RF Ben Dickerson #23
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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RF BEN DICKERSON #23 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/14/1942
Born in:Akron, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 16th Pick in Round 10
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
1961 Ottumwa - R 18 20 28 9 2 0 1 6 8 4 0 0 10 0 0 .321 .406 .500 .906 111 107 0.1
1962 Ottumwa - R 19 52 94 18 3 1 0 6 15 30 2 2 24 2 3 .191 .391 .245 .635 53 57 -0.3
1963 Savannah - A 20 41 85 29 7 3 5 24 21 25 0 2 12 2 2 .341 .482 .671 1.153 193 175 1.1
1963 Wilmington - A 20 87 280 59 15 0 2 23 29 34 1 2 75 2 3 .211 .297 .286 .582 65 71 0.1
1964 Ottumwa - R 21 49 104 37 4 3 3 12 34 31 1 0 16 4 1 .356 .507 .538 1.046 141 157 1.3
1964 Savannah - A 21 30 116 32 9 1 1 18 16 17 0 0 22 0 6 .276 .368 .397 .765 92 88 -0.2
1964 Wilmington - A 21 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 10 -1 -0.0
1965 Ottumwa - R 22 8 15 5 1 0 0 5 2 6 0 0 3 0 1 .333 .524 .400 .924 113 142 0.1
1965 Savannah - A 22 41 154 51 9 1 3 24 33 38 0 0 24 9 6 .331 .464 .461 .925 129 142 1.4
1965 Wilmington - A 22 53 192 55 19 5 2 18 34 40 0 1 26 6 4 .286 .408 .469 .876 147 157 2.3
1965 Youngstown - AA 22 5 15 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 .267 .421 .267 .688 101 105 0.2
1966 Wilmington - A 23 11 43 16 5 0 0 5 8 11 0 0 10 0 2 .372 .500 .488 .988 184 206 0.5
1966 Youngstown - AA 23 70 188 50 5 2 1 18 23 40 1 1 46 3 4 .266 .396 .330 .725 99 106 0.2
1966 Rochester - AAA 23 8 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .111 .111 .333 .444 22 11 -0.1
1967 Wilmington - A 24 40 132 37 5 2 4 19 20 20 0 0 20 7 3 .280 .375 .439 .814 137 146 1.9
1967 Youngstown - AA 24 62 106 24 5 0 2 12 12 21 0 0 28 0 2 .226 .354 .330 .685 108 114 0.4
1968 Wilmington - A 25 24 62 20 4 0 0 6 12 16 0 0 10 5 3 .323 .462 .387 .849 140 159 1.0
1968 Youngstown - AA 25 52 92 16 2 2 1 14 6 12 1 0 25 0 0 .174 .276 .272 .548 59 56 -0.4
1968 Rochester - AAA 25 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250 232 275 0.1
1969 Savannah - A 26 15 60 22 4 2 1 11 15 7 0 2 11 4 1 .367 .420 .550 .970 184 190 1.3
1969 Wilmington - A 26 70 230 66 14 8 2 29 42 54 1 0 50 14 5 .287 .425 .443 .868 148 159 2.9
1969 Youngstown - AA 26 31 66 12 3 0 0 6 4 10 1 2 17 2 2 .182 .291 .227 .518 51 61 -0.2
1970 Savannah - A 27 12 19 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 .263 .333 .263 .596 74 79 0.1
1970 Wilmington - A 27 94 292 85 14 3 3 46 45 65 1 1 53 9 11 .291 .421 .390 .811 129 145 2.3
1970 Youngstown - AA 27 7 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .467 .333 .800 105 130 0.1
1971 Savannah - A 28 42 78 18 0 0 0 4 7 20 1 0 13 6 0 .231 .394 .231 .625 80 77 0.3
1971 Wilmington - A 28 34 74 19 2 1 2 20 10 16 2 1 16 2 5 .257 .398 .392 .790 125 138 0.4
1971 Youngstown - AA 28 6 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .444 .167 .611 60 103 0.0
1972 Savannah - A 29 31 46 12 0 0 1 4 5 11 0 0 7 3 0 .261 .404 .326 .730 111 118 0.4
1972 Wilmington - A 29 62 115 27 1 0 3 13 11 21 1 0 27 1 4 .235 .358 .322 .679 93 91 -0.1
1972 Youngstown - AA 29 4 7 4 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 .571 .667 1.000 1.667 328 327 0.2
1973 Savannah - A 30 22 76 17 0 0 3 12 8 21 0 0 20 0 1 .224 .392 .342 .734 100 98 0.1
1973 Wilmington - A 30 19 52 11 4 0 0 3 4 7 0 0 14 0 2 .212 .305 .288 .594 62 72 -0.3
Total EA 237 492 115 15 4 5 55 49 95 3 3 121 5 8 .234 .359 .311 .670 91 97
Total UL 12 11 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .182 .308 .364 .671 87 92
Total MAL 495 1477 396 83 19 18 182 215 284 6 5 302 46 42 .268 .387 .387 .774 120 131
Total SEL 234 634 186 29 7 14 98 105 141 1 4 111 24 16 .293 .421 .427 .848 124 124
Total UMVA 129 241 69 10 4 4 29 59 71 3 2 53 6 5 .286 .451 .411 .862 100 110
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Ottumwa - R 1B 5 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 8.0 9.00 -0.3 .506
1961 Ottumwa - R LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Ottumwa - R CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Ottumwa - R RF 6 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.2 0.96 -0.2 .644
1962 Ottumwa - R 1B 9 5 41 3 7 45 1 .978 50.1 7.87 -0.3 .940
1962 Ottumwa - R LF 24 11 27 1 0 29 1 .966 132.0 1.91 +1.6 1.129
1962 Ottumwa - R CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Ottumwa - R RF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 33.0 1.36 +0.9 1.584
1963 Savannah - A 1B 5 4 27 1 5 28 0 1.000 36.0 7.00 +0.0 1.047
1963 Wilmington - A LF 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 11.0 3.27 -0.1 .954
1963 Savannah - A LF 19 8 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 88.0 1.64 -0.4 .951
1963 Wilmington - A CF 1 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.5 1.007
1963 Wilmington - A RF 83 81 145 1 0 148 2 .986 703.0 1.87 +3.6 1.031
1963 Savannah - A RF 6 5 14 0 0 15 1 .933 47.2 2.64 -0.1 .964
1964 Savannah - A 1B 2 1 12 1 1 13 0 1.000 10.0 11.70 +0.1 1.048
1964 Ottumwa - R 1B 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 0.0 .000
1964 Wilmington - A LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.017
1964 Savannah - A LF 10 7 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 70.0 1.80 +1.3 1.137
1964 Ottumwa - R LF 16 8 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 90.1 1.79 +0.7 1.146
1964 Savannah - A CF 13 13 23 0 0 24 1 .958 110.0 1.88 -3.3 .842
1964 Ottumwa - R CF 9 8 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 70.2 2.29 -1.3 .881
1964 Savannah - A RF 5 5 15 0 0 17 2 .882 53.0 2.55 +0.4 1.063
1964 Ottumwa - R RF 14 1 9 0 0 10 1 .900 34.2 2.34 +0.6 1.108
1965 Wilmington - A 1B 2 2 18 3 0 22 1 .955 21.0 9.00 -1.0 .708
1965 Savannah - A 1B 8 7 50 2 8 53 1 .981 56.0 8.36 -0.2 .918
1965 Youngstown - AA LF 4 4 8 1 1 9 0 1.000 25.1 3.20 +1.2 1.205
1965 Wilmington - A LF 35 34 47 0 0 48 1 .979 295.0 1.43 +1.7 1.134
1965 Savannah - A LF 20 19 31 1 0 34 2 .941 174.1 1.65 +0.8 1.056
1965 Ottumwa - R LF 6 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 30.1 1.19 +0.1 1.064
1965 Youngstown - AA CF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.1 2.89 +0.1 1.030
1965 Wilmington - A CF 9 8 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 73.0 2.47 +0.7 .989
1965 Savannah - A CF 11 10 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 87.0 2.38 -0.0 .986
1965 Ottumwa - R CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Wilmington - A RF 9 6 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 60.1 1.64 +0.3 1.025
1965 Savannah - A RF 6 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 36.0 2.25 +0.6 1.061
1965 Ottumwa - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Youngstown - AA 1B 5 4 32 1 3 34 1 .971 36.0 8.25 -1.2 .850
1966 Rochester - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Youngstown - AA LF 22 15 25 1 0 29 3 .897 141.1 1.66 -0.0 1.009
1966 Wilmington - A LF 4 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 37.0 0.97 +0.7 1.381
1966 Rochester - AAA CF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.2 3.52 +0.1 1.027
1966 Youngstown - AA CF 25 25 50 1 0 51 0 1.000 216.0 2.12 -4.7 .920
1966 Wilmington - A CF 7 7 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 60.0 2.55 -2.8 .832
1966 Rochester - AAA RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .984
1966 Youngstown - AA RF 7 3 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 41.1 2.61 -0.2 .995
1966 Wilmington - A RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Youngstown - AA 1B 21 13 116 10 7 126 0 1.000 125.2 9.02 -0.5 1.011
1967 Wilmington - A 1B 2 1 8 0 1 8 0 1.000 8.1 8.64 0.0 .000
1967 Youngstown - AA LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 +0.2 1.020
1967 Wilmington - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Youngstown - AA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Wilmington - A CF 6 5 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 47.0 2.30 +0.8 1.035
1967 Youngstown - AA RF 12 4 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 45.2 1.77 -0.1 .996
1967 Wilmington - A RF 29 25 47 4 0 51 0 1.000 228.2 2.01 +4.4 1.125
1968 Youngstown - AA 1B 3 1 22 2 3 24 0 1.000 19.0 11.37 -0.5 1.054
1968 Wilmington - A 1B 2 2 10 1 1 11 0 1.000 10.0 9.90 +0.2 1.074
1968 Rochester - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Youngstown - AA LF 9 7 12 0 0 13 1 .923 59.0 1.83 -0.2 1.022
1968 Wilmington - A LF 10 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 30.2 2.64 +0.2 1.030
1968 Rochester - AAA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Youngstown - AA CF 6 6 10 0 0 11 1 .909 52.0 1.73 -0.9 .930
1968 Wilmington - A CF 7 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 35.2 2.52 +0.4 1.026
1968 Rochester - AAA RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.019
1968 Youngstown - AA RF 7 2 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 22.0 2.05 +0.0 1.028
1968 Wilmington - A RF 13 8 15 1 0 17 1 .941 74.1 1.94 +1.6 1.027
1969 Youngstown - AA 1B 14 12 83 8 7 91 0 1.000 106.0 7.73 +0.2 1.059
1969 Wilmington - A 1B 9 9 60 4 4 65 1 .985 71.0 8.11 +0.1 .979
1969 Youngstown - AA LF 11 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 48.2 0.92 +0.1 1.030
1969 Wilmington - A LF 21 14 21 2 0 25 2 .920 144.1 1.43 +0.1 .989
1969 Savannah - A LF 10 10 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 87.0 1.76 +2.6 1.178
1969 Wilmington - A CF 22 20 41 0 0 41 0 1.000 188.0 1.96 -3.0 .932
1969 Savannah - A CF 2 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 10.0 4.50 +0.2 1.034
1969 Youngstown - AA RF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.024
1969 Wilmington - A RF 19 17 33 2 1 36 1 .972 144.0 2.19 +3.2 1.186
1969 Savannah - A RF 4 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 34.0 0.79 +0.2 1.066
1970 Youngstown - AA 1B 1 1 7 2 2 9 0 1.000 9.0 9.00 +0.1 1.056
1970 Wilmington - A 1B 12 9 60 7 8 67 0 1.000 73.0 8.26 +0.8 1.064
1970 Youngstown - AA LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.1 1.010
1970 Wilmington - A LF 18 7 13 0 0 14 1 .929 88.1 1.32 +0.7 1.025
1970 Savannah - A LF 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.0 1.037
1970 Youngstown - AA CF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.1 1.93 +0.1 1.022
1970 Wilmington - A CF 62 50 121 6 0 128 1 .992 461.2 2.48 -5.1 .966
1970 Savannah - A CF 6 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 30.0 2.40 +0.5 1.035
1970 Youngstown - AA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.3 1.040
1970 Wilmington - A RF 9 7 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 64.1 1.82 -0.6 .968
1970 Savannah - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1971 Youngstown - AA 1B 1 1 13 0 1 13 0 1.000 9.0 13.00 +0.1 1.047
1971 Wilmington - A 1B 6 5 42 5 7 48 1 .979 45.0 9.40 -0.2 .939
1971 Savannah - A 1B 14 9 71 2 7 73 0 1.000 82.1 7.98 +0.5 1.044
1971 Youngstown - AA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Wilmington - A LF 9 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 37.2 1.19 -0.7 .849
1971 Savannah - A LF 16 4 11 0 0 12 1 .917 51.2 1.92 +0.2 1.127
1971 Youngstown - AA CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.2 1.025
1971 Wilmington - A CF 7 5 14 1 0 16 1 .938 50.1 2.68 -0.5 .956
1971 Savannah - A CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 -0.5 .778
1971 Wilmington - A RF 10 3 7 0 0 8 1 .875 35.0 1.80 +1.0 1.200
1971 Savannah - A RF 8 1 6 0 0 7 1 .857 32.1 1.67 +0.6 1.033
1972 Wilmington - A 1B 11 6 47 4 2 51 0 1.000 55.2 8.25 +0.5 1.052
1972 Savannah - A 1B 11 5 44 4 4 49 1 .980 52.0 8.31 -0.3 .965
1972 Youngstown - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1972 Wilmington - A LF 7 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 43.0 1.67 -0.3 1.001
1972 Savannah - A LF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 -0.0 1.031
1972 Wilmington - A CF 3 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 19.0 4.26 -0.1 1.049
1972 Savannah - A CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.2 1.044
1972 Youngstown - AA RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.2 1.04 -0.4 .512
1972 Wilmington - A RF 28 11 30 1 0 32 1 .969 130.0 2.15 -1.4 .958
1972 Savannah - A RF 6 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 9.2 2.79 -0.0 1.034
1973 Wilmington - A 1B 2 2 15 1 3 16 0 1.000 17.0 8.47 +0.3 2.097
1973 Savannah - A 1B 4 4 19 3 0 22 0 1.000 38.0 5.21 +0.5 1.071
1973 Wilmington - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Wilmington - A CF 9 8 14 2 0 16 0 1.000 63.0 2.29 -2.4 .845
1973 Savannah - A CF 3 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 27.0 2.33 +0.3 1.032
1973 Wilmington - A RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.0 1.023
1973 Savannah - A RF 14 13 18 2 0 22 2 .909 113.2 1.58 -1.9 .880
TOTAL 1B 152 103 807 64 81 878 7 .992 945.1 8.29 -1.2 .996
TOTAL LF 294 171 307 7 1 326 12 .963 1757.0 1.61 +10.7 1.070
TOTAL CF 220 182 421 10 0 435 4 .991 1662.2 2.33 -20.8 .944
TOTAL RF 317 207 416 14 1 444 14 .968 2007.0 1.93 +12.8 1.037
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft out of high school (Southview; Lorain, OH) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 10, Pick 16, 160th overall pick).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
09/23/1963 Wins the 1963 Championship with the Wilmington Pipers!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
05/05/1964 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Charleston Seagulls, with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored.
05/17/1965 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
08/27/1965 Injured (chronic back soreness),out for 5 weeks.
07/14/1967 Injured (virus),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/27/1969 Wins the 1969 Southeastern League SEL Championship Series with the Savannah Privateers!
05/12/1970 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/05/1972 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/18/1973 Released by the Cleveland organization.
10/20/1974 Retired from professional baseball.
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