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Ben
Koehler		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 180
 
Born: January 26, 1877 in Germany, , SCHOERNDORN
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1905 28 CHA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 4 4 4 10 10 10
1906 29 CHA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 10 10 10
1907 30 CHA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 10 10 10
1908 31 CHA AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 10 10 10
1909 32 CHA AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 4 4 4 10 10 10
1910 33 CHA AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 4 4 4 10 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 4 4 4 10 10 10
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1905 28 CHA AL 53 141 18 43 14 2 1 19 12 8 11 9 .305 .353 .454 .807 20.9 4.1
1906 29 CHA AL 101 328 34 93 10 4 4 49 38 10 21 18 .284 .329 .375 .704 43.7 11.3
1907 30 CHA AL 21 65 5 11 1 1 0 4 3 2 3 4 .169 .206 .215 .421 2.2 0.0
1908 31 CHA AL 34 81 9 17 2 1 0 9 7 3 4 8 .210 .253 .259 .512 4.6 0.0
1909 32 AAA   131 493 56 110 18 0 3 39 19 11 72 27 .223 .322 .278 .600 49.4  
1910 33 AAA   129 496 45 109 13 2 3 32 25 14 67 38 .220 .313 .272 .585 46.9  
4 Years Sim 209 615 66 164 27 8 5 81 60 23 39 39 .267 .312 .361 .673 71.5 15.4
2 Years AAA 260 989 101 219 31 2 6 71 44 25 139 65 .221 .322 .275 .597 96.3  
162 Game Average 476 51 127 20 6 3 62 46 17 30 30 .267 .312 .361 .673 55.4  
Career Highs 101 328 34 93 14 4 4 49 38 10 21 18 .305 .353 .454 .807 43.7  
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   433 47 119 21 6 5 61 42 14 27 26 .275 .318 .386 .704 54.2
vs LH   182 19 45 6 2 0 20 18 9 12 13 .247 .296 .302 .598 16.2
Home 96 298 30 82 15 6 0 33 23 13 17 19 .275 .317 .366 .682 32.6
Away 113 317 36 82 12 2 5 48 37 10 22 20 .259 .307 .356 .663 37.8
RISP   163 0 53 10 2 3 72 0 0 17 10 .325 .384 .466 .850 27.8
Pinch Hitting   37 4 9 1 0 0 10 1 1 3 3 .243 .300 .270 .570 2.9
Close/Late   112 14 35 5 1 1 19 0 1 11 4 .313 .374 .402 .776 16.1
Mar/Apr 12 16 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 .188 .316 .188 .503 1.1
May 39 103 11 31 5 1 1 12 9 3 2 5 .301 .321 .398 .719 12.5
June 27 81 10 22 3 1 1 13 6 4 3 11 .272 .298 .370 .668 8.3
July 36 112 12 29 5 1 0 10 14 4 10 3 .259 .317 .321 .639 12.8
August 38 117 10 35 5 2 1 19 12 3 7 6 .299 .333 .402 .735 16.3
Sep/Oct 57 186 19 44 9 3 2 26 18 8 14 11 .237 .296 .349 .645 19.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1905 28 CHA AL CF 36 36 314.3 99 6 6 1 .946 3.01   1.4
    2B 4 0 6.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    1B 2 0 3.0 7 0 0 1 1.000 21.00   0.0
1906 29 CHA AL LF 86 81 737.7 122 4 18 0 .875 1.54   0.9
    CF 7 6 56.0 19 2 0 1 1.000 3.38    
    1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1907 30 CHA AL CF 14 13 125.0 30 2 0 2 1.000 2.30   0.4
    LF 4 0 3.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    2B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 18.00   0.0
1908 31 CHA AL CF 17 16 138.3 35 2 2 0 .949 2.41   0.3
    2B 5 0 8.7 1 4 0 1 1.000 5.20   0.0
    1B 3 0 5.0 5 1 0 0 1.000 10.80   0.0
    LF 1 0 4.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  LF 91 81 745.7 122 4 18 0 .875 1.52   0.9
  CF 74 71 633.7 183 12 8 4 .961 2.77   2.0
  2B 10 0 16.0 2 5 0 2 1.000 3.94   0.0
  1B 6 0 9.0 12 1 0 1 1.000 13.00   0.0
Career Totals   181 152 1404.3 319 22 26 7 .929 2.19   3.0
Career Highs   94 87 794.7 141 7 18 3 1.000 3.11    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Homeruns
1906-4-4
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 34th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1905
Had first career hit on 4/22/1905, off Henry Schmidt (PHA)
Injured on 6/10/1905 with a Bruised Ribs, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 8/11/1905, off Jimmy Dygert (SLA)
1/10/1908: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1909: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1910: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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