#60 Ben Sankey, Shortstop, 33 yrs, Baltimore Orioles
Monday, 10/23/1940 |
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| Ben Sankey
9/2/1907
33
USA,AL,NAUVOO
5"10
160
Shortstop
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R
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1.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1940 (Automatic)
1 Year(s), 37 Days (209 total Days)
1 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 61 Days (1265 total Days)
11 Year(s)
Inelegible (more than 6 pro years)
Not eligible
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 20 | 42 | 9 | 29 | 62 |
| Versus LHP | 20 | 42 | 9 | 29 | 62 |
| Versus RHP | 20 | 42 | 9 | 29 | 62 |
| Talent | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
2B : 2 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 3 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 3 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/1 | @NYA | L 7-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | .667 | .250 |
| Projected | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | .667 | .250 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .5 | 4.5 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Road | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 |
| Sept/Oct | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1932 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PIT |
| 1933 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 | PIT CIN |
| 1937 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 | CHN |
| 1938 | 26 | 78 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .232 | .269 | .501 | CHN |
| 1939 | 21 | 62 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .211 | .161 | .373 | CHN CHA |
| 1940 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | CHA SLA |
| Total | 64 | 166 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .231 | .235 | .466 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1929, A | 137 | 523 | 119 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 69 | 86 | 5 | 5 | .228 | .307 | .298 | .605 |
| 1930, A | 138 | 516 | 135 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 53 | 62 | 57 | 52 | 7 | 7 | .262 | .327 | .401 | .728 |
| 1931, A | 138 | 501 | 130 | 17 | 2 | 32 | 62 | 65 | 66 | 36 | 2 | 8 | .259 | .337 | .493 | .830 |
| 1932, A | 135 | 497 | 131 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 36 | 61 | 45 | 6 | 7 | .264 | .339 | .374 | .713 |
| 1933, AA | 135 | 504 | 98 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 40 | 51 | 34 | 7 | 4 | .194 | .262 | .282 | .544 |
| 1934, AA | 134 | 547 | 96 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 40 | 64 | 55 | 4 | 8 | .176 | .260 | .263 | .523 |
| 1935, AA | 136 | 496 | 98 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 35 | 40 | 67 | 29 | 2 | 10 | .198 | .292 | .327 | .619 |
| 1936, AA | 134 | 484 | 106 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 54 | 53 | 58 | 22 | 3 | 2 | .219 | .299 | .345 | .644 |
| 1937, AAA | 132 | 420 | 80 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 16 | 2 | 4 | .190 | .266 | .271 | .537 |
| 1938, AAA | 133 | 451 | 83 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 50 | 42 | 51 | 54 | 6 | 1 | .184 | .263 | .297 | .560 |
| 1939, AAA | 22 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .321 | .292 | .613 |
| 1940, AAA | 94 | 291 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 4 | 5 | .192 | .285 | .316 | .601 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Third Base | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.2 | 3.12 | | | | |
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Injured on 8/22/1932 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for one week...
Traded from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati on 4/2/1933 (Going to CIN: RF Chuck Klein, 2B Ben Sankey, 3B Howdy Groskloss. Going to PIT: P Lafayette Henion)...
Had first career hit (double) on 9/10/1933, off Frank Bennett (PIT)...
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 4/3/1935 to a minor league contract...
Injured on 4/17/1935 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days...
Released by Chicago (N) on 5/15/1939...
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 7/24/1939 to a minor league contract...
Released by Chicago (A) on 4/10/1940...
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 5/1/1940 to a minor league contract...
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