Benny Ayala

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Leftfielder and Designated Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: February 7, 1951 in Yauco, Puerto Rico pr

Debut: August 27, 1974 (Age 23-201d, 13,535th in major league history)
vs. HOU 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1985 (Age 34-237d)
vs. SEA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Benigno Ayala

Pronunciation: \eye-ALL-ah\

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1983 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.0

865

217

.251

114

RBI

145

OBP

.305

SLG

.434

OPS

.739

OPS+

104

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-30 / in Starts: 9-12
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	20 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 81 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	57 (30-17-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 81 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	49 (24-16-8)

Most Driven In
A Thornton	4
J Franco	4
J Carter	2
Self	2
G Vukovich	1
B Butler	1
O Nixon	1
T Bernazard	0

Most Driven In By
T Bernazard	3
Self	2
J Carter	1
P Tabler	1
J Franco	1
C Castillo	1
J Willard	0

1985 Batting Game Log

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1985 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	380	33 (32)	May 16	CLE		KCR	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.86	-0.092	.34	-0.02%	-0.91	LF
2	381	35 (1)	May 18	CLE		BOS	W,4-1	GS-7	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	6	1.43	0.246	.45	0.05%	2.00	LF
3	382	37 (1)	May 21	CLE		MIL	W,6-4	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	5	.66	0.035	.24	0.01%	0.35	LF
4	383	40 (2)	May 24	CLE		TOR	L,6-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.364	.636	6	5.40	-0.289	1.85	-0.06%	-0.79	PH
5	384	41	May 25	CLE		TOR	L,7-10	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692	5	.79	0.013	.21	0.00%	0.02	LF
6	385	42	May 26	CLE		TOR	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.357	.643	2	2.65	-0.066	.55	-0.01%	-0.16	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	386	47 (4)	Jun 1	CLE	@	TOR	L,3-8	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.294	.294	.529	.824	5	1.54	0.012	.11	0.00%	0.28	LF
8	387	49 (1)	Jun 2 (2)	CLE	@	TOR	L,2-5	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.500	.778	5	2.23	-0.052	.19	0.00%	-0.49	PH
9	388	51 (1)	Jun 4	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.429	.667	5	.80	-0.061	.03	0.00%	-0.53	LF
10	389	52	Jun 6	CLE		SEA	W,9-1	GS-5	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.417	.667	5	.89	-0.011	.02	0.00%	-0.20	LF
11	390	53	Jun 7	CLE		SEA	L,4-6	GS-3	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.280	.480	.760	5	.87	0.058	.03	0.00%	0.62	LF
12	391	55 (1)	Jun 9	CLE		SEA	L,6-10	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.500	.808	9	.61	0.029	.02	0.00%	1.12	PH
13	392	57 (1)	Jun 14	CLE		OAK	W,6-1	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.296	.296	.481	.778	5	1.00	-0.044	.01	0.00%	-0.53	LF
14	393	58	Jun 15	CLE		OAK	L,6-8	GS-7	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.433	.700	5	1.34	-0.098	.02	0.00%	-1.16	LF
15	394	60 (1)	Jun 16 (2)	CLE		OAK	L,6-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.258	.419	.677	1	.09	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
16	395	68 (7)	Jun 25	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-7	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.406	.656	8	.67	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	396	73 (4)	Jul 1	CLE	@	MIN	W,5-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.242	.394	.636	6	.22	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH
18	397	74	Jul 2	CLE	@	MIN	L,7-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.382	.618	8	2.06	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
19	398	76 (1)	Jul 4	CLE		CHW	L,0-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.229	.371	.600	9	.18	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
20	399	83 (6)	Jul 11	CLE		KCR	L,0-1	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.361	.583	9	3.34	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.30	PH
21	400	86 (2)	Jul 14	CLE		KCR	L,5-9	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.205	.333	.538	5	1.21	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.72	LF
22	401	87	Jul 18	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-10	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.325	.525	9	.15	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.31	PH
23	402	89 (1)	Jul 20	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.195	.317	.512	1	2.39	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.82	PH
24	403	99 (9)	Jul 30 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	GS-7	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.364	.591	6	1.22	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.12	DH
25	404	100	Jul 31	CLE		NYY	W,6-5	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.244	.364	.608	9	1.05	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.23	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	405	101	Aug 1	CLE		NYY	W,9-1	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.239	.356	.595	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
27	406	105 (3)	Aug 8 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.234	.348	.582	1	.03	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
28	407	106	Aug 8 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.235	.327	.562	5	1.04	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.67	DH
29	408	108 (1)	Aug 10	CLE		DET	L,4-5	9-9	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.250	.360	.610	9	1.57	0.100	.00	0.00%	0.37	PH
30	409	113 (4)	Aug 15	CLE	@	DET	W,7-6	9-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.264	.373	.637	1	.76	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.39	PH
31	410	116 (2)	Aug 18	CLE	@	DET	L,0-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.259	.365	.625	2	.78	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.44	PH LF
32	411	118 (1)	Aug 20	CLE		TOR	L,2-3	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.273	.365	.638	9	1.41	0.054	.00	0.00%	0.26	PH
33	412	123 (4)	Aug 26 (1)	CLE		MIL	W,4-3	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.365	.651	8	5.21	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.39	PH
34	413	127 (3)	Aug 29	CLE		BOS	L,2-17	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.281	.358	.639	9	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
35	414	129 (1)	Aug 31	CLE	@	MIL	L,8-10	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.339	.606	6	.67	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.53	LF
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	415	132 (2)	Sep 4	CLE	@	TOR	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.274	.397	.671	7	1.25	0.185	.00	0.00%	1.44	LF
37	416	134 (1)	Sep 5 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-5	GS-6	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.292	.410	.702	5	1.35	0.131	.00	0.00%	1.38	LF
38	417	137 (2)	Sep 8	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.290	.400	.690	5	.67	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.84	LF
39	418	138	Sep 9	CLE	@	SEA	L,7-8	GS-6	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.292	.412	.703	5	1.44	0.139	.00	0.00%	0.96	LF
40	419	142 (3)	Sep 13 (2)	CLE		MIN	L,1-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.288	.406	.693	7	2.08	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.30	PH
41	420	147 (4)	Sep 17	CLE		OAK	W,15-8	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.243	.280	.400	.680	5	1.01	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.20	LF
42	421	150 (2)	Sep 21	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-12	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.276	.394	.671	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
43	422	153 (2)	Sep 24	CLE	@	OAK	L,8-10	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.269	.384	.653	5	1.32	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.57	LF
44	423	154	Sep 25	CLE	@	OAK	W,7-2	GS-2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.278	.405	.684	5	1.65	0.191	.00	0.00%	1.89	LF
45	424	158 (3)	Oct 1	CLE		SEA	W,9-3	8-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.288	.427	.714	5	.79	0.040	.00	0.00%	1.65	PH
46	425	159	Oct 2	CLE		SEA	W,12-2	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.284	.421	.705	2	.23	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.81	PH
							16-30		81	76	10	19	7	0	2	15	4	1	17	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	.250	.284	.421	.705		1.16	-0.009	.09	-0.04%	0.67

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