SS Ben Bland #50
Prairie Pirates (STL) PUBAAA
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
08/30/1972
BNN Index | PUBAAA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS BEN BLAND #50 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
120 391 97 11 2 5 34 25 100 .248 .310 .325 30 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 43 40 40
Gap 49 56 47 49
Power 18 20 17 18
Eye 55 63 53 56
Avoid K's 44 47 44 44
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 92 2
Errors: - 86 69
Arm: 2 81 58
Turn DP: - 68 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 87
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 100 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 83
Stealing Ability: 86
Baserunning Inst.: 99
Sacrifice Bunt: 99
Bunt for Hit: 55
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/29/1972 HAM Win, 6-5 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
08/28/1972 HAM Loss, 2-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
08/26/1972 @ TOR Win, 12-5 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0
08/25/1972 @ TOR Loss, 1-11 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1972 BOB Win, 3-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
08/22/1972 BOB Loss, 5-8 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/21/1972 BOB Loss, 1-3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1972 @ MB Win, 7-0 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 0
08/19/1972 @ MB Win, 4-1 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1
08/18/1972 @ MB Loss, 3-11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He has a very large fan base.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:12/26/1942
Born in:Catalina Foothills, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$16,960
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:3 Years, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 149 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 20th Pick in Round 12
PUB SASQUATCH LEAGUE 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 120 391 97 11 2 5 34 50 25 100 .248 .310 .325 .635 .280 .077 52
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 118 443 11 0 0 8 14 2 127 18 30 7 81.1 42.7 3.55 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   97 27 6 0 0 7 17 13 31 1 1 2 .278 .372 .340 .712
Versus Right   294 70 5 2 5 27 33 12 69 1 13 9 .238 .288 .320 .608
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   7 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .714 1.089
Last Week   19 6 0 1 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 0 .316 .316 .421 .737
April   55 18 4 0 0 5 13 3 17 2 0 3 .327 .381 .400 .781
May   87 15 2 0 1 6 4 4 23 0 6 2 .172 .226 .230 .456
June   79 18 2 1 0 6 9 6 18 0 3 3 .228 .307 .278 .585
July   89 18 2 0 2 10 10 6 25 0 3 0 .202 .253 .292 .545
August   81 28 1 1 2 7 14 6 17 0 2 3 .346 .411 .457 .868
Career   1279 337 48 14 22 139 178 138 317 8 29 28 .263 .346 .375 .721
Home   175 51 6 2 2 17 23 11 39 1 6 6 .291 .352 .383 .735
Road   216 46 5 0 3 17 27 14 61 1 8 5 .213 .275 .278 .553
Grass   391 97 11 2 5 34 50 25 100 2 14 11 .248 .310 .325 .635
Day   115 23 4 1 2 12 18 9 36 2 3 3 .200 .271 .304 .576
Night   276 74 7 1 3 22 32 16 64 0 11 8 .268 .327 .333 .660
As Starter   390 96 11 2 5 34 50 25 100 2 14 11 .246 .308 .323 .631
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 St. Louis - PUB 26 74 180 42 12 0 2 15 22 11 0 1 54 6 6 .233 .276 .333 .609 71 67 0.5
1970 St. Louis - PUB 27 155 598 139 32 2 4 46 54 36 11 5 168 44 16 .232 .286 .313 .599 72 72 3.8
1971 St. Louis - PUB 28 158 609 128 41 3 5 34 71 42 13 3 187 35 23 .210 .274 .312 .586 65 63 2.3
Total PUB 387 1387 309 85 5 11 95 147 89 24 9 409 85 45 .223 .280 .315 .595 69 67 6.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1959 Reform HS - HS 16 11 23 8 1 1 0 6 3 4 1 1 6 1 0 .348 .448 .478 .927 114 125 0.2
1960 Reform HS - HS 17 33 107 32 8 0 3 23 27 25 4 0 37 4 1 .299 .449 .458 .906 100 101 0.4
1961 Reform HS - HS 18 40 158 47 7 2 4 31 29 26 2 3 46 1 3 .297 .397 .443 .840 90 84 0.0
1961 Saint-Hyacinthe - RL 18 53 156 36 2 1 2 18 18 16 4 1 34 1 3 .231 .316 .295 .611 76 76 0.0
1962 Saint-Hyacinthe - RL 19 40 75 21 9 1 2 10 18 14 1 0 16 2 1 .280 .400 .507 .907 144 138 0.7
1963 Saint-Hyacinthe - RL 20 30 86 17 2 1 0 6 5 4 1 0 13 3 0 .198 .242 .244 .486 38 33 -0.3
1964 Lakeland - AA 21 106 397 109 16 2 8 51 68 63 13 2 83 19 12 .275 .389 .385 .775 95 102 1.6
1964 Prairie - AAA 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1965 Lakeland - AA 22 134 505 113 27 1 7 57 64 59 5 3 125 17 17 .224 .309 .323 .632 56 50 -2.5
1966 Lakeland - AA 23 2 6 3 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .571 1.167 1.738 329 218 0.2
1966 Prairie - AAA 23 135 353 89 13 3 9 46 49 49 7 1 76 36 13 .252 .354 .382 .736 89 89 0.8
1967 Prairie - AAA 24 91 217 62 5 4 2 27 34 22 3 3 61 15 11 .286 .355 .373 .728 86 80 -0.2
1968 Prairie - AAA 25 108 318 89 19 5 6 32 45 42 7 2 80 31 12 .280 .374 .428 .802 105 106 1.4
1972 Prairie - AAA 29 120 391 97 11 2 5 34 50 25 11 2 100 30 7 .248 .310 .325 .635 57 52 0.9
Total PUBAAA 456 1279 337 48 14 22 139 178 138 28 8 317 112 43 .263 .346 .375 .721 83 81
Total PUBAA 242 908 225 44 3 16 110 135 123 18 5 209 36 29 .248 .347 .356 .703 76 75
Total PUBHS 84 288 87 16 3 7 60 59 55 7 4 89 6 4 .302 .421 .451 .872 96 94
Total PUBRL 123 317 74 13 3 4 34 41 34 6 1 63 6 4 .233 .318 .331 .650 83 80
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 St. Louis - MLB 2B 14 13 31 34 2 66 1 .985 117.0 5.00 -2.3 .891
1969 St. Louis - MLB SS 39 23 38 84 18 124 2 .984 254.0 4.32 +7.9 1.262
1970 St. Louis - MLB 2B 22 22 39 66 18 106 1 .991 190.2 4.96 +2.3 1.078
1970 St. Louis - MLB SS 128 127 180 402 83 588 6 .990 1106.2 4.73 +20.2 1.093
1971 St. Louis - MLB 2B 17 16 29 42 14 72 1 .986 129.2 4.93 +0.3 1.062
1971 St. Louis - MLB SS 137 133 181 373 62 561 7 .988 1190.2 4.19 +18.1 1.115
1972 Prairie - AAA 2B 110 108 188 321 71 513 4 .992 932.2 4.91 +15.6 1.136
1972 Prairie - AAA SS 10 10 6 18 5 24 0 1.000 79.0 2.73 +0.7 1.118
TOTAL 2B 163 159 287 463 105 757 7 .991 1370.0 4.93 +16.0 1.095
TOTAL SS 314 293 405 877 168 1297 15 .988 2630.1 4.39 +46.9 1.117
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1958 Joined the Reform HS Deputies.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (61); Power: 37 (45); Eye: 33 (46).
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 39 (61); Power: 36 (50); Eye: 33 (43).
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 33 (68); Eye: 33 (43).
05/25/1961 Wins the 1961 PUB High School Round 1 with the Reform HS Deputies!
06/01/1961 Released by the Reform HS Deputies.
06/01/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 12, Pick 20, 262nd overall pick) by the St. Louis Terriers.
06/03/1961 Wins the 1961 PUBHS SL2 Glove Wizard Award at SS.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (50); Power: 32 (60); Eye: 41 (43).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (53); Power: 28 (43); Eye: 48 (48).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (45); Power: 28 (42); Eye: 47 (47).
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (47); Power: 28 (39); Eye: 47 (47).
05/18/1965 Injured (Torn fingernail), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/30/1965 Wins the 1965 PUBAA SL1 Glove Wizard Award at SS.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 34 (34); Power: 22 (22); Eye: 44 (48).
10/19/1966 Wins the 1966 PUBAAA SL2 Glove Wizard Award at SS.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 34 (34); Power: 22 (22); Eye: 44 (48).
05/03/1967 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/15/1967 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/17/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 36 (36); Power: 22 (28); Eye: 47 (51).
11/18/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 37 (37); Power: 27 (28); Eye: 47 (51).
11/26/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 37 (37); Power: 27 (28); Eye: 47 (51).
08/09/1970 Goes 5-5 against the Hollywood Stars, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 3 R.
11/09/1970 Wins the 1970 PUB UL Ball Chaser Award at SS.
11/26/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 41 (41); Power: 17 (17); Eye: 54 (56).
11/07/1971 Wins the 1971 PUB UL Ball Chaser Award at SS.
11/22/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $16,960.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (42); Power: 19 (19); Eye: 52 (54).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 149 4
1971 149 6
Year PA Rank
1970 654 9
1971 679 4
Year AB Rank
1970 598 6
1971 609 2
Year K Rank
1970 168 8
1971 187 5
Year 2B Rank
1971 41 4
Year HP Rank
1970 11 9
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