Mike Benjamin

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: November 22, 1965 in Euclid, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 7th round of the 1985 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA) and the San Francisco Giants in the 3rd round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

High School: Bellflower HS (Bellflower, CA)

Schools: Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA), Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: July 7, 1989 (Age 23-227d, 15,639th in major league history)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2002 (Age 36-310d)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Full Name: Michael Paul Benjamin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.7

1926

442

.230

227

RBI

169

OBP

.277

SLG

.339

OPS

.616

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2002 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2002 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
2	2	Apr 3	PIT	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	SS
3	3	Apr 4	PIT	@	NYM	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
4	4	Apr 5	PIT	@	CHC	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
5	8 (3)	Apr 11	PIT		CIN	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	1	1	5	1	SS
6	14 (5)	Apr 17	PIT	@	MIL	W,3-2	GS	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS 3B
7	15	Apr 19	PIT		PHI	W,7-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
8	16	Apr 20	PIT		PHI	W,6-5	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
9	17	Apr 21	PIT		PHI	W,9-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
10	18	Apr 23	PIT		LAD	L,6-9	CG	48	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
11	19	Apr 24	PIT		LAD	L,1-5	GS	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
12	20	Apr 25	PIT		LAD	W,3-2	GF	10	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
13	22 (1)	Apr 28 (1)	PIT		SDP	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
14	24 (1)	Apr 30	PIT	@	COL	L,0-10	CG	44	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	27 (2)	May 3	PIT	@	SDP	W,6-4	GF	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
16	28	May 4	PIT	@	SDP	L,0-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
17	29	May 5	PIT	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	SS 3B
18	30	May 6	PIT	@	ARI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
19	36 (5)	May 13	PIT		ARI	L,0-11	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
20	37	May 14	PIT		ARI	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
21	39 (1)	May 16	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
22	40	May 17	PIT	@	HOU	L,4-7	CG	43	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
23	42 (1)	May 19	PIT	@	HOU	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
24	43	May 21 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,12-1	GF	12	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
25	45 (1)	May 22	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-7	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR 3B
26	47 (1)	May 24	PIT		STL	W,5-2	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
27	48	May 25	PIT		STL	L,3-6		11	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	2B
28	49	May 26	PIT		STL	L,3-7	GS	23	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	2B
29	50	May 27	PIT		CHC	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
30	54 (3)	May 31	PIT	@	STL	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	55	Jun 1	PIT	@	STL	L,4-9	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	SS
32	56	Jun 2	PIT	@	STL	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 3B
33	58 (1)	Jun 4	PIT	@	MON	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
34	59	Jun 5	PIT	@	MON	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
35	60	Jun 7	PIT		MIL	W,6-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
36	61	Jun 8	PIT		MIL	W,9-8	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	3B
37	62	Jun 9	PIT		MIL	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
38	64 (1)	Jun 11	PIT	@	ANA	W,7-3	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR 3B
39	66 (1)	Jun 14	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
40	67	Jun 15	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
41	68	Jun 16	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-1	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
42	69	Jun 18	PIT		OAK	L,2-4	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR 3B
43	70	Jun 19	PIT		OAK	L,2-3	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR 3B
44	72 (1)	Jun 21	PIT		TEX	L,0-2	GS	35	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	SS 3B
45	75 (2)	Jun 25	PIT		MON	W,4-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
46	76	Jun 26	PIT		MON	W,7-4	GF	8	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
47	77	Jun 27	PIT		MON	L,2-7	GF	20	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	PH SS
48	78	Jun 28	PIT	@	DET	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
49	80 (1)	Jun 30	PIT	@	DET	W,6-2	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	82 (1)	Jul 2	PIT		MIL	L,6-12	GF	40	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
51	83	Jul 3	PIT		MIL	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
52	84	Jul 4	PIT		HOU	L,6-8	GF	18	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	2B
53	85	Jul 5	PIT		HOU	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
54	88 (2)	Jul 11	PIT	@	MIL	W,3-2	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
55	90 (1)	Jul 13	PIT	@	MIL	W,5-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
56	92 (1)	Jul 15	PIT	@	HOU	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
57	93	Jul 16	PIT	@	HOU	W,7-3	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
58	94	Jul 17	PIT		CIN	W,6-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
59	96 (1)	Jul 19	PIT		STL	W,12-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
60	98 (1)	Jul 21	PIT		STL	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
61	99	Jul 22	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
62	106 (6)	Jul 30	PIT		COL	W,4-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	109 (2)	Aug 2	PIT		SFG	W,6-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
64	111 (1)	Aug 4	PIT		SFG	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
65	112	Aug 6	PIT	@	LAD	W,3-1	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
66	115 (2)	Aug 9	PIT	@	SFG	W,4-3	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
67	116	Aug 10	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
68	117	Aug 11	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
69	123 (5)	Aug 17	PIT		MIL	W,5-0	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
70	124	Aug 18	PIT		MIL	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
71	126 (1)	Aug 20	PIT	@	STL	W,8-0	GF	8	2.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
72	127	Aug 21	PIT	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
73	128	Aug 22	PIT	@	STL	L,4-5	GF	8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	3B
74	129	Aug 23	PIT	@	MIL	W,6-3		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
75	130	Aug 24	PIT	@	MIL	W,17-10	GF	24	4.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
76	131	Aug 25	PIT	@	MIL	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
77	134 (2)	Aug 29	PIT		ATL	W,4-1	GS	31	7.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
78	135	Aug 30	PIT	@	FLA	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	139 (3)	Sep 3	PIT	@	ATL	W,3-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
80	142 (2)	Sep 7	PIT		FLA	W,4-1	GF	4	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
81	146 (3)	Sep 11	PIT	@	CIN	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
82	147	Sep 13	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
83	149 (1)	Sep 15	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-1	GS	38	9.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
84	153 (3)	Sep 19	PIT		CIN	L,4-5	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
85	156 (2)	Sep 22	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	GF	10	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
86	158 (1)	Sep 25	PIT		NYM	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
87	160 (1)	Sep 28	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
							90gm		307.1	58	91	2	151	15