 32 71 18 4 0 21 6 4 20 68 .228 .274 .311 .585 24.5 0.6
1949 35 PIT NL 88 175 23 43 10 3 1 17 2 3 13 41 .246 .298 .354 .652 16.9 1.8
1950 36 PIT NL 58 40 17 6 1 0 0 2 0 3 5 12 .150 .244 .175 .419 0.8 0.0
4 Years Sim 255 542 75 122 29 7 1 40 9 11 40 121 .225 .278 .310 .588 42.2 2.4
9 Years AAA 1046 4281 558 1249 256 60 45 479 146 92 211 601 .292 .324 .411 .735 533.0  
3 Years AA 85 378 52 111 36 7 1 34 14 8 18 36 .294 .324 .434 .758 48.6  
1 Years A 26 113 20 32 2 2 2 5 5 4 8 11 .283 .331 .389 .720 14.0  
13 Years Minors 1157 4772 630 1392 294 69 48 518 165 104 237 648 .292 .324 .412 .736 595.6  
162 Game Average 344 47 77 18 4 0 25 5 6 25 76 .225 .278 .310 .588 26.8  
Career Highs 98 312 32 71 18 4 1 21 6 4 20 68 .246 .298 .354 .652 24.5  
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   155 26 21 5 4 1 8 1 2 9 33 .135 .183 .239 .422 4.4
vs LH   387 49 101 24 3 0 32 8 9 31 88 .261 .316 .339 .654 39.0
Home 129 262 36 57 13 1 1 20 4 6 18 59 .218 .268 .286 .554 18.1
Away 126 280 39 65 16 6 0 20 5 5 22 62 .232 .288 .332 .620 25.4
RISP   104 0 23 8 1 0 35 0 0 8 23 .221 .277 .317 .594 8.7
Pinch Hitting   16 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .125 .176 .125 .301 0.0
Close/Late   54 31 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 15 .185 .228 .278 .506 3.1
Mar/Apr 43 129 9 23 7 1 0 5 1 3 10 33 .178 .237 .248 .485 6.0
May 47 131 20 28 8 2 0 9 2 0 10 32 .214 .270 .305 .575 10.7
June 42 86 15 21 6 0 0 9 0 2 5 15 .244 .286 .314 .600 6.6
July 39 63 5 20 1 1 0 7 1 2 3 12 .317 .348 .365 .714 7.2
August 38 53 11 12 3 1 1 6 2 3 7 15 .226 .317 .377 .694 6.0
Sep/Oct 46 80 15 18 4 2 0 4 3 1 5 14 .225 .271 .325 .596 6.9
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
1942 28 PIT NL 1B 5 4 29.7 38 0 0 1 1.000 11.53   0.0
    CF 4 0 10.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 2.70   0.1
    LF 3 0 5.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.38    
    RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1948 34 PIT NL LF 64 63 500.0 115 2 5 0 .959 2.11   1.6
    CF 16 16 127.0 41 1 0 0 1.000 2.98    
    RF 5 1 17.0 2 1 1 1 .750 1.59    
    1B 10 0 15.3 18 0 0 2 1.000 10.57   0.0
    3B 5 0 8.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
    2B 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1949 35 PIT NL 1B 47 40 339.0 424 34 4 35 .991 12.16   1.0
    CF 4 2 29.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.48   0.2
    RF 5 1 13.0 5 1 0 0 1.000 4.15    
    LF 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1950 36 PIT NL CF 6 4 39.0 10 0 1 0 .909 2.31   0.2
    LF 6 2 26.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.08    
    1B 16 0 21.3 24 3 0 2 1.000 11.39   0.0
    3B 14 0 20.0 3 4 0 0 1.000 3.15   0.1
    RF 4 2 19.7 8 0 0 0 1.000 3.66    
  LF 75 65 534.3 124 2 5 0 .962 2.12   1.6
  1B 78 44 405.3 504 37 4 40 .993 12.01   1.1
  CF 30 22 205.0 61 2 1 0 .984 2.77   0.5
  RF 15 4 51.7 16 2 1 1 .947 3.14    
  3B 20 0 29.0 3 7 0 0 1.000 3.10   0.1
  2B 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   221 135 1228.3 709 52 11 41 .986 5.58   3.4
Career Highs   102 80 669.3 438 37 6 35 1.000 11.08    
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  6. Skeeter Kell (967)
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History
Drafted in 6th round, 81st overall pick, by Detroit in 1939
Traded from Detroit to Pittsburgh on 7/31/1940 (Going to PIT: RF Stan Benjamin, P Jim Tobin, 3B Randy Moore. Going to DET: P Wayne Lamaster, SS Woody English)
Had first career hit on 9/5/1942, off Dan Dugan (SDP)
4/2/1943: Signed a minor league contract extension with Pittsburgh
Injured on 6/27/1943 with a Broken Nose, out for one week
Injured on 8/2/1944 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 4/16/1945 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 8 weeks
Injured on 6/2/1946 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for 6 days
Injured on 9/1/1948 with a Pulled Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 8/2/1949, off Ed Hanyzewski (BRK)
Released by Pittsburgh on 10/13/1950
 
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