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Bobby Doerr League
4-18-2026
Ben Dunkle Right Field
Retired (1993, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .269 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .776 Status Retired (1993) Option Years 0  
H 1668 Age 71 (OS 72) Date of Birth 06-16-1954
HR 221 Drafted Round 2, Pick 21
(1974)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(65 games)
RBI 835
SB 325
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt B- Control D+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF C- (28.8%) Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A- (76.6%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1974 KC
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1980 KC
76
199
30
52
7
4
6
19
10
 49 1 1
10
 3 4
.726
.299
.427
.166
.261
1981 KC
127
443
71
119
20
5
24
88
46
 96 1 4
20
 8 3
.835
.336
.499
.230
.269
1982 KC
149
559
76
157
29
6
26
88
57
 140 3 3
33
 19 3
.843
.349
.494
.213
.281
1983 KC
149
597
91
161
20
6
16
69
71
 124 4 3
34
 17 4
.753
.350
.404
.134
.270
1984 KC
149
560
83
147
21
7
20
84
55
 137 0 4
25
 13 10
.758
.326
.432
.170
.262
1985 KC
55
124
21
31
4
0
4
12
20
 24 0 0
9
 5 0
.733
.354
.379
.129
.250
1986 KC
139
556
81
158
31
3
16
63
47
 111 2 2
28
 11 3
.778
.341
.437
.153
.284
1987 KC
149
585
90
165
25
8
20
84
61
 114 2 5
38
 15 5
.804
.349
.455
.173
.282
1988 KC
139
521
79
142
25
5
20
72
38
 119 4 1
24
 11 3
.781
.326
.455
.182
.273
1989 KC
143
538
85
154
29
10
25
90
55
 110 3 2
27
 5 2
.871
.355
.517
.230
.286
1990 KC
148
582
78
151
24
2
22
57
64
 119 6 1
28
 20 4
.759
.338
.421
.162
.259
1991 KC
138
538
70
141
23
4
14
72
66
 105 1 2
32
 19 4
.740
.343
.398
.136
.262
1992 KC
100
401
42
90
15
1
8
37
31
 85 2 1
17
 10 2
.609
.283
.327
.102
.224
Total
1661
6203
897
1668
273
61
221
835
621
 1333 29 29
325
 156 47
.776
.337
.439
.171
.269
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1993-11-01Ben Dunkle has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1993-04-21The Kansas City Royals have waived Ben Dunkle.
1993-04-01The Kansas City Royals have promoted Bill Newman to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Ben Dunkle for assignment. The Kansas City Royals have designated Cookie Garoni for assignment.
1986-05-25Ben Dunkle of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1985-04-20Ben Dunkle of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1980-04-01The Kansas City Royals have promoted Ben Dunkle to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Johnny Silvestri to the major league team.
1974-04-04The Kansas City Royals have promoted Dan Howard to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Oscar Richter to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Bobby Gabrielson to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Ernie Ashburn to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Mort Malloy to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Ray McCall for assignment. The Kansas City Royals have designated Gus Christensen for assignment. The Kansas City Royals have sent Stan Schultz to the minors. The Kansas City Royals have sent Ben Dunkle to the minors. The Kansas City Royals have designated Jack Brown for assignment.
1974-04-01The Kansas City Royals have auto-promoted Ben Dunkle to the major leagues.