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| Player Report for #71 Johnny 'Little General' Bench | | Monday, October 20th, 1969 | 
| AB | 513 | | HR | 16 | | RBI | 72 | | AVG | .281 | | OPS | .771 |
| | Name: | Johnny Bench | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | Little General | Salary: | $2,500,000 | | Birthday: | 12-07-1947 | Signed Through: | 1969 Season | | Age: | 21 | Years of Major League Service: | 2 Years, None | | Born in: | Oklahoma City (Oklahoma) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 184 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | None, None | | Weight: | 208 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 1 Year | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not yet eligible | | Position: | C | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1968, 1st Pick in Round 1 | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Insignificant (Insignificant) |
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| Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | Versus LHP | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | Versus RHP | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | Talent | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 2 | | Catcher 10 (Arm: 9) | | Stealing Ability: | 6 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 6 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 1 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 1 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-30-1969 | ATL | Win, 5-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-29-1969 | ATL | Win, 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-28-1969 | ATL | Win, 8-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-27-1969 | @ STL | Win, 11-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-25-1969 | STL | Win, 7-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-1969 | CHI | Loss, 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-23-1969 | CHI | Win, 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-21-1969 | @ CHI | Win, 6-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-20-1969 | @ CHI | Loss, 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-18-1969 | @ MAN | Loss, 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| United League 1969 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 136 | 513 | 144 | 37 | 4 | 16 | 72 | 59 | 18 | 90 | .281 | .309 | .462 | .771 | .671 | .181 | 22.2 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 122 | 539 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 237 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 68.1 | 4.71 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 140 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .324 | .471 | .796 | | Versus Right | | 373 | 102 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 43 | 13 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .273 | .303 | .458 | .761 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .423 | .600 | 1.023 | | May | | 112 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .261 | .482 | .743 | | June | | 85 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .306 | .326 | .447 | .773 | | July | | 91 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .344 | .440 | .783 | | August | | 102 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .259 | .392 | .651 | | September | | 98 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .337 | .510 | .847 | | Last Year | | 227 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .181 | .208 | .295 | .503 | | Career | | 740 | 185 | 46 | 5 | 21 | 91 | 77 | 25 | 141 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .250 | .278 | .411 | .689 | | Home | | 253 | 74 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .292 | .317 | .451 | .767 | | Road | | 260 | 70 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 11 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .301 | .473 | .774 | | Grass | | 513 | 144 | 37 | 4 | 16 | 72 | 59 | 18 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .281 | .309 | .462 | .771 | | Day | | 171 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .298 | .324 | .503 | .827 | | Night | | 342 | 93 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 36 | 14 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .272 | .301 | .442 | .742 | | Pinch Hitting | | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 | | Close/Late | | 115 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 | .325 | .530 | .855 | | Inning 1-3 | | 179 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .279 | .301 | .486 | .787 | | Inning 4-6 | | 159 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .294 | .377 | .671 | | Inning 7-9 | | 164 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 | .322 | .494 | .816 | | Extra Innings | | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .455 | .818 | 1.273 | | 0 Outs | | 168 | 44 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .295 | .429 | .724 | | 1 Outs | | 163 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .294 | .322 | .485 | .807 | | 2 Outs | | 182 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .309 | .473 | .781 | | Scoring Position | | 122 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .303 | .313 | .467 | .780 | | Bases Empty | | 277 | 72 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 14 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 | .300 | .412 | .712 | | Runner on 1st | | 114 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 | .325 | .579 | .904 | | Runner on 2nd | | 43 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .349 | .349 | .465 | .814 | | Runner on 3rd | | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 | .281 | .419 | .701 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .385 | .353 | .769 | 1.122 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | | Bases Loaded | | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | | Two Strikes | | 225 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .196 | .239 | .320 | .559 | | First Pitch | | 75 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .360 | .360 | .627 | .987 | | Count 0-1 | | 44 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .409 | .422 | .545 | .968 | | Count 0-2 | | 43 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .233 | .512 | .744 | | Count 1-0 | | 45 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .255 | .622 | .878 | | Count 1-1 | | 56 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .263 | .446 | .710 | | Count 1-2 | | 76 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .158 | .169 | .171 | .340 | | Count 2-0 | | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .579 | .579 | .842 | 1.421 | | Count 2-1 | | 41 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .439 | .429 | .610 | 1.038 | | Count 2-2 | | 65 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .185 | .197 | .369 | .566 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .273 | .000 | .273 | | Full Count | | 41 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .404 | .317 | .721 | | Behind in Count | | 163 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .245 | .255 | .362 | .617 | | Ahead in Count | | 113 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .363 | .390 | .611 | 1.001 |
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| 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 | VORP | | 1968 Dallas - UL | 20 | 98 | 227 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | .181 | .208 | .295 | .503 | -16.4 | | 1969 Dallas - UL | 21 | 136 | 513 | 144 | 37 | 4 | 16 | 72 | 59 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 90 | 1 | 1 | .281 | .309 | .462 | .771 | 22.2 | | Total UL | | 234 | 740 | 185 | 46 | 5 | 21 | 91 | 77 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 141 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .278 | .411 | .689 | 5.7 |
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| 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 | VORP |
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| Career Fielding Stats | | Year/Team/League | POS | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% | | 1968 Dallas - ML | C | 61 | 52 | 269 | 27 | 1 | 297 | 1 | .997 | 455.0 | 5.85 | 4 | 38 | 8 | 21.1 | | 1969 Dallas - ML | C | 123 | 122 | 728 | 69 | 4 | 803 | 6 | .993 | 1075.1 | 6.67 | 8 | 54 | 20 | 37.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Player History | | 03-01-1968 | Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall Pick) by the Dallas Texans. | | 04-01-1968 | Named the #5 prospect in the UL | | 04-11-1968 | Injured (back spasms), out for 2 weeks. | | 11-03-1968 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,500,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 3 (6). | | 06-27-1969 | Was selected to the 1969 United League All-Star Game. | | 08-04-1969 | Injured (swollen eye), day-to-day for 3 days. |
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