RF Ben Crawford #3
Age: 44 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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RF BEN CRAWFORD #3 - AGE: 44 - BATS: R - 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:11/02/1929
Born in:St. Louis, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:11 Years, 75 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:12 Years, 162 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 14th Pick in Round 2
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
1957 San Francisco - FABL 27 154 554 128 22 7 13 65 53 30 1 5 138 5 1 .231 .269 .366 .636 83 78 1.2
1958 San Francisco - FABL 28 137 448 101 23 7 14 66 50 51 4 2 108 10 6 .225 .309 .402 .711 95 96 2.5
1959 San Francisco - FABL 29 147 512 122 22 6 14 60 63 66 0 4 104 7 1 .238 .323 .387 .710 94 96 2.4
1960 San Francisco - FABL 30 146 512 141 26 9 20 99 81 61 0 6 110 10 6 .275 .349 .479 .827 116 116 3.9
1961 Kansas City - FABL 31 153 596 139 26 11 13 62 93 70 7 2 129 11 2 .233 .320 .379 .699 85 89 1.2
1962 Kansas City - FABL 32 62 92 17 2 0 2 15 18 11 1 3 26 2 0 .185 .271 .272 .543 44 42 -0.3
1963 Kansas City - FABL 33 82 168 45 11 0 4 24 25 22 5 2 39 7 2 .268 .365 .405 .770 111 115 0.6
1964 Kansas City - FABL 34 89 162 25 5 1 1 12 18 19 6 3 51 2 0 .154 .263 .216 .479 38 46 -0.9
1965 Kansas City - FABL 35 30 35 9 1 0 0 2 5 2 1 0 6 2 0 .257 .316 .286 .602 75 83 -0.1
1966 Kansas City - FABL 36 32 37 6 2 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 8 0 1 .162 .225 .216 .441 28 33 -0.3
1967 Kansas City - FABL 37 8 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 -32 -42 -0.1
1968 Seattle - FABL 38 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -110 -0.0
1969 Seattle - FABL 39 36 38 2 0 0 1 1 4 4 1 0 5 1 0 .053 .163 .132 .294 -12 -9 -0.5
Total FABL 1079 3165 736 140 41 82 408 413 339 26 27 728 57 19 .233 .310 .380 .690 88 89 9.5
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
1951 Hartford - A 21 61 247 72 12 12 7 19 40 19 4 0 51 9 2 .291 .352 .522 .874 157 159 3.6
1952 Hartford - A 22 46 181 54 12 3 3 19 27 20 1 0 55 6 1 .298 .371 .448 .819 141 144 2.6
1952 Dallas - AA 22 89 368 102 17 4 8 37 47 19 1 1 90 10 6 .277 .314 .410 .724 96 90 1.8
1953 Camden - A 23 61 229 76 16 5 14 54 46 26 5 3 46 4 4 .332 .407 .629 1.036 193 197 4.6
1953 Erie - AA 23 55 205 60 7 6 14 39 36 27 2 3 48 2 2 .293 .376 .590 .966 159 157 3.2
1953 Indianapolis - AAA 23 16 65 20 3 1 4 11 11 6 0 1 15 0 0 .308 .361 .569 .930 149 149 1.0
1954 Camden - A 24 21 79 20 4 1 3 9 14 16 0 0 12 2 1 .253 .379 .443 .822 134 142 0.7
1954 Erie - AA 24 88 332 97 23 8 15 64 66 43 2 0 90 5 6 .292 .377 .545 .922 147 149 3.9
1954 Indianapolis - AAA 24 16 65 13 3 0 2 6 9 5 1 0 24 2 0 .200 .268 .338 .606 64 69 0.4
1955 Erie - AA 25 71 259 66 9 4 12 44 38 39 3 4 62 2 3 .255 .354 .459 .814 123 122 2.1
1955 Indianapolis - AAA 25 62 217 64 15 4 14 59 42 31 0 2 48 4 4 .295 .380 .594 .974 161 158 3.8
1956 Indianapolis - AAA 26 134 489 146 32 12 30 99 96 90 4 1 102 6 6 .299 .411 .597 1.008 171 174 10.1
1967 Springfield - A 37 24 65 15 2 1 0 5 3 19 2 0 14 3 4 .231 .419 .292 .711 112 97 0.0
1967 Galveston - AA 37 52 115 30 5 1 7 22 23 33 6 2 16 3 1 .261 .442 .504 .947 151 132 1.0
1968 Springfield - A 38 16 36 11 4 1 1 10 4 7 2 0 5 0 0 .306 .444 .556 1.000 212 199 0.7
1968 Galveston - AA 38 17 19 3 0 0 1 1 7 9 2 0 10 2 1 .158 .467 .316 .782 119 118 0.1
1968 Portland - AAA 38 39 39 8 1 0 1 3 4 6 3 1 12 2 0 .205 .347 .308 .655 88 90 0.1
Total EA 214 796 223 39 18 41 147 140 109 7 7 200 9 11 .280 .369 .529 .898 142 142
Total GWL 39 39 8 1 0 1 3 4 6 3 1 12 2 0 .205 .347 .308 .655 88 90
Total HL 40 101 26 6 2 1 15 7 26 4 0 19 3 4 .257 .427 .386 .814 146 132
Total MAL 189 736 222 44 21 27 101 127 81 10 3 164 21 8 .302 .377 .529 .906 162 165
Total LSA 158 502 135 22 5 16 60 77 61 9 3 116 15 8 .269 .357 .428 .785 112 103
Total CL 228 836 243 53 17 50 175 158 132 5 4 189 12 10 .291 .389 .574 .963 159 161
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1963 Kansas City - FABL 33 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 175 189 -0.5
Total FABL 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 175 189
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1951 Hartford - A CF 60 59 163 0 0 165 2 .988 529.0 2.77 +3.5 1.016
1952 Dallas - AA SS 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 -0.7 .527
1952 Dallas - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Dallas - AA CF 88 84 251 7 1 263 5 .981 745.2 3.11 +9.5 1.061
1952 Hartford - A CF 44 43 129 1 0 133 3 .977 386.2 3.03 +4.7 1.050
1953 Indianapolis - AAA LF 9 9 14 0 0 15 1 .933 79.2 1.58 +2.0 1.083
1953 Erie - AA LF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.4 .966
1953 Camden - A LF 12 12 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 102.0 2.21 +1.5 .998
1953 Indianapolis - AAA CF 6 6 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 52.0 3.12 +1.2 1.125
1953 Erie - AA CF 53 51 142 8 2 153 3 .980 444.0 3.04 +8.0 1.057
1953 Camden - A CF 36 30 85 3 0 92 4 .957 280.0 2.83 +3.7 1.044
1953 Camden - A RF 18 17 40 0 0 41 1 .976 146.0 2.47 +3.3 1.035
1954 Indianapolis - AAA LF 4 4 9 0 0 10 1 .900 32.2 2.48 +1.4 1.000
1954 Erie - AA LF 14 14 22 1 0 23 0 1.000 124.1 1.66 -0.1 .963
1954 Camden - A LF 16 16 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 141.0 0.96 -0.1 1.016
1954 Indianapolis - AAA CF 3 2 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 19.1 4.19 +0.2 1.000
1954 Erie - AA CF 71 68 158 8 0 170 4 .976 607.0 2.46 +7.0 1.053
1954 Camden - A CF 7 3 7 0 0 8 1 .875 32.0 1.97 +0.5 .980
1954 Indianapolis - AAA RF 10 10 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 86.0 2.51 +2.8 1.091
1954 Camden - A RF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 -0.5 .983
1955 Erie - AA LF 11 11 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 98.1 1.37 -0.3 1.034
1955 Indianapolis - AAA CF 8 7 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 64.0 2.81 +2.7 1.111
1955 Erie - AA CF 7 3 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 41.2 3.24 +1.3 1.151
1955 Indianapolis - AAA RF 52 52 101 2 0 104 1 .990 450.1 2.06 +11.5 1.000
1955 Erie - AA RF 54 54 93 4 2 97 0 1.000 466.2 1.87 +5.0 1.073
1956 Indianapolis - AAA LF 23 20 37 0 0 39 2 .949 186.0 1.79 +3.5 1.057
1956 Indianapolis - AAA CF 63 60 153 7 1 163 3 .982 539.0 2.67 +19.9 1.055
1956 Indianapolis - AAA RF 48 48 87 5 0 94 2 .979 418.2 1.98 +9.1 1.050
1957 San Francisco - MLB LF 51 51 81 2 0 83 0 1.000 445.2 1.68 +4.3 1.100
1957 San Francisco - MLB CF 102 101 264 3 0 270 3 .989 879.2 2.73 +0.5 .995
1957 San Francisco - MLB RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.0 .982
1958 San Francisco - MLB LF 12 7 12 1 0 13 0 1.000 66.0 1.77 -0.0 1.059
1958 San Francisco - MLB CF 115 107 271 7 2 281 3 .989 934.2 2.68 +8.6 1.062
1958 San Francisco - MLB RF 13 13 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 98.2 1.73 +1.7 1.235
1959 San Francisco - MLB LF 4 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 36.0 2.25 +1.2 1.261
1959 San Francisco - MLB CF 4 2 7 1 1 8 0 1.000 21.0 3.43 +0.2 .986
1959 San Francisco - MLB RF 138 138 246 9 1 261 6 .977 1185.2 1.94 +10.3 1.077
1960 San Francisco - MLB RF 143 141 293 7 1 307 7 .977 1222.2 2.21 +14.6 1.089
1961 Kansas City - MLB LF 139 138 239 2 0 244 3 .988 1228.1 1.77 +3.0 1.022
1961 Kansas City - MLB CF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.1 2.16 +0.0 .996
1961 Kansas City - MLB RF 9 9 26 0 0 27 1 .963 85.0 2.75 +1.1 1.070
1962 Kansas City - MLB LF 31 20 30 0 0 31 1 .968 181.0 1.49 +1.5 1.036
1962 Kansas City - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Kansas City - MLB RF 23 0 9 0 0 10 1 .900 38.2 2.09 +0.5 1.131
1963 Kansas City - MLB LF 30 9 19 2 0 22 1 .955 104.1 1.81 +0.7 1.085
1963 Kansas City - MLB CF 22 22 35 0 0 35 0 1.000 197.0 1.60 -5.9 .807
1963 Kansas City - MLB RF 8 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 43.0 1.67 +0.1 .997
1964 Kansas City - MLB LF 47 45 66 0 0 70 4 .943 375.0 1.58 -0.5 1.013
1964 Kansas City - MLB CF 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -1.5 .000
1964 Kansas City - MLB RF 20 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 21.0 2.57 +0.4 1.006
1965 Kansas City - MLB LF 9 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 36.1 1.24 -0.6 .992
1965 Kansas City - MLB CF 5 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 20.0 1.35 -1.4 .593
1965 Kansas City - MLB RF 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 13.0 0.69 +0.0 .990
1966 Kansas City - MLB LF 11 1 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 32.1 2.78 -0.8 .981
1966 Kansas City - MLB CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 +0.2 .991
1966 Kansas City - MLB RF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.2 .998
1967 Kansas City - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Galveston - AA LF 6 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 37.0 1.70 -0.5 .863
1967 Springfield - A LF 6 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 28.0 1.61 -0.2 1.013
1967 Kansas City - MLB CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
1967 Galveston - AA CF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.1 2.45 +0.2 .996
1967 Springfield - A CF 15 13 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 113.2 1.82 -1.2 .910
1967 Kansas City - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.1 .991
1967 Galveston - AA RF 30 23 45 2 0 47 0 1.000 216.2 1.95 -0.3 1.005
1967 Springfield - A RF 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 21.0 0.43 +0.2 1.015
1968 Portland - AAA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.022
1968 Galveston - AA LF 6 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 26.2 1.35 +0.0 1.002
1968 Springfield - A LF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 34.0 1.32 -0.1 1.010
1968 Galveston - AA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Seattle - MLB RF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.2 .990
1968 Portland - AAA RF 11 1 7 1 1 8 0 1.000 34.2 2.08 -0.5 .861
1968 Galveston - AA RF 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 +0.0 1.040
1968 Springfield - A RF 5 4 5 0 0 6 1 .833 37.0 1.22 +1.1 1.286
1969 Seattle - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Seattle - MLB LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Seattle - MLB CF 6 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 36.1 1.73 -1.3 .779
1969 Seattle - MLB RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.1 .992
TOTAL SS 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 -0.7 .527
TOTAL LF 453 377 633 8 0 654 13 .980 3411.2 1.69 +16.2 1.032
TOTAL CF 733 669 1763 47 7 1841 31 .983 5981.0 2.72 +60.4 1.031
TOTAL RF 614 518 1025 30 5 1075 20 .981 4641.2 2.05 +61.0 1.064
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 14, 30th overall pick) by the St. Louis Pioneers, out of college Ohio Poly
07/13/1951 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization with a signing bonus of $14,000.
08/27/1951 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1951 Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award.
03/06/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
06/09/1952 Goes 5-5 against the Springfield Rifles, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R.
07/07/1952 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
11/24/1952 Was traded by the St. Louis Pioneers to the Cincinnati Cannons, along with LF Larry Lewis, 2B Marty Joiner, 1B John Peprah, and C Walker Garner, in exchange for RF Fred Galloway and $32,700.
06/01/1953 Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award.
06/22/1953 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1953 Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award.
07/27/1953 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1953 Wins the EA Batter of the Month Award.
09/14/1953 Goes 5-6 against the Denver Bruins, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
07/14/1954 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/25/1955 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/11/1956 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1956 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
07/02/1956 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
09/08/1956 Injured (earache),day-to-day for 3 days.
12/11/1956 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 9, 9th overall Pick) by the San Francisco Sailors from the Cincinnati Cannons.
04/22/1957 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
05/01/1957 Wins the FABL CA Rookie of the Month Award.
01/01/1961 Was traded by the San Francisco Sailors to the Kansas City Kings in exchange for RF Mike Potter and 1B Harry Russell.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 4.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 4.
10/19/1969 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1957 152 1
1961 148 7
Year AB Rank
1961 596 10
Year K Rank
1957 138 4
1958 108 8
1959 104 10
1961 129 1
Year 3B Rank
1960 9 9
1961 11 3
Year RBI Rank
1960 99 10
Year HP Rank
1961 7 9
Year SH Rank
1958 10 6
Year SF Rank
1957 5 6
1960 6 10
Year ISO Rank
1960 .203 8
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