CF Ben Ekberg #27
Age: 51 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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CF BEN EKBERG #27 - AGE: 51 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/07/1923
Born in:Odessa, TX
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 15 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1945, 5th Pick in Round 25
TRANSBORDER ASSOCIATION 1949 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 93 260 91 18 0 3 37 43 43 21 .350 .442 .454 .895 .435 .104 146
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 64 308 2 2 0 9 0 3 118 21 1 2 33.3 53.3 7.86 3.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   33 12 0 0 0 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 .364 .432 .364 .796
Versus Right   227 79 18 0 3 35 40 39 18 3 0 2 .348 .443 .467 .910
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   605 190 34 2 6 96 87 90 59 7 0 3 .314 .401 .407 .808
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1945 Marshalltown - R 22 23 22 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 .091 .130 .182 .312 -6 -18 -0.2
1946 Tampa - A 23 93 305 79 12 3 3 40 26 29 1 1 41 0 2 .259 .324 .348 .672 98 104 1.4
1947 Tampa - A 24 80 295 100 20 0 8 40 48 46 0 4 26 0 0 .339 .423 .488 .911 124 132 2.6
1948 Mexicali - A 25 105 345 99 16 2 3 59 44 47 1 4 38 2 1 .287 .370 .371 .741 95 96 1.6
1948 Wichita - A 25 28 80 28 5 0 1 11 12 7 1 0 12 0 0 .350 .409 .450 .859 132 143 1.0
1949 Mexicali - A 26 93 260 91 18 0 3 37 43 43 2 3 21 1 2 .350 .442 .454 .895 134 146 3.2
1949 Wichita - A 26 28 100 23 6 0 2 11 11 11 0 0 19 0 0 .230 .306 .350 .656 78 80 0.4
1950 Fort Worth - AA 27 128 393 79 7 1 1 28 32 60 2 6 56 0 1 .201 .306 .232 .537 51 47 -1.2
1951 Fort Worth - AA 28 135 424 109 12 0 6 42 51 70 2 4 71 0 0 .257 .362 .328 .690 94 94 3.7
1952 Fort Worth - AA 29 134 419 94 10 1 8 48 47 73 0 2 76 0 1 .224 .338 .310 .648 78 79 0.6
1953 Fort Worth - AA 30 132 439 115 11 0 14 59 47 56 2 3 94 0 2 .262 .346 .383 .729 95 97 2.6
1954 Fort Worth - AA 31 23 81 16 1 0 0 8 9 9 0 0 13 0 0 .198 .278 .210 .488 28 28 -0.4
Total HL 56 180 51 11 0 3 22 23 18 1 0 31 0 0 .283 .352 .394 .746 102 108
Total SEL 173 600 179 32 3 11 80 74 75 1 5 67 0 2 .298 .374 .417 .791 111 118
Total LSA 552 1756 413 41 2 29 185 186 268 6 15 310 0 4 .235 .336 .310 .646 78 77
Total UMVA 23 22 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 .091 .130 .182 .312 -6 -18
Total TBA 198 605 190 34 2 6 96 87 90 3 7 59 3 3 .314 .401 .407 .808 112 118
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1945 Marshalltown - R C 4 0 9 2 0 11 0 1.000 11.2 8.49 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1945 Marshalltown - R LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.2 1.020
1945 Marshalltown - R CF 6 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 19.0 1.89 -1.2 .823
1945 Marshalltown - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1946 Tampa - A C 9 8 46 6 0 52 0 1.000 72.1 6.47 +0.1 1.598 3 5 3 60.0
1946 Tampa - A LF 3 3 6 2 0 8 0 1.000 26.0 2.77 -0.5 1.002
1946 Tampa - A CF 31 28 90 3 1 93 0 1.000 250.1 3.34 -5.2 .950
1946 Tampa - A RF 49 38 107 1 0 111 3 .973 358.0 2.72 -0.8 .989
1947 Tampa - A C 11 11 62 3 1 67 2 .970 94.2 6.18 -0.2 .000 0 4 2 50.0
1947 Tampa - A LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 +0.4 2.023
1947 Tampa - A CF 65 60 232 4 2 238 2 .992 535.2 3.97 +1.5 1.004
1947 Tampa - A RF 3 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 12.2 2.84 +0.2 1.027
1948 Wichita - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Mexicali - A C 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1948 Wichita - A LF 21 19 63 2 1 65 0 1.000 165.0 3.55 +3.5 1.015
1948 Mexicali - A LF 79 77 181 4 1 189 4 .979 673.2 2.47 +7.8 1.058
1948 Wichita - A CF 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 5.1 5.06 -0.0 1.011
1948 Mexicali - A CF 9 1 12 2 1 14 0 1.000 43.2 2.89 -0.1 1.029
1948 Wichita - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Mexicali - A RF 6 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 +0.3 1.031
1949 Mexicali - A C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1949 Wichita - A LF 18 18 47 1 1 49 1 .980 157.1 2.75 +1.8 1.050
1949 Mexicali - A LF 17 1 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 35.1 2.29 +0.8 1.147
1949 Wichita - A CF 12 10 26 0 0 27 1 .963 85.0 2.75 +1.0 1.044
1949 Mexicali - A CF 7 5 16 1 0 17 0 1.000 50.2 3.02 +0.9 1.098
1949 Mexicali - A RF 60 58 135 12 5 150 3 .980 516.2 2.56 +7.0 1.033
1950 Fort Worth - AA LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.002
1950 Fort Worth - AA CF 122 122 429 19 7 450 2 .996 1048.2 3.84 -2.5 .995
1950 Fort Worth - AA RF 3 1 4 1 1 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 +0.3 1.010
1951 Fort Worth - AA C 3 3 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 27.0 7.00 +0.1 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1951 Fort Worth - AA LF 4 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 25.0 2.52 +2.6 2.321
1951 Fort Worth - AA CF 114 112 337 17 3 360 6 .983 961.1 3.31 +15.0 1.058
1951 Fort Worth - AA RF 12 12 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 94.2 2.66 +3.1 1.146
1952 Fort Worth - AA LF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.2 .972
1952 Fort Worth - AA CF 128 125 348 17 1 374 9 .976 1084.2 3.03 -0.2 1.007
1952 Fort Worth - AA RF 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 4.1 4.15 +0.0 .990
1953 Fort Worth - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Fort Worth - AA CF 131 128 323 19 2 349 7 .980 1080.2 2.85 +9.5 1.041
1954 Fort Worth - AA CF 22 22 62 2 1 66 2 .970 185.2 3.10 +0.9 1.026
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 31 22 142 11 1 155 2 .987 212.1 6.49 -0.0 .799 3 9 5 55.6
TOTAL LF 150 123 321 9 3 335 5 .985 1112.1 2.67 +16.9 1.064
TOTAL CF 648 614 1881 85 19 1995 29 .985 5350.2 3.31 +19.6 1.017
TOTAL RF 136 112 284 14 6 305 7 .977 1016.1 2.64 +10.2 1.024
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/27/1945 Drafted in the 1945 first-year player draft out of college (Texas Panhandle; Amarillo, TX) by the Brooklyn Kings. (Round 25, Pick 5, 391st overall pick).
10/01/1945 Wins the 1945 Championship with the Marshalltown Maples!
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/04/1947 Released by the Brooklyn organization.
11/18/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Hawks organization.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/26/1948 Wins the TBA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/25/1949 Wins the TBA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
02/21/1950 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
05/17/1954 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
10/08/1955 Retired from professional baseball.
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