#7 Ben Sankey, Third Base, 33 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Sunday, 10/22/1940 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ben Sankey
9/2/1907 33 USA,AL,NAUVOO 5"10 155
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Suffers Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1940 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 93 Days (609 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 93 Days (609 total Days) 11 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 2 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 9 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 8 (Range), .928 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 8 (Range), .956 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 8 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @DET | W 9-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/24 | @DET | L 7-10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/26 | SLA | W 7-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/27 | SLA | W 6-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/28 | @CHA | L 6-9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | @CHA | L 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/30 | BOS | W 13-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/1 | @NYY | L 1-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/2 | WAS | W 9-5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/4 | @CLE | L 4-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 155 | 565 | 176 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 91 | 86 | 62 | 29 | .312 | .378 | .441 | .819 | .757 | .129 |
Projected | 155 | 565 | 176 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 91 | 86 | 62 | 29 | .312 | .378 | .441 | .819 | .757 | .129 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 148 | 633 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 249 | 46 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 91.6 | 5.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 121 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .322 | .384 | .421 | .806 |
vs. RHP | 444 | 137 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 76 | 61 | 49 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .376 | .446 | .822 |
Close/Late | 49 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .389 | .490 | .879 |
Scoring Position | 156 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .359 | .436 | .795 |
Pinch Hitting | 7 | 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 |
Home | 77 | 268 | 79 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 43 | 24 | 15 | .295 | .351 | .399 | .751 |
Road | 78 | 297 | 97 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 43 | 38 | 14 | .327 | .401 | .478 | .879 |
March/April | 26 | 92 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 3 | .315 | .394 | .435 | .829 |
May | 25 | 93 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 4 | .290 | .340 | .419 | .759 |
June | 26 | 90 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 4 | .256 | .343 | .311 | .654 |
July | 25 | 96 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 6 | .292 | .352 | .448 | .800 |
August | 26 | 95 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | .358 | .400 | .547 | .947 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 99 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 5 | .354 | .429 | .475 | .903 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1937 | 72 | 289 | 98 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 55 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .339 | .390 | .467 | .857 | PHA |
1938 | 144 | 473 | 132 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 54 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .336 | .402 | .738 | PHA |
1939 | 153 | 557 | 175 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 72 | 62 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 0 | .314 | .361 | .427 | .789 | PHA |
1940 | 155 | 565 | 176 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 91 | 86 | 62 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .312 | .378 | .441 | .819 | PHA |
Total | 524 | 1884 | 581 | 114 | 12 | 31 | 256 | 257 | 172 | 3 | 15 | 102 | 3 | 0 | .308 | .365 | .431 | .796 | |
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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 | 110 | 396 | 98 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 54 | 39 | 54 | 70 | 3 | 3 | .247 | .330 | .427 | .756 |
1929, AAA | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
1930, A | 137 | 517 | 118 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 51 | 70 | 75 | 8 | 5 | .228 | .317 | .360 | .677 |
1931, A | 137 | 490 | 137 | 25 | 1 | 22 | 63 | 66 | 86 | 71 | 12 | 9 | .280 | .385 | .469 | .855 |
1932, A | 133 | 466 | 137 | 26 | 0 | 17 | 38 | 61 | 86 | 49 | 3 | 5 | .294 | .404 | .459 | .863 |
1932, AA | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .417 | .636 | 1.053 |
1933, AA | 137 | 529 | 142 | 28 | 3 | 18 | 55 | 72 | 59 | 58 | 2 | 3 | .268 | .340 | .435 | .774 |
1934, AA | 137 | 558 | 158 | 32 | 4 | 18 | 49 | 88 | 56 | 82 | 6 | 7 | .283 | .345 | .452 | .796 |
1935, AA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
1935, AAA | 137 | 540 | 149 | 25 | 1 | 18 | 78 | 71 | 48 | 55 | 8 | 4 | .276 | .332 | .426 | .758 |
1936, AAA | 138 | 502 | 149 | 24 | 3 | 17 | 75 | 83 | 65 | 57 | 3 | 4 | .297 | .374 | .458 | .832 |
1937, AAA | 81 | 307 | 106 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 1 | 3 | .345 | .420 | .495 | .916 |
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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 |
1937 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .412 | .467 | .878 |
1938 | 14 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .245 | .234 | .479 |
1939 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .350 | .550 |
Total | 23 | 82 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .267 | .305 | .572 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 149 | 146 | 86 | 274 | 31 | 388 | 28 | .928 | 1262.0 | 2.77 | | | | |
Shortstop | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 6.92 | | | | |
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Drafted in 4th round, 62nd overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1929... Injured on 6/10/1929 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week... Injured on 6/26/1932 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days... Injured on 6/26/1933 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 4/28/1935 with a Bruised Ankle, out for 3 days... Injured on 8/28/1936 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 6/14/1937 with a Strained Back, out for one week... Had first career hit (homerun) on 7/7/1937, off Frank Bennett (BOS)... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 7/18/1940...
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