Benjamin
Vanderford
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: November 27, 1924 in Usa
 
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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 27 OAK CL $ 300,000  
1953 28 OAK CL $ 600,000  
1954 29 SF CL $ 350,000  
1955 30 DAL PL $ 480,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 600,000  
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
1952 27 OAK CL 70 181 21 40 9 0 1 16 11 1 17 35 .221 .290 .287 .577 17.4 0.7
    AAA   37 111 17 25 4 1 2 13 8 3 20 22 .225 .344 .333 .677 14.8  
1953 28 OAK CL 75 106 12 20 4 1 0 8 3 6 7 14 .189 .241 .245 .487 3.4 0.0
1954 29 SF CL 27 53 3 14 1 0 0 4 2 1 2 13 .264 .291 .283 .574 4.0 0.0
1955 30 DAL PL 110 330 39 83 12 2 2 40 10 10 37 51 .252 .324 .318 .643 34.3 1.7
4 Years Sim 282 670 75 157 26 3 3 68 26 18 63 113 .234 .300 .296 .595 59.0 2.4
1 Years AAA 37 111 17 25 4 1 2 13 8 3 20 22 .225 .338 .333 .672 14.8  
162 Game Average 384 43 90 14 1 1 39 14 10 36 64 .234 .300 .296 .595 33.9  
Career Highs 110 330 39 83 12 2 2 40 11 10 37 51 .264 .324 .318 .643 34.3  
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   529 61 127 20 3 3 54 22 9 45 81 .240 .297 .306 .603 50.1
vs LH   141 14 30 6 0 0 14 4 9 18 32 .213 .311 .255 .566 9.6
Home 135 319 38 80 16 1 1 31 10 10 26 55 .251 .305 .317 .621 29.5
Away 147 351 37 77 10 2 2 37 16 8 37 58 .219 .295 .276 .572 30.3
RISP   197 0 46 7 0 1 60 0 0 21 33 .234 .299 .284 .583 18.1
Pinch Hitting   57 2 13 2 0 0 10 0 3 4 9 .228 .270 .263 .533 3.1
Close/Late   54 12 10 2 0 0 6 0 0 6 11 .185 .258 .222 .480 3.3
Mar/Apr 31 100 16 30 7 0 2 11 4 2 11 17 .300 .375 .430 .805 15.5
May 73 194 20 43 9 0 0 20 10 8 23 36 .222 .303 .268 .571 16.0
June 61 147 18 34 3 0 0 10 4 4 17 24 .231 .311 .252 .563 12.0
July 53 126 13 30 3 1 1 16 4 3 8 15 .238 .277 .302 .579 10.4
August 34 52 5 8 2 1 0 6 0 1 3 12 .154 .211 .231 .441 1.5
Sep/Oct 29 51 3 12 2 1 0 5 4 0 1 9 .235 .245 .314 .559 4.3
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 RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1952 27 OAK CL SS 62 52 450.3 60 161 6 35 .974 4.42 0 0 .000 0 2.5
1953 28 OAK CL SS 27 17 166.0 25 60 4 14 .955 4.61 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1954 29 SF CL SS 17 13 114.3 17 45 1 8 .984 4.88 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    C 1 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1955 30 DAL PL SS 98 95 813.0 105 270 21 49 .947 4.15 0 0 .000 0 3.2
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 204 177 1543.7 207 536 32 106 .959 4.33 0 0 .000 0 7.0
  C 1 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   209 177 1551.7 210 536 32 107 .959 4.33 0 0 .000 0 7.0
Career Highs   99 95 814.0 105 270 21 49 .985 4.83 0 0 .000 0  
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  4. John Rice (934)
  5. Nicholas Burpo (932)
  6. Abraham Mendoza (931)
  7. Amado Lozano (930)
  8. Vicente Loehr (926)
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History
Drafted in 25th round, 491st overall pick, by Oakland in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/15/1952, off Bruce Carlson (VAN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1952, off James Fortney (SAC)
6/9/1952: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $600,000 per year, for 1 years
Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 3/7/1954 to a 1-year deal worth $350,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Dallas on 2/16/1955 to a 2-year deal worth $480,000 per year