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Ben Grieve
Benjamin Grieve

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 220 lb.

MLB Debut September 3, 1997
Final Game October 2, 2005
Born May 4, 1976 in Arlington, TX (age 48)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1997 21 OAA AL   53   94   16   26   5   0   4   26   0   0   17   45  .277  .388  .457  .845   106    43   0   3   4   2   1  
 1998 22 OAA AL  153  591   96  166  42   5  23   77   1   0   65  132  .281  .361  .486  .847   108   287   0   1   2  10  23  
 1999 23 OAA AL  133  404   76  115  19   0  30   70   0   0   70   86  .285  .397  .554  .951   126   224   0   0   6   5  17  
 2000 24 OAA AL  162  589   89  167  31   1  26   94   1   0   65  120  .284  .358  .472  .830   106   278   0   2   3   4  25  
 2001 25 BAA AL  130  423   55  104  16   5   7   48   5   3   63  136  .246  .349  .357  .706    89   151   0   4   4   6   3  
 2002 26 BAA AL  113  333   48   78  13   0  14   38   5   2   56   86  .234  .352  .399  .751    98   133   0   3   3   6   7  
 2003 27 MON NL   41  117   24   29   4   0   8   26   0   0   21   29  .248  .382  .487  .869   116    57   0   1   0   5   3  
 2004 28 BAA AL   70  268   34   57  12   1  10   35   0   0   40   73  .213  .322  .377  .698    91   101   0   0   0   3   6  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      855 2819  438  742 142  12 122  414  12   5  397  707  .263  .361  .452  .813        1274   0  14  22  41  85
 Per 600 PA           517   80  136  26   2  22   76   2   1   73  130                                 234   0   3   4   8  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With OAA      501 1678  277  474  97   6  83  267   2   0  217  383  .282  .370  .496  .866         832   0   6  15  21  66
   With BAA      313 1024  137  239  41   6  31  121  10   5  159  295  .233  .343  .376  .719         385   0   7   7  15  16
   With MON       41  117   24   29   4   0   8   26   0   0   21   29  .248  .382  .487  .869          57   0   1   0   5   3
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      976 3215  471  864 192   5 118  492  24   5  466  784  .269  .367  .442  .809        1420   1  16  22  45 103
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1997 21 OAA AL  14   18   6.9  23   7   1  .304   4    5    1  .200    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e11  -30   
 1998 22 OAA AL  27  100   6.0   2   0   0  .000   2   56   18  .321    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e2      3   
 1999 23 OAA AL   7   87   7.7  10   2   0  .200   2   39   16  .410    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e4   111   
 2000 24 OAA AL  25   94   5.7   0   0   0  .000   5   69   32  .464    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e4   -15   
 2001 25 BAA AL  32   58   4.8   7   1   0  .143   7   36   16  .444    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e6   -54   
 2002 26 BAA AL   9   50   5.1  15   5   0  .333   2   10    3  .300    0    0  .000  OF   5(+2)e4   -33   
 2003 27 MON NL   4   23   6.8   6   1   0  .167   3   12    3  .250    0    0  .000  OF   5(+1)e17  153   
 2004 28 BAA AL   8   33   4.2   1   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH             -86   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          466   5.8  64  16   1  .250  25  227   89  .392    0    0  .000                   0   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 14.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 4.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1997 21 OAA AL  RF    22    27     0    4    0   .871    14   126.2   1.92
                 LF     7     5     1    0    0  1.000     6    46.0   1.17
 1998 22 OAA AL  LF   149   244     7    2    0   .992   148  1287.1   1.75
                 CF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   1.00
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1999 23 OAA AL  LF   123   182     9    2    2   .990   119   916.2   1.88
                 RF     5     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     9.0   1.00
 2000 24 OAA AL  LF   162   263     8    5    0   .982   162  1260.1   1.94
 2001 25 BAA AL  LF   107   160     7    6    1   .965   102   882.0   1.70
                 RF     9     8     1    1    0   .900     6    51.0   1.59
 2002 26 BAA AL  RF    28    43     2    1    0   .978    23   203.0   2.00
                 LF     9    11     0    1    0   .917     9    65.0   1.52
 2003 27 MON NL  RF    30    46     1    3    0   .940    30   239.0   1.77
                 LF     5     1     0    0    0  1.000     4    33.0   0.27
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   562   866    32   16    3   .982   550  4490.1   1.80
                 RF    95   125     4    9    0   .935    73   630.2   1.84
                 CF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   1.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1999 ALDS  OAA NYA   L    4   8  1  4  1  0  1   5  2  0  .500  .600 1.000  0
 2000 ALDS  OAA CHA   W    5  19  1  6  2  0  0   2  0  4  .316  .316  .421  0
      ALCS  OAA NYA   W    4  17  1  7  2  0  0   2  1  4  .412  .444  .529  0
      WS    OAA CIN   W    6  20  1  7  2  0  0   0  3  7  .350  .435  .450  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1997  OAA   62-100  Drew Kennedy
 1998  OAA   65-97   Drew Kennedy
 1999  OAA   92-70   Drew Kennedy
 2000  OAA   99-63   Drew Kennedy
 2001  BAA   83-79   James Taglia
 2002  BAA   57-105  James Taglia
 2003  MON   93-69   Steve Bivens
 2004  BAA   73-89   Alan Boodman, John Fortune

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