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Benjamin
Ridings		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 195
 
Born: February 27, 1933 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 19 SA PL    
1953 20 SA PL    
1954 21 SA PL    
1955 22 SA PL $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 19 SA PL    
1953 20 SA PL    
1954 21 SA PL    
1955 22 SA PL $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 19 A   9 12 .429 28 28 5 1 0 218.0 201 92 17 96 201 3.80 .248 .328 .365 .693  
1953 20 AAA   9 9 .500 22 22 1 0 0 133.7 147 83 14 100 139 5.59 .281 .396 .415 .811  
1954 21 AAA   2 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 24.7 18 6 3 14 24 2.19 .205 .314 .330 .643  
    AA   10 4 .714 19 19 2 2 0 142.7 123 45 6 68 183 2.84 .233 .320 .320 .641  
1955 22 SA PL 10 12 .455 32 30 8 1 1 192.3 178 120 35 131 186 5.62 .243 .357 .454 .811 7.8
1 Years Sim 10 12 .455 32 30 8 1 1 192.3 178 120 35 131 186 5.62 .243 .357 .454 .811 7.8
2 Years AAA 11 9 .550 26 26 1 0 0 158.3 165 89 17 114 163 5.06 .270 .385 .403 .787  
1 Years AA 10 4 .714 19 19 2 2 0 142.7 123 45 6 68 183 2.84 .233 .320 .320 .641  
1 Years A 9 12 .429 28 28 5 1 0 218.0 201 92 17 96 201 3.80 .248 .328 .365 .693  
4 Years Minors 30 25 .545 73 73 8 3 0 519.0 489 226 40 278 547 3.92 .251 .344 .365 .709  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   87 58 16 56 106   .216 .312 .390 .701
vs LH   91 62 19 75 80   .276 .410 .533 .943
Home 5 7 .417 16 15 3 0 0 91.7 101 69 18 63 94 6.78 .274 .381 .514 .894
Away 5 5 .500 16 15 5 1 1 100.7 77 51 17 68 92 4.56 .211 .335 .395 .729
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 3 1 0 0 1 3.7 3 4 0 6 1 9.84 .231 .474 .308 .781
May 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 16 11 2 10 10 9.00 .340 .456 .617 1.073
June 1 5 .167 6 6 1 0 0 32.7 37 31 12 28 38 8.54 .278 .404 .594 .998
July 2 2 .500 8 8 2 0 0 50.7 49 32 11 35 51 5.68 .250 .364 .474 .838
August 5 3 .625 8 8 3 0 0 55.3 47 30 5 32 53 4.88 .229 .333 .400 .733
Sep/Oct 1 1 .500 5 5 2 1 0 39.0 26 12 5 20 33 2.77 .187 .289 .331 .620
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1955 22 SA PL 32 66 2 7 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 23 .106 .119 .136 .256 -1.2 0.0
1 Years Sim 32 66 2 7 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 23 .106 .119 .136 .256 -1.2 0.0
162 Game Average 334 10 35 10 0 0 25 0 5 5 116 .106 .119 .136 .256 -6.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   49 0 4 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 17 .082 .082 .102 .184 -2.4
vs LH   17 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .176 .222 .235 .458 0.7
Home 16 29 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 .103 .133 .138 .271 -0.8
Away 16 37 1 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 13 .108 .108 .135 .243 -0.9
RISP   12 0 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .333 .583 0.9
Close/Late   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Mar/Apr 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
June 6 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .200 .300 -0.1
July 8 19 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .053 .053 .105 .158 -1.0
August 8 17 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 8 .176 .222 .176 .399 0.2
Sep/Oct 5 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1955 22 SA PL P 32 30 192.3 8 28 1 1 .973 1.68    
Career Totals   32 30 192.3 8 28 1 1 .973 1.68    
Career Highs   32 30 192.3 8 28 1 1 .973 1.68    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1955-9-12
 Homeruns Allowed
1955-1-35
 Strikeouts
1955-9-186
 Walks Allowed
1955-4-131
 Hits per 9IP
1955-6-8.3
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1955-5-8.7
OAVG
1955-4-.243
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 8
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 45th overall pick, by San Antonio in 1952
Injured on 6/6/1953 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Injured on 5/3/1954 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 4/21/1955 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/27/1955
Had first career hit (double) on 6/8/1955, off James Johnson (OMA)
 
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