C Ben James #26
Amarillo Rustlers (MIN) LSA
Age: 23 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/08/1975
BNN Index | LSA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C BEN JAMES #26 - AGE: 23 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
14 35 8 1 0 1 3 1 6 .229 .270 .343 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/21/1975 @ LUB Loss, 2-10 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/18/1975 @ ELP Win, 7-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 @ ELP Loss, 6-8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1975 @ ELP Loss, 5-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1975 @ ELP Loss, 3-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/1975 SHR Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1975 SHR Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1975 SHR Win, 5-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/09/1975 GAL Win, 7-5 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/08/1975 GAL Loss, 4-13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/12/1952
Born in:Pensacola, FL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 23rd Pick in Round 4
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 107 401 133 17 2 8 58 59 54 38 .332 .413 .444 .857 .410 .112 156
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 101 465 5 2 0 12 0 5 178 27 1 0 100.0 75.8 7.19 5.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   98 33 5 0 5 18 14 11 11 1 0 2 .337 .411 .541 .952
Versus Right   303 100 12 2 3 40 45 43 27 4 0 3 .330 .414 .413 .826
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   53 17 0 0 1 3 3 4 8 1 0 0 .321 .362 .377 .739
May   97 28 5 1 3 15 9 12 8 0 0 1 .289 .373 .454 .826
June   86 30 6 0 0 13 12 16 7 2 0 2 .349 .453 .419 .871
July   85 26 4 1 1 7 18 8 8 0 0 1 .306 .372 .412 .784
August   80 32 2 0 3 20 17 14 7 2 0 1 .400 .485 .537 1.022
All-Star Game   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Last Year   72 20 2 0 0 11 4 11 11 1 0 1 .278 .376 .306 .682
Career   473 153 19 2 8 69 63 65 49 6 0 6 .323 .407 .423 .830
Home   191 68 7 1 3 27 31 28 20 3 0 3 .356 .440 .450 .890
Road   210 65 10 1 5 31 28 26 18 2 0 2 .310 .388 .438 .826
Grass   401 133 17 2 8 58 59 54 38 5 0 5 .332 .413 .444 .857
Day   130 45 8 0 3 16 19 23 14 2 0 1 .346 .442 .477 .919
Night   271 88 9 2 5 42 40 31 24 3 0 4 .325 .398 .428 .826
As Starter   394 130 17 2 8 55 57 54 36 5 0 5 .330 .413 .444 .857
As Reliever / Substitution   7 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
LONE STAR ASSOCIATION 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 14 35 8 1 0 1 3 2 1 6 .229 .270 .343 .613 .288 .114 57
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 7 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 0 0 0.0 3.4 3.38 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   11 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636
Versus Right   24 5 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 0 0 1 .208 .269 .333 .603
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
September   35 8 1 0 1 3 2 1 6 0 0 1 .229 .270 .343 .613
Career   35 8 1 0 1 3 2 1 6 0 0 1 .229 .270 .343 .613
Home   20 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .250 .450
Road   15 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 .267 .353 .467 .820
Grass   35 8 1 0 1 3 2 1 6 0 0 1 .229 .270 .343 .613
Day   14 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .214 .267 .286 .552
Night   21 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 .238 .273 .381 .654
As Starter   28 6 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .214 .267 .250 .517
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
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
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
1970 Eau Claire - R 18 32 77 31 4 0 1 14 8 9 1 0 12 0 0 .403 .471 .494 .965 155 164 1.1
1971 Eau Claire - R 19 44 120 36 4 0 3 12 17 21 1 0 23 0 0 .300 .408 .408 .817 116 119 0.9
1971 Mobile - A 19 8 17 9 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .529 .579 .706 1.285 277 295 0.5
1972 Eau Claire - R 20 48 177 56 7 0 2 21 29 28 1 2 22 1 0 .316 .409 .390 .798 110 115 1.1
1972 Mobile - A 20 14 37 15 0 0 0 3 4 7 0 1 4 0 0 .405 .489 .405 .894 158 176 0.5
1973 St. Cloud - R 21 34 79 30 6 0 3 18 23 21 0 0 11 0 0 .380 .510 .570 1.080 165 181 1.3
1973 Roanoke - A 21 7 22 8 2 0 1 2 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 .364 .440 .591 1.031 191 181 0.4
1974 Roanoke - A 22 66 203 66 12 1 2 20 24 40 1 1 15 0 0 .325 .437 .424 .860 141 142 2.3
1974 Lincoln - A 22 30 72 20 2 0 0 11 4 11 1 1 11 0 0 .278 .376 .306 .682 89 92 0.2
1975 Lincoln - A 23 107 401 133 17 2 8 58 59 54 5 5 38 1 0 .332 .413 .444 .857 136 156 5.2
1975 Amarillo - AA 23 14 35 8 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 6 0 0 .229 .270 .343 .613 55 57 0.0
Total HL 137 473 153 19 2 8 69 63 65 6 6 49 1 0 .323 .407 .423 .830 129 146
Total SEL 95 279 98 15 2 3 28 34 52 1 2 25 0 0 .351 .452 .452 .904 155 158
Total LSA 14 35 8 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 6 0 0 .229 .270 .343 .613 55 57
Total UMVA 158 453 153 21 0 9 65 77 79 3 2 68 1 0 .338 .438 .444 .881 129 136
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Eau Claire - R C 17 17 145 14 0 159 0 1.000 141.0 10.15 +1.3 1.314 1 8 4 50.0
1971 Mobile - A C 4 4 27 5 0 32 0 1.000 36.0 8.00 +0.3 1.071 0 1 1 100.0
1971 Eau Claire - R C 30 29 252 10 2 262 0 1.000 256.1 9.20 -0.4 1.074 4 13 4 30.8
1971 Mobile - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Mobile - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Mobile - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Mobile - A C 10 9 69 2 0 71 0 1.000 82.1 7.76 -1.1 .000 1 10 2 20.0
1972 Eau Claire - R C 35 35 370 28 2 400 2 .995 311.2 11.49 +0.1 .520 5 28 15 53.6
1972 Eau Claire - R 3B 7 7 0 8 0 10 2 .800 61.0 1.18 -1.8 .828
1973 Roanoke - A C 6 6 45 4 0 49 0 1.000 47.0 9.38 +0.4 1.128 0 3 2 66.7
1973 St. Cloud - R C 17 16 174 12 1 187 1 .995 149.0 11.23 +0.6 1.076 3 12 8 66.7
1973 St. Cloud - R 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Lincoln - A C 18 15 135 13 0 148 0 1.000 134.2 9.89 +1.2 1.028 1 9 7 77.8
1974 Roanoke - A C 43 43 397 35 3 432 0 1.000 402.0 9.67 +1.7 1.170 2 24 12 50.0
1974 Lincoln - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Roanoke - A 3B 7 5 5 7 0 12 0 1.000 46.0 2.35 -0.2 1.065
1974 Lincoln - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Amarillo - AA C 9 7 44 6 0 50 0 1.000 60.2 7.42 +0.1 1.073 2 3 3 100.0
1975 Lincoln - A C 100 100 884 60 7 945 1 .999 887.0 9.58 +3.0 1.191 3 43 17 39.5
1975 Lincoln - A 3B 2 1 3 3 1 7 1 .857 12.0 4.50 -0.4 .792
TOTAL C 289 281 2542 189 15 2735 4 .999 2507.2 9.80 +7.2 1.061 22 154 75 48.7
TOTAL 3B 17 13 8 18 1 29 3 .897 121.0 1.93 -2.4 .894
TOTAL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft out of high school (Geneva County; Hartford, AL) by the Montreal Saints. (Round 4, Pick 23, 95th overall pick).
08/24/1970 Injured (torn ankle ligaments),out for 6 weeks.
08/21/1971 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/27/1972 Was traded by the Montreal Saints to the Minneapolis Millers, along with RP Wayne Stevens, in exchange for SP Harry Draper.
09/15/1973 Wins the 1973 Upper Mississippi Valley Association UMVA Championship Series with the St. Cloud Lumberjacks!
07/15/1974 Goes 6-7 against the Raleigh Explorers, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 0 R.
09/06/1974 Wins the 1974 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Lincoln Railsplitters!
06/12/1975 Goes 5-6 against the Rockford Wildcats, with 3 RBI and 1 R.
07/06/1975 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/14/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Heartland League All-Star Game.
07/22/1975 Injured (bruised shin),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/01/1975 Wins the HL Batter of the Month Award.
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