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Ben
Zager		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: February 6, 1912 in Usa
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Top Fielders Award 1939    1941    1946   
All-Star Selections 1938    1939    1940    1941    1943    1944    1946    1949   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Joe Munson Award or Mel Parnell Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1938 26 ATL SA 135 481 76 155 21 3 17 74 6 4 51 55 .322 .395 .484 .880 85.8  
1939 27 ATL SA 130 467 74 152 23 5 15 72 8 7 65 62 .325 .414 .493 .907 90.7  
1940 28 ATL SA 118 324 54 109 14 3 14 45 7 4 56 33 .336 .442 .528 .970 72.2  
1941 29 ATL SA 133 475 67 143 16 5 22 70 7 2 65 73 .301 .391 .495 .885 87.7  
1943 31 KNX SA 129 434 66 135 25 3 10 61 2 7 70 79 .311 .412 .452 .863 79.1  
1944 32 KNX SA 134 468 64 144 19 10 15 59 3 4 42 90 .308 .373 .487 .860 77.8  
1945 33 MOB SA 130 468 62 136 11 9 11 62 6 8 52 106 .291 .369 .423 .792 71.6  
1946 34 MOB SA 127 450 66 113 15 6 8 66 2 2 56 81 .251 .340 .364 .705 55.3  
1947 35 MOB SA 134 470 70 138 22 9 9 65 1 1 50 113 .294 .365 .436 .801 72.0  
1948 36 MOB SA 128 447 62 136 8 6 16 65 6 4 46 77 .304 .378 .456 .834 75.6  
1949 37 MOB SA 126 481 62 144 23 5 16 56 8 1 38 86 .299 .353 .468 .821 76.0  
1950 38 MOB SA 52 100 9 18 4 1 1 6 0 0 8 24 .180 .241 .270 .511 5.1  
12 Years Sim 1476 5065 732 1523 201 65 154 701 56 44 599 879 .301 .381 .457 .838 848.8  
162 Game Average 555 80 167 22 7 16 76 6 4 65 96 .301 .381 .457 .838 93.2  
Career Highs 135 481 76 155 25 10 22 74 8 8 70 113 .336 .442 .528 .970 90.7  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Top Fielders Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1938 26 ATL SA RF 123 118 1077.7 238 4 1 0 .996 2.02    
    LF 9 0 20.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.35    
    3B 1 0 8.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.04    
1939 27 ATL SA RF 127 120 1070.7 283 0 0 0 1.000 2.38    
    LF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1940 28 ATL SA RF 94 76 693.3 170 3 1 1 .994 2.25    
    LF 19 4 65.7 12 2 0 0 1.000 1.92    
1941 29 ATL SA RF 125 122 1072.7 264 7 0 2 1.000 2.27    
    LF 4 0 7.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.57    
1943 31 KNX SA RF 121 115 1039.0 220 1 0 0 1.000 1.91    
    LF 6 0 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00    
1944 32 KNX SA RF 120 119 1053.0 189 7 0 2 1.000 1.68    
    LF 9 0 18.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00    
1945 33 MOB SA RF 125 123 1087.7 196 9 0 2 1.000 1.70    
    LF 3 0 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1946 34 MOB SA RF 119 116 1018.7 224 4 1 2 .996 2.01    
    LF 7 0 10.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.70    
1947 35 MOB SA RF 125 123 1075.7 198 8 0 2 1.000 1.72    
    LF 9 0 24.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.74    
1948 36 MOB SA RF 124 121 1062.7 241 8 0 3 1.000 2.11    
    LF 4 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1949 37 MOB SA RF 125 121 1075.3 257 5 0 0 1.000 2.19    
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1950 38 MOB SA RF 34 25 212.0 46 2 0 0 1.000 2.04    
    LF 1 1 7.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29    
  RF 1362 1299 11538.3 2526 58 3 14 .999 2.02    
  LF 73 5 176.0 30 2 0 0 1.000 1.64    
  3B 1 0 8.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.04    
Career Totals   1436 1304 11722.9 2557 60 3 14 .999 2.01    
Career Highs   134 123 1106.3 284 9 1 3 1.000 2.38    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1938 26 ATL SA 8 34 6 14 5 1 0 5 0 0 1 5 .412 .429 .618 1.046
Career Post-Season Batting 8 34 6 14 5 1 0 5 0 0 1 5 .412 .429 .618 1.046
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.
Batting Average
1938-6-.322
1939-3-.325
1940-10-.302*
1943-7-.311
1944-6-.308
1948-9-.304
CAR-26-.301
 On-Base Pct
1938-7-.395
1939-3-.414
1940-5-.404*
1941-6-.391
1943-3-.412
1944-5-.373
1945-9-.369
1947-9-.365
1948-5-.378
CAR-17-.381
 Slugging Pct
1944-10-.487
 OPS
1939-10-.907
1940-8-.877*
1941-9-.885
1943-6-.863
1944-6-.860
CAR-38-.838
 XR
1938-10-85.8
1939-6-90.7
1941-6-87.7
1943-6-79.1
1944-8-77.8
CAR-38-848.8
 Games
1938-2-135
1939-8-130
1941-4-133
1944-3-134
1947-5-134
CAR-38-1476
At-Bats
1938-8-481
CAR-44-5065
 Hits
1938-2-155
1939-3-152
1941-7-143
1943-8-135
1944-7-144
CAR-33-1523
 Total Bases
1938-10-233
1941-7-235
1944-6-228
CAR-45-2316
 Singles
1938-1-114
1939-1-109
1941-7-100
1943-7-97
1944-9-100
1945-10-105
1948-8-106
CAR-22-1103
 Triples
1944-2-10
1945-6-9
1947-9-9
CAR-32-65
 Homeruns
1941-7-22
Caught Stealing
1939-5-7
1945-8-8
 Walks
1939-7-65
1940-10-56
1941-9-65
1943-4-70
1945-7-52
1946-4-56
1947-6-50
1948-6-46
CAR-27-599
 Strikeouts
1945-10-106
CAR-44-879
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 16)
   Gray Ink Test: 71    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 113)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 34    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 40)
 
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  4. George Aguirre (922)
  5. Carroll Olson (920)
  6. Bryan Chronister (920)
  7. Stephen Pedraza (907)
  8. Danny Gutierrez (895)
  9. Fredrick Class (886)
  10. Johnny Fleisher (881)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Atlanta in 1938
Had first career hit on 4/15/1938, off Richard Cloud (BIR)
Hit first career homerun on 4/30/1938, off Ray Quinn (NO)
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Chattanooga on 5/30/1939
Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1939, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 8 RBI
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game
Won Top Fielders Award at Rightfield in 1939
Drove in 6 runs against Knoxville on 6/3/1940
Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1940, hitting .350 with 5 HR, 10 RBI
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game
Won Top Fielders Award at Rightfield in 1941
Signed as a free agent by Knoxville on 2/15/1943 to a 4-year deal worth $1,980,200 per year
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Atlanta on 5/8/1944
Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1944, hitting .550 with 1 HR, 2 RBI
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game
Injured on 8/12/1946 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Top Fielders Award at Rightfield in 1946
Hit for the cycle against Chattanooga on 7/9/1948
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
Injured on 9/4/1949 with a Broken Knee, out for full season
 
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