 |  | 11-01-1939 |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | CF Gene 'Spider' Benson #7 |  | |  | | Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy |      |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | SB | | | 131 | 394 | 117 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 62 | 16 | .297 | .393 | .345 | 23 | | | | Overall | Potential | | Contact |  |  | | Gap |  |  | | Power |  |  | | Eye |  |  | | Avoid K's |  |  |
| | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | | Overall | Vs Left | Vs Right | Potential | | Contact | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | | | Gap | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | Power | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | Eye | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | | | Avoid K's | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| | | Fielding Ratings | | Catcher | Infield | Outfield | | Range: | - | 8 | 12 | | Errors: | - | 5 | 9 | | Arm: | - | 6 | 6 | | Turn DP: | - | 3 | - | | Ability: | - | - | - |
| | Position Ratings | | Pitcher: | - | Shortstop: | - | | Catcher: | - | Left Field: | 15 | | 1st Base: | 6 | Center Field: | 13 | | 2nd Base: | - | Right Field: | - | | 3rd Base: | - | | | | | | | |
| | Run/Bunt Ratings | | Running Speed: | 10 | | Stealing Ability: | 8 | | Baserunning Inst.: | 9 | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 9 | | Bunt for Hit: | 9 | | | |
| | | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Vs. | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | 09-18-1939 | @ PIT | Loss, 2-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-17-1939 | @ PIT | Loss, 1-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-16-1939 | @ PIT | Loss, 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-15-1939 | SLN | Loss, 5-18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-14-1939 | SLN | Loss, 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-13-1939 | SLN | Win, 5-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-11-1939 | @ CIN | Loss, 7-9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 09-10-1939 | @ CIN | Win, 9-3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-09-1939 | @ CIN | Loss, 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 09-08-1939 | @ PHI | Loss, 3-12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | Personality Ratings | | Leader Ability: | 1 | | Loyalty: | 10 | | Desire for Winning: | 10 | | Greed: | 9 | | Intelligence: | 6 | | Work Ethic: | 2 | |
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| | Gene Benson | | Birthday: | 10-02-1913 | | Born in: | Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) | | Nationality: | American | | Height: | 5' 8" | | Weight: | 180 lbs | | Local Popularity: | Well Known | | National Pop.: | Insignificant |
| Status | | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Salary: | $3,365,400 | | Signed Through: | 1940 Season | | Major Service: | 3 Years, None | | Service This Yr: | 172 Days | | 40-Man Service: | 3 Years, None | | Pro Service: | 5 Years | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Arbitration eligible in offseason | | Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Contract Extension: | - | | Drafted: | 1936, 11th Pick in Round 1 | |
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| Boys of Yesteryear 1939 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 131 | 394 | 117 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 49 | 62 | 16 | .297 | .393 | .345 | .738 | .751 | .048 | 14.5 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 104 | 473 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 136 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 71.9 | 60.0 | 5.38 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 95 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .284 | .421 | .316 | .737 | | Versus Right | | 299 | 90 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5 | .301 | .383 | .355 | .738 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 99 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .283 | .368 | .323 | .691 | | May | | 105 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .229 | .325 | .248 | .573 | | June | | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .296 | .310 | .333 | .644 | | July | | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .395 | .303 | .698 | | August | | 75 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .480 | .427 | .907 | | September | | 55 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .469 | .491 | .960 | | Last Year | | 543 | 136 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 79 | 79 | 72 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 5 | .250 | .340 | .354 | .694 | | 2 Years Ago | | 427 | 96 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 51 | 42 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .225 | .293 | .304 | .598 | | Career | | 1364 | 349 | 49 | 18 | 8 | 179 | 179 | 176 | 61 | 17 | 16 | 11 | .256 | .342 | .336 | .678 | | Home | | 196 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .306 | .403 | .347 | .750 | | Road | | 198 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .288 | .384 | .343 | .727 | | Grass | | 394 | 117 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 49 | 62 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 5 | .297 | .393 | .345 | .738 | | Night | | 394 | 117 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 49 | 62 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 5 | .297 | .393 | .345 | .738 | | Pinch Hitting | | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .278 | .188 | .465 | | Close/Late | | 83 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .301 | .425 | .325 | .750 | | Inning 1-3 | | 120 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .233 | .354 | .292 | .646 | | Inning 4-6 | | 135 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .363 | .437 | .407 | .844 | | Inning 7-9 | | 132 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .280 | .372 | .326 | .698 | | Extra Innings | | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .600 | .429 | 1.029 | | 0 Outs | | 131 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .275 | .394 | .321 | .714 | | 1 Outs | | 134 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .328 | .414 | .388 | .802 | | 2 Outs | | 129 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .287 | .370 | .326 | .695 | | Scoring Position | | 118 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .322 | .412 | .356 | .768 | | Bases Empty | | 191 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .288 | .398 | .346 | .744 | | Runner on 1st | | 85 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .282 | .351 | .329 | .680 | | Runner on 2nd | | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .465 | .333 | .798 | | Runner on 3rd | | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .391 | .433 | .391 | .825 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .296 | .387 | .370 | .757 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .294 | .385 | .679 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 | | Bases Loaded | | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .500 | .417 | .917 | | Two Strikes | | 137 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .292 | .391 | .350 | .742 | | First Pitch | | 66 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .299 | .333 | .632 | | Count 0-1 | | 41 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .268 | .273 | .317 | .590 | | Count 0-2 | | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .348 | .391 | .739 | | Count 1-0 | | 46 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .313 | .348 | .660 | | Count 1-1 | | 47 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .319 | .313 | .340 | .653 | | Count 1-2 | | 39 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .325 | .385 | .710 | | Count 2-0 | | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .563 | 1.063 | | Count 2-1 | | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .258 | .281 | .355 | .636 | | Count 2-2 | | 44 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .205 | .217 | .273 | .490 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .706 | .100 | .806 | | Full Count | | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .355 | .615 | .387 | 1.002 | | Behind in Count | | 103 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .301 | .308 | .359 | .668 | | Ahead in Count | | 103 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .301 | .500 | .359 | .859 |
| | 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 | | 1937 Chicago (N) - BOY | 23 | 129 | 427 | 96 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 51 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | .225 | .293 | .304 | .598 | -7.5 | | 1938 Chicago (N) - BOY | 24 | 149 | 543 | 136 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 79 | 79 | 72 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 12 | 15 | .250 | .340 | .354 | .694 | -2.9 | | 1939 Chicago (N) - BOY | 25 | 131 | 394 | 117 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 49 | 62 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 9 | .297 | .393 | .345 | .738 | 14.5 | | Total BOY | | 409 | 1364 | 349 | 49 | 18 | 8 | 179 | 179 | 176 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 52 | 31 | .256 | .342 | .336 | .678 | 4.1 |
| | 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 |
| | Player History | | 12-15-1936 | Drafted in the 1936 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall Pick) by the Chicago (N) Cubs. | | 01-01-1937 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 4 (4). | | 04-01-1937 | Named the #29 prospect in the BOY | | 11-01-1937 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1938 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 6 (6). | | 10-30-1938 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6). | | 10-06-1939 | Wins the 1939 BOY NL Gold Glove Award at CF. | | 10-27-1939 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,365,400 through arbitration. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | | | Year | SB | Rank | | 1937 | 17 | 7 | | 1939 | 23 | 8 | | | | | | |
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