P Ben Turnage #6
El Paso Missions (LAF) LSA
Age: 31 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
BNN Index | LSA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P BEN TURNAGE #6 - AGE: 31 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
25 0 1-0 5 0.84 32.0 27 1 15 23 1.31 0.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/18/1974 SHR Win, 5-1 1.2 2 0 0 1 1
09/16/1974 SHR Loss, 4-5 2.1 1 0 0 2 1
09/14/1974 @ GAL Win, 3-1 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 Save
09/12/1974 @ GAL Win, 12-6 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
09/10/1974 @ AMA Win, 15-10 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1974 @ AMA Win, 8-4 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
09/06/1974 GAL Win, 6-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Save
09/05/1974 GAL Win, 1-0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 Save
09/03/1974 @ SA Loss, 5-6 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
09/02/1974 @ SA Win, 6-2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/07/1942
Born in:Peru, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$57,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 45 Days
Service This Yr:97 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 13 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 6th Pick in Round 5
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 26 0 3 2 3 4.11 35.0 40 23 16 7 13 15 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 4 1 75.0 26 15 13.63 10.29 3.86 3.34 5.55 1.51 145 -0.7 .284        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 46 12 1 0 1 8 4 4 0 0 0 .261 .320 .348 .668      
vs. RHB 92 28 0 1 6 15 9 11 0 1 0 .304 .366 .522 .888      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 6 0 1 0 0 2.70 6.2 9 5 2 1 4 2  
May 8 0 1 1 0 4.91 11.0 15 10 6 5 3 4  
June 10 0 1 1 3 2.45 14.2 13 4 4 0 5 8  
July 2 0 0 0 0 13.50 2.2 3 4 4 1 1 1  
Spring Training 6 0 1 0 1 0.00 6.0 4 0 0 0 2 3  
Last Year 40 13 9 1 2 1.52 124.1 96 35 21 3 45 70  
Career 244 13 25 14 20 3.32 418.0 397 182 154 24 159 258  
Home 12 0 2 1 0 4.50 18.0 19 16 9 6 10 13  
Road 14 0 1 1 3 3.71 17.0 21 7 7 1 3 2  
Grass 26 0 3 2 3 4.11 35.0 40 23 16 7 13 15  
Day 9 0 1 2 1 3.65 12.1 17 12 5 4 5 4  
Night 17 0 2 0 2 4.37 22.2 23 11 11 3 8 11  
As Reliever / Substitution 26 0 3 2 3 4.11 35.0 40 23 16 7 13 15  
LONE STAR ASSOCIATION 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 25 0 1 0 5 0.84 32.0 27 3 3 1 15 23 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 5 0 100.0 25 10 11.81 7.59 6.47 4.22 3.45 1.31 73 0.6 .286        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 48 11 1 0 0 0 9 6 0 0 0 .229 .351 .250 .601      
vs. RHB 67 16 3 0 1 3 6 17 0 1 0 .239 .301 .328 .630      
LONE STAR ASSOCIATION 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
July 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.1 3 0 0 0 1 3  
August 12 0 0 0 2 1.54 11.2 11 2 2 1 9 11  
September 10 0 0 0 3 0.56 16.0 13 1 1 0 5 9  
Career 25 0 1 0 5 0.84 32.0 27 3 3 1 15 23  
Home 14 0 1 0 4 0.96 18.2 15 2 2 1 9 16  
Road 11 0 0 0 1 0.67 13.1 12 1 1 0 6 7  
Grass 25 0 1 0 5 0.84 32.0 27 3 3 1 15 23  
Day 7 0 0 0 0 3.86 7.0 9 3 3 1 4 5  
Night 18 0 1 0 5 0.00 25.0 18 0 0 0 11 18  
As Reliever / Substitution 25 0 1 0 5 0.84 32.0 27 3 3 1 15 23  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1967 Boston - FABL 24 23 0 4 5 1 5.64 30.1 28 21 19 2 18 23 0 0 1.52 .280 3.69 -0.1 57
1968 Dallas - FABL 25 55 0 3 3 7 3.46 80.2 82 32 31 3 22 56 0 0 1.29 .304 2.37 1.1 88
1968 Boston - FABL 25 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 1.39 0.1 999
1968 Total - FABL 25 57 0 4 3 7 3.33 83.2 82 32 31 3 22 58 0 0 1.24 .296 2.34 1.2 91
1969 Dallas - FABL 26 59 0 4 1 4 3.53 94.1 100 39 37 6 31 50 0 0 1.39 .298 3.32 0.8 104
1970 Dallas - FABL 27 17 0 1 1 1 5.95 19.2 18 13 13 1 16 13 0 0 1.73 .304 4.62 -0.1 70
1970 Montreal - FABL 27 21 0 0 1 2 5.10 30.0 33 19 17 2 14 28 0 0 1.57 .341 3.65 0.3 82
1970 Total - FABL 27 38 0 1 2 3 5.44 49.2 51 32 30 3 30 41 0 0 1.63 .327 4.03 0.2 77
1971 Montreal - FABL 28 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.20 0.0 999
1973 Montreal - FABL 30 13 13 8 0 0 1.36 92.1 72 21 14 2 28 58 0 0 1.08 .255 2.75 2.6 278
1973 New York - FABL 30 27 0 1 1 2 1.97 32.0 24 14 7 1 17 12 0 0 1.28 .223 3.56 0.2 191
1973 Total - FABL 30 40 13 9 1 2 1.52 124.1 96 35 21 3 45 70 0 0 1.13 .246 2.96 2.8 249
1974 Los Angeles - FABL 31 26 0 3 2 3 4.11 35.0 40 23 16 7 13 15 0 0 1.51 .284 5.55 -0.7 93
Total FABL 244 13 25 14 20 3.32 418.0 397 182 154 24 159 258 0 0 1.33 .283 3.31 4.2 108
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1963 Hattiesburg - R 20 11 11 8 1 0 1.65 76.1 59 16 14 1 34 64 0 0 1.22 .275 2.82 3.2 321
1963 Arlington - A 20 3 3 1 2 0 3.24 16.2 27 13 6 1 9 10 0 0 2.16 .371 4.33 0.3 140
1964 Hattiesburg - R 21 20 0 2 2 7 2.19 24.2 21 8 6 2 6 18 0 0 1.09 .247 3.82 0.5 257
1964 Arlington - A 21 6 6 5 0 0 2.16 50.0 43 12 12 2 14 36 4 2 1.14 .277 3.26 1.5 211
1964 Springfield - A 21 4 4 4 0 0 2.30 27.1 33 8 7 1 11 17 0 0 1.61 .360 3.09 0.7 182
1965 Springfield - A 22 8 0 0 0 3 0.00 11.2 6 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0.60 .188 1.84 0.4 999
1965 Worcester - AA 22 16 0 0 2 8 1.93 23.1 20 6 5 0 7 23 0 0 1.16 .317 1.63 0.7 192
1965 Columbus - AAA 22 55 0 3 5 20 3.94 82.1 77 37 36 7 35 67 0 0 1.36 .292 3.29 0.8 93
1966 Columbus - AAA 23 59 0 8 3 4 2.19 90.1 61 25 22 3 35 60 0 0 1.06 .221 2.91 1.4 168
1967 Columbus - AAA 24 36 0 1 3 5 2.45 51.1 35 14 14 1 21 39 0 0 1.09 .246 2.17 0.9 123
1971 Nashville - AA 28 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.50 0.0 999
1971 Syracuse - AAA 28 39 0 5 3 0 4.10 52.2 46 32 24 6 35 51 0 0 1.54 .278 4.14 0.3 104
1972 Nashville - AA 29 11 0 2 1 1 5.17 15.2 15 9 9 1 7 17 0 0 1.40 .326 2.66 0.2 65
1972 Syracuse - AAA 29 32 0 2 2 2 4.75 47.1 49 26 25 2 22 33 0 0 1.50 .311 3.35 0.8 95
1974 El Paso - AA 31 25 0 1 0 5 0.84 32.0 27 3 3 1 15 23 0 0 1.31 .286 3.45 0.6 565
Total DIX 12 0 3 1 1 4.86 16.2 15 9 9 1 7 18 0 0 1.32 .311 2.53 68.7
Total EA 16 0 0 2 8 1.93 23.1 20 6 5 0 7 23 0 0 1.16 .317 1.63 192.5
Total UL 221 0 19 16 31 3.36 324.0 268 134 121 19 148 250 0 0 1.28 .266 3.15 113.8
Total MAL 12 4 4 0 3 1.62 39.0 39 8 7 1 12 26 0 0 1.31 .314 2.71 259.6
Total SEL 9 9 6 2 0 2.43 66.2 70 25 18 3 23 46 4 2 1.39 .307 3.53 187.2
Total LSA 25 0 1 0 5 0.84 32.0 27 3 3 1 15 23 0 0 1.31 .286 3.45 564.7
Total GSL 31 11 10 3 7 1.78 101.0 80 24 20 3 40 82 0 0 1.19 .267 3.06 302.6
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1970 Montreal - FABL 27 6 0 0 1 1 11.74 7.2 12 10 10 0 4 6 0 0 2.09 .414 2.36 0.2 36
Total FABL 6 0 0 1 1 11.74 7.2 12 10 10 0 4 6 0 0 2.09 .414 2.36 35.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Arlington - A P 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.2 0.54 -0.5 .000
1963 Hattiesburg - R P 11 11 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 76.1 1.18 -0.6 1.095
1964 Springfield - A P 4 4 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 27.1 0.99 +0.2 1.043
1964 Arlington - A P 6 6 1 7 1 8 0 1.000 50.0 1.44 +0.7 1.239
1964 Hattiesburg - R P 20 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 24.2 0.36 -0.1 1.045
1965 Columbus - AAA P 55 0 1 7 1 10 2 .800 82.1 0.87 -0.1 .923
1965 Worcester - AA P 16 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 23.1 0.39 -0.5 .000
1965 Springfield - A P 8 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 11.2 1.54 +0.3 2.078
1966 Columbus - AAA P 58 0 7 8 0 15 0 1.000 90.1 1.49 -0.4 1.185
1967 Boston - MLB P 22 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 30.1 0.89 +0.5 1.039
1967 Columbus - AAA P 36 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 51.1 1.40 +1.0 1.518
1968 Boston - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Dallas - MLB P 55 0 5 3 0 9 1 .889 80.2 0.89 -0.7 1.017
1969 Dallas - MLB P 59 0 1 10 0 12 1 .917 94.1 1.05 +0.2 .999
1970 Dallas - MLB P 17 0 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 19.2 3.66 -0.2 .994
1970 Montreal - MLB P 21 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 30.0 1.20 -0.3 .994
1971 Montreal - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Syracuse - AAA P 39 0 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 52.2 1.54 +0.4 1.015
1971 Nashville - AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Syracuse - AAA P 32 0 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 47.1 1.14 +0.4 1.001
1972 Nashville - AA P 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 15.2 0.57 0.0 .000
1973 Montreal - MLB P 13 13 1 5 0 8 2 .750 92.1 0.58 +1.3 .661
1973 New York - MLB P 27 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 32.0 0.56 -1.0 .000
1974 Los Angeles - MLB P 26 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 35.0 1.29 +0.3 1.004
1974 El Paso - AA P 24 0 1 1 0 3 1 .667 32.0 0.56 +0.1 1.032
TOTAL P 566 37 43 79 3 130 8 .938 1020.2 1.08 +1.0 1.039
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
06/18/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 6, 86th overall pick) by the Boston Minutemen, out of college Redwood University
08/01/1963 Wins the GSL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/22/1963 Wins the 1963 Championship with the Arlington Patriots!
10/09/1963 Named the #87 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
04/07/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
08/07/1964 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Miami Sailors with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/17/1964 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Savannah Privateers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
12/10/1966 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Boston Minutemen.
04/16/1968 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Boston Minutemen.
04/29/1968 Was claimed off waivers by Dallas while with Boston.
06/11/1968 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week.
07/26/1970 Was traded by the Dallas Wranglers to the Montreal Saints in exchange for SP Pedro Castro and 2B Bernie Gow.
10/22/1970 Wins the 1970 World Championship Series with the Montreal Saints.
09/03/1971 Injured (strained forearm),out for 2 months.
10/12/1971 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6-7 weeks.
10/16/1971 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Montreal Saints.
03/21/1973 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/01/1973 Was claimed off waivers by New York while with Montreal.
07/22/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
10/13/1973 Wins the 1973 World Championship Series with the Montreal Saints.
11/01/1973 Was traded by the New York Imperials to the Los Angeles Suns in exchange for LF Abe Wilson.
09/18/1974 Injured (recurring back spasms),out for 7 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year RA Rank
1969 59 9
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