#18 Ben Lindsey, Second Base, 36 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Monday, 10/23/1945 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ben Lindsey
1/1/1909 36 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"10 185
Second Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 4 / 6 (Popular) Very inconsistent Normal Prone 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 5,750,001 1946 13 Year(s), 88 Days (2324 total Days) 172 Day(s) 14 Year(s), 75 Days (2483 total Days) 16 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Talent | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 6 9 4 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 3 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 2 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 2 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 2 (Range), .938 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/20 | BRO | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/21 | BRO | W 11-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/23 | @STL | L 2-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/24 | @STL | W 10-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/26 | @NYN | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/27 | @NYN | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/28 | @CHC | L 0-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/30 | @BRO | L 1-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/1 | CHC | L 6-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/4 | @BSN | L 4-8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 150 | 540 | 168 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 84 | 45 | 92 | .311 | .365 | .413 | .778 | .737 | .102 |
Projected | 150 | 540 | 168 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 84 | 45 | 92 | .311 | .365 | .413 | .778 | .737 | .102 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 135 | 593 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 223 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 69.7 | 85.6 | 5.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 132 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .385 | .432 | .816 |
vs. RHP | 408 | 124 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 67 | 34 | 69 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .304 | .358 | .407 | .765 |
Close/Late | 57 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .298 | .339 | .368 | .707 |
Scoring Position | 135 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .370 | .412 | .519 | .931 |
Pinch Hitting | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 74 | 270 | 91 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 40 | 18 | 40 | .337 | .377 | .430 | .806 |
Road | 76 | 270 | 77 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 44 | 27 | 52 | .285 | .346 | .396 | .742 |
March/April | 25 | 97 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 13 | .340 | .398 | .474 | .872 |
May | 23 | 90 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 12 | 18 | .311 | .388 | .444 | .833 |
June | 26 | 88 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | .307 | .388 | .386 | .775 |
July | 25 | 90 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 14 | .344 | .366 | .411 | .777 |
August | 25 | 95 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 20 | .253 | .263 | .316 | .578 |
Sept/Oct | 26 | 80 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | .313 | .356 | .450 | .806 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1930 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .583 | .891 | PHI |
1932 | 68 | 148 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | .264 | .325 | .392 | .717 | PHI |
1933 | 121 | 403 | 111 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 68 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 8 | .275 | .342 | .422 | .763 | PHI |
1934 | 154 | 507 | 140 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 73 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 27 | 13 | .276 | .341 | .414 | .755 | PHI |
1935 | 153 | 536 | 147 | 35 | 13 | 15 | 82 | 78 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 27 | 11 | .274 | .328 | .472 | .800 | PHI |
1936 | 151 | 529 | 156 | 37 | 8 | 13 | 84 | 80 | 64 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 29 | 15 | .295 | .371 | .469 | .840 | PHI |
1937 | 148 | 527 | 159 | 41 | 10 | 7 | 71 | 77 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 27 | 12 | .302 | .366 | .457 | .823 | PHI |
1938 | 147 | 529 | 139 | 39 | 10 | 12 | 70 | 85 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 31 | 11 | .263 | .336 | .442 | .779 | PHI |
1939 | 55 | 180 | 57 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 1 | .317 | .379 | .511 | .890 | PHI |
1940 | 122 | 481 | 121 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 87 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 31 | 12 | .252 | .311 | .393 | .704 | PHI |
1941 | 31 | 87 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | .195 | .300 | .425 | .725 | PHI |
1942 | 102 | 267 | 84 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 48 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 16 | 1 | .315 | .388 | .502 | .890 | PIT |
1943 | 151 | 548 | 160 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 77 | 98 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 95 | 29 | 11 | .292 | .362 | .460 | .822 | PIT |
1944 | 153 | 543 | 168 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 72 | 92 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 36 | 18 | .309 | .383 | .481 | .864 | PIT |
1945 | 150 | 540 | 168 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 84 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 23 | 10 | .311 | .365 | .413 | .778 | PIT |
Total | 1712 | 5837 | 1669 | 390 | 104 | 114 | 780 | 922 | 598 | 15 | 26 | 887 | 311 | 127 | .286 | .352 | .447 | .799 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1929, AAA | 131 | 490 | 140 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 95 | 87 | 70 | 52 | 17 | 5 | .286 | .370 | .465 | .836 |
1930, AAA | 120 | 436 | 127 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 86 | 98 | 77 | 38 | 29 | 8 | .291 | .388 | .491 | .879 |
1931, AAA | 101 | 385 | 113 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 67 | 70 | 46 | 28 | 21 | 8 | .294 | .361 | .496 | .857 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1930 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
Second Base | 137 | 134 | 261 | 498 | 112 | 770 | 11 | .986 | 1146.2 | 6.04 | | | | |
Third Base | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 2.00 | | | | |
Shortstop | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 4.15 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1929... Injured on 6/18/1929 with a Bruised Heel, out for 6 days... Injured on 4/4/1930 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days... Injured on 6/19/1930 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for one week... Had first career hit on 9/1/1930, off Ed Holley (STL)... Hit first career homerun on 9/8/1930, off William Force (CHC)... Won World Series with Philadelphia (N) in 1930... Injured on 7/27/1931 with a Torn Thigh Muscle, out for full season... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Boston (N) on 4/6/1933... 1/31/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $614,286 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,342,857 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,492,857 through salary arbitration... 7/22/1937: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (N), $2,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Injured on 9/5/1937 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for one week... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Boston (N) on 4/7/1938... Injured on 6/4/1939 with a Ruptured Achilles Tendon, out for full season... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Boston (N) on 8/26/1940... Injured on 4/2/1941 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Released by Philadelphia (N) on 6/11/1941... Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/3/1942 to a 2-year deal worth $775,001 per year... Injured on 7/20/1942 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 8/3/1942 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week... Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/5/1944 to a 3-year deal worth $5,750,001 per year...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1935 - 13 - 3rd 1937 - 10 - 6th 1938 - 10 - 3rd 1942 - 9 - 7th 1943 - 9 - 7th 1944 - 12 - 1st
| SB 1944 - 36 - 8th
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