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Amos Otis League
8-3-2130
Ben Dover Right Field
Retired (1990, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .281 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .779 Status Deceased (2024) Option Years 0  
H 1393 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 09-04-1954
HR 116 Drafted Round 4, Pick 52
(1975)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(133 games)
RBI 677
SB 262
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR A-
Speed A  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B F  (1.4%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF C- (31.6%)   Health D  LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* 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
1978 CLE
117
474
64
112
23
6
6
57
41
 64 2 4
15
 3 7
.646
.298
.348
.112
.236
1979 CLE
127
540
92
151
24
11
16
70
46
 82 2 1
10
 3 5
.792
.338
.454
.174
.280
1980 CLE
135
538
61
139
29
8
9
63
51
 82 0 4
23
 7 2
.713
.320
.392
.134
.258
1981 CLE
135
546
90
157
24
7
16
86
54
 70 3 1
31
 9 3
.799
.354
.445
.158
.288
1982 CLE
135
516
92
145
36
9
16
87
66
 79 3 2
32
 12 3
.843
.365
.479
.198
.281
1983 CLE
135
538
99
156
25
5
13
78
58
 95 2 4
46
 14 3
.786
.359
.428
.138
.290
1984 CLE
137
427
67
133
20
8
11
51
43
 47 4 0
24
 7 5
.853
.380
.473
.162
.311
1985 CLE
129
284
38
83
12
3
7
43
34
 45 1 1
20
 4 0
.798
.369
.430
.137
.292
1986 CLE
118
265
41
73
10
3
5
29
26
 43 1 0
15
 5 1
.735
.342
.392
.117
.275
1987 CLE
111
278
43
84
8
7
8
34
21
 41 2 3
16
 8 2
.820
.352
.468
.165
.302
1988 CLE
115
300
56
92
19
9
6
46
38
 47 2 3
13
 5 2
.875
.385
.490
.183
.307
1989 CLE
83
145
16
38
6
2
0
16
15
 29 2 2
11
 4 1
.666
.335
.331
.069
.262
1990 CLE-BAL
68
115
16
30
5
1
3
17
12
 26 0 0
6
 1 1
.731
.331
.400
.139
.261
Total
1545
4966
775
1393
241
79
116
677
505
 750 24 25
262
 82 35
.779
.348
.431
.150
.281
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Ben Dover has retired from the Baltimore Righteous Bikers
1990-08-27The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have promoted Ben Dover to the major league team. The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have sent Jimmy Savage to the minors.
1990-08-23The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have promoted Les Morel to the major league team. The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have designated Ben Dover for assignment.
1990-08-20The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have promoted Ben Dover to the major league team. The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have sent Les Morel to the minors.
1990-08-16The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have designated Ben Dover for assignment.
1990-07-22The Baltimore Righteous Bikers have acquired Ben Dover from the waiver wire.
1990-07-18The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Edd Pearce to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have designated Ben Dover for assignment.
1989-05-08Ben Dover of the Cleveland INDIANS is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1980-04-10The Cleveland INDIANS have renamed Ben Over to Ben Dover.
1979-09-24The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Carlton Butz to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Ben Over to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Charlie Pinkenez to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have designated Chuck Klimchock for assignment. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Chein Min Wang to the minors. The Cleveland INDIANS have designated Sadie Arntzen for assignment. The Cleveland INDIANS have designated Pop Courtney for assignment.
1979-09-12The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Chuck Klimchock to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Ben Over to the minors.
1979-04-20The Cleveland INDIANS have renamed Ben Around to Ben Over.
1979-04-20The Cleveland INDIANS have renamed Ben Nowell to Ben Around.
1978-06-03The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted Ben Nowell to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have designated Roy Fried for assignment.
1978-05-26The Cleveland INDIANS have promoted John Sewell to the major league team. The Cleveland INDIANS have sent Ben Nowell to the minors.
1978-05-25Ben Nowell of the Cleveland INDIANS is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1977-10-26The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Nowell to the major league team.
1975-04-28The Cleveland Spiders have renamed Willie Nowell to Ben Nowell.
1975-04-01The Cleveland Spiders have renamed Derrel Lopez to Willie Nowell.