LF Ben Crawford #29
Kansas City Kings FABL
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
05/20/1963
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF BEN CRAWFORD #29 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
17 20 3 1 0 0 4 2 1 .150 .269 .200 1 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 3 2
Gap 4 5 4
Power 3 3 3
Eye 4 5 4
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 4
Errors: - 2 5
Arm: 1 2 3
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: - Center Field: 2
2nd Base: - Right Field: 4
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 4
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/18/1963 @ CHC Loss, 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/17/1963 @ CHC Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/12/1963 @ MON Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/09/1963 SFS Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/04/1963 CHC Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/03/1963 CHC Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/01/1963 @ CIN Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/27/1963 @ SFS Win, 7-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/24/1963 @ CLE Loss, 6-10 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
04/23/1963 @ DAL Win, 7-5 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/02/1929
Born in:St. Louis, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$47,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 32 Days
Service This Yr:42 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 32 Days
Pro Service:12 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
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 17 20 3 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 .150 .269 .200 .469 .230 .050 40
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 3 26 2 0 0 2 1 2 4 1 1 0 100.0 1.3 1.62 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Versus Right   13 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 1 2 .154 .278 .231 .509
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
April   16 2 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 2 1 1 .125 .238 .188 .426
May   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .400 .250 .650
Spring Training   34 7 1 0 1 3 2 1 12 0 0 2 .206 .270 .324 .594
Last Year   92 17 2 0 2 15 18 11 26 3 1 1 .185 .271 .272 .543
2 Years Ago   596 139 26 11 13 62 93 70 129 2 8 7 .233 .320 .379 .699
Career   2734 651 122 40 76 371 358 291 616 24 42 15 .238 .312 .395 .708
Home   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Road   14 2 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 2 1 2 .143 .300 .214 .514
Grass   20 3 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 2 1 2 .150 .269 .200 .469
Day   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125
Night   13 3 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 2 0 1 .231 .333 .308 .641
As Starter   11 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 .091 .250 .091 .341
As Reliever / Substitution   9 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .300 .333 .633
Pinch Hitting   3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Close/Late   13 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 .333 .308 .641
Inning 1-3   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Inning 4-6   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 7-9   9 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 .364 .333 .697
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
1 Outs   9 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .111 .091 .111 .202
2 Outs   5 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .200 .500 .400 .900
Scoring Position   8 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 2 .125 .308 .250 .558
Bases Empty   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Runner on 1st   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Bases Loaded   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   6 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .167 .375 .333 .708
First Pitch   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200
Count 0-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 1-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .667 1.000 1.667
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Behind in Count   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   8 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .250 .300 .250 .550
Batting Leadoff   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 2nd   7 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .333 .250 .583
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Low Leverage   5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Medium Leverage   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
High Leverage   10 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .200 .286 .200 .486
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 82 81 1.0
1958 San Francisco - FABL 28 137 448 101 23 7 14 66 50 51 4 2 108 10 6 .225 .309 .402 .711 95 99 2.6
1959 San Francisco - FABL 29 147 512 122 22 6 14 60 63 66 0 4 104 7 1 .238 .323 .387 .710 94 97 2.0
1960 San Francisco - FABL 30 146 512 141 26 9 20 99 81 61 0 6 110 10 6 .275 .349 .479 .827 116 117 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 90 1.0
1962 Kansas City - FABL 32 62 92 17 2 0 2 15 18 11 1 3 26 2 0 .185 .271 .272 .543 45 42 -0.4
1963 Kansas City - FABL 33 17 20 3 1 0 0 4 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 .150 .269 .200 .469 29 40 -0.1
Total FABL 816 2734 651 122 40 76 371 358 291 15 24 616 46 16 .238 .312 .395 .708 92 94 10.1
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
1950 Total - 20 43 192 57 11 6 11 43 57 19 3 0 21 33 6 .297 .369 .589 .958 100 100 1.6
1951 Total - 21 54 244 66 10 5 15 48 61 21 3 0 41 0 0 .270 .336 .537 .873 100 100 1.2
1951 Hartford - A 21 61 247 72 12 12 7 19 40 19 4 0 51 9 2 .291 .352 .522 .874 162 162 4.4
1952 Hartford - A 22 46 181 54 12 3 3 19 27 20 1 0 55 6 1 .298 .371 .448 .819 146 147 2.9
1952 Dallas - AA 22 89 368 102 17 4 8 37 47 19 1 1 90 10 6 .277 .314 .410 .724 99 93 1.7
1953 Camden - A 23 61 229 76 16 5 14 54 46 26 5 3 46 4 4 .332 .407 .629 1.036 182 188 4.4
1953 Erie - AA 23 55 205 60 7 6 14 39 36 27 2 3 48 2 2 .293 .376 .590 .966 161 154 3.2
1953 Indianapolis - AAA 23 16 65 20 3 1 4 11 11 6 0 1 15 0 0 .308 .361 .569 .930 134 130 0.6
1954 Camden - A 24 21 79 20 4 1 3 9 14 16 0 0 12 2 1 .253 .379 .443 .822 127 135 0.8
1954 Erie - AA 24 88 332 97 23 8 15 64 66 43 2 0 90 5 6 .292 .377 .545 .922 150 146 3.7
1954 Indianapolis - AAA 24 16 65 13 3 0 2 6 9 5 1 0 24 2 0 .200 .268 .338 .606 73 75 0.4
1955 Erie - AA 25 71 259 66 9 4 12 44 38 39 3 4 62 2 3 .255 .354 .459 .814 125 120 2.4
1955 Indianapolis - AAA 25 62 217 64 15 4 14 59 42 31 0 2 48 4 4 .295 .380 .594 .974 175 177 3.6
1956 Indianapolis - AAA 26 134 489 146 32 12 30 99 96 90 4 1 102 6 6 .299 .411 .597 1.008 178 179 8.0
Total CL 228 836 243 53 17 50 175 158 132 5 4 189 12 10 .291 .389 .574 .963 166 167
Total EA 214 796 223 39 18 41 147 140 109 7 7 200 9 11 .280 .369 .529 .898 145 140
Total MAL 189 736 222 44 21 27 101 127 81 10 3 164 21 8 .302 .377 .529 .906 160 164
Total LSA 89 368 102 17 4 8 37 47 19 1 1 90 10 6 .277 .314 .410 .724 99 93
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 +1.0 1.054
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 +0.7 1.119
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 +0.8 .981
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 +0.1 1.010
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 +1.8 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 +1.3 1.105
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 +3.7 1.015
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 +0.8 1.052
1956 Indianapolis - AAA CF 63 60 153 7 1 163 3 .982 539.0 2.67 +5.8 1.049
1956 Indianapolis - AAA RF 48 48 87 5 0 94 2 .979 418.2 1.98 +2.2 1.036
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 11 1 3 0 0 4 1 .750 22.0 1.23 +0.5 1.439
1963 Kansas City - MLB CF 2 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 20.0 3.15 -0.2 .984
1963 Kansas City - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.005
TOTAL SS 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 -0.7 .527
TOTAL LF 338 308 514 6 0 529 9 .983 2751.0 1.70 +14.3 1.038
TOTAL CF 672 629 1699 47 7 1777 31 .983 5604.0 2.80 +55.2 1.043
TOTAL RF 512 484 944 27 4 990 19 .981 4224.1 2.07 +43.7 1.070
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.
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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