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Ashburn Crawford League 9-2-2009 |
| Ben Merena |  First BaseRetired (1962, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .272 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .812 | Status | Retired (1962) | Option Years | 0
|
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| H | 2071 | Age | 84 (OS 85) | Date of Birth | 11-18-1924 | |
| HR | 384 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 3 (1945) |
Majors Svc Time | 16 years (47 games) |
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| RBI | 1362 | |||||
| SB | 164 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (100%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 3B | (71.9%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 7 | ||
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | ATL | 160 |
628 |
71 |
157
|
24 |
2 |
23 |
88 |
49 |
146 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
6 | 7 | .712 |
.307 |
.404 |
.154 |
.250 |
|
| 1951 | ATL | 160 |
646 |
95 |
163
|
34 |
4 |
32 |
103 |
55 |
158 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
3 | 9 | .778 |
.312 |
.466 |
.214 |
.252 |
 |
| 1952 | ATL | 160 |
643 |
86 |
160
|
29 |
5 |
36 |
129 |
51 |
160 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
6 | 2 | .783 |
.306 |
.477 |
.229 |
.249 |
|
| 1953 | ATL | 160 |
641 |
96 |
178
|
23 |
6 |
33 |
114 |
67 |
137 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
9 | 7 | .831 |
.345 |
.487 |
.209 |
.278 |
 |
| 1954 | ATL | 160 |
653 |
109 |
189
|
30 |
4 |
39 |
127 |
52 |
134 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
4 | 5 | .866 |
.339 |
.527 |
.237 |
.289 |
|
| 1955 | ATL | 160 |
659 |
112 |
182
|
25 |
5 |
38 |
111 |
56 |
151 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
4 | 6 | .837 |
.335 |
.502 |
.226 |
.276 |
 |
| 1956 | ATL | 160 |
666 |
102 |
186
|
28 |
8 |
33 |
114 |
63 |
148 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
3 | 10 | .836 |
.342 |
.494 |
.215 |
.279 |
|
| 1957 | ATL | 160 |
660 |
119 |
217
|
34 |
11 |
41 |
159 |
54 |
135 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
8 | 10 | .982 |
.382 |
.600 |
.271 |
.329 |
|
| 1958 | ATL | 142 |
569 |
86 |
158
|
32 |
7 |
28 |
120 |
44 |
117 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
4 | 5 | .837 |
.331 |
.506 |
.228 |
.278 |
|
| 1959 | ATL | 158 |
626 |
93 |
157
|
25 |
6 |
30 |
100 |
52 |
162 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
7 | 4 | .764 |
.310 |
.454 |
.203 |
.251 |
|
| 1960 | ATL | 158 |
629 |
96 |
181
|
26 |
3 |
30 |
115 |
49 |
131 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
4 | 10 | .818 |
.337 |
.482 |
.194 |
.288 |
|
| 1961 | ATL | 148 |
514 |
65 |
126
|
19 |
2 |
16 |
68 |
30 |
113 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
7 | 3 | .671 |
.287 |
.383 |
.138 |
.245 |
|
| 1962 | ATL | 88 |
80 |
7 |
17
|
4 |
0 |
5 |
14 |
6 |
24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 0 | .717 |
.267 |
.450 |
.238 |
.212 |
|
| Total | 1974 |
7614 |
1137 |
2071
|
333 |
63 |
384 |
1362 |
628 |
1716 | 27 | 38 | 164 |
65 | 78 | .812 |
.328 |
.484 |
.212 |
.272 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1962-11-01 | Ben Merena has retired from the Atlanta Barons |
| 1958-07-28 | Ben Merena of the Atlanta Barons is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. |
| 1957-11-01 | Ben Merena now holds the league record for career runs batted in. |
| 1956-11-01 | Ben Merena now holds the league record for career at bats. |
| 1954-11-01 | Ben Merena now holds the league record for career homeruns. |
| 1952-11-01 | Ben Merena now holds the league record for career games played. |