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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-24 / in Starts: 12-16
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	41 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 123 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	99 (52-29-18)
Avg. MLBer w/ 123 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	77 (38-25-13)

Most Driven In
W Cordero	2
T O'Leary	1
J Frye	1
R Jefferson	1
S Mack	1
J Valentin	1

Most Driven In By
J Frye	4
N Garciaparra	3
T O'Leary	2
J Valentin	1
R Jefferson	1
D Bragg	1
M Stanley	0

1997 Batting Game Log

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1997 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	335	42 (41)	May 21	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-10	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	8	.94	-0.135	.38	-0.03%	-1.15	SS
2	336	43	May 22	BOS	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9	.77	-0.106	.30	-0.02%	-1.86	SS
3	337	44	May 23	BOS	@	NYY	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9	1.45	0.005	.65	0.00%	-0.09	SS
4	338	45	May 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	9	1.23	-0.103	.65	-0.03%	-0.77	SS
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
5	339	56 (10)	Jun 5	BOS	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.211	.368	9	1.16	-0.088	.32	-0.01%	-0.90	SS
6	340	62 (5)	Jun 11	BOS		BAL	W,10-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.200	.350	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.47	SS
7	341	65 (2)	Jun 14	BOS	@	NYM	L,2-5	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333	9	.40	-0.010	.09	0.00%	-0.16	PH
8	342	67 (1)	Jun 16	BOS		PHI	W,5-4	9-GF(10)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.227	.409	7	4.45	0.047	.92	0.01%	0.35	PR 1B
9	343	71 (3)	Jun 21	BOS	@	DET	L,4-15	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.00	SS P
10	344	78 (6)	Jun 28	BOS		DET	L,2-9	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.259	.240	.499	8	1.03	-0.005	.28	0.00%	-0.07	SS
11	345	79	Jun 29	BOS		DET	W,8-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.226	.207	.433	8	.47	-0.050	.12	-0.01%	-0.76	3B
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
12	346	83 (3)	Jul 3	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.206	.188	.393	9	.71	-0.058	.17	-0.01%	-0.59	3B
13	347	84	Jul 4	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.189	.171	.361	9	1.25	-0.119	.35	-0.02%	-1.06	3B
14	348	87 (2)	Jul 10	BOS		TOR	W,8-7	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	1	.143	.189	.171	.361	3	2.39	-0.070	.36	-0.01%	-0.26	PR 3B
15	349	88	Jul 11	BOS		TOR	L,4-8	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.211	.411	7	.75	-0.024	.13	0.00%	-0.30	3B
16	350	91 (2)	Jul 14	BOS		DET	W,18-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.200	.211	.411	1						PR SS
17	351	97 (5)	Jul 20	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-7	4-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.214	.225	.439	1	.65	0.007	.07	0.00%	0.74	SS
18	352	100 (2)	Jul 23	BOS		OAK	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.205	.214	.419	9	2.06	-0.108	.25	-0.01%	-1.08	3B
19	353	103 (2)	Jul 25 (2)	BOS		ANA	L,5-8	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.234	.244	.478	9	.91	0.054	.07	0.00%	0.49	SS
20	354	105 (1)	Jul 27	BOS		ANA	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.234	.244	.478	3						PR
21	355	107 (1)	Jul 30	BOS		SEA	W,8-7	8-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.244	.494	3	4.45	0.047	.42	0.00%	0.35	PR 1B
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
22	356	109 (1)	Aug 1	BOS	@	KCR	W,10-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.245	.239	.484	2	.11	-0.003	.01	0.00%	-0.44	3B
23	357	110	Aug 2	BOS	@	KCR	L,3-10	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.264	.280	.544	9	.29	-0.009	.02	0.00%	1.06	3B
24	358	113 (2)	Aug 5	BOS	@	TEX	W,17-1	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.259	.275	.534	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.19	3B
25	359	114	Aug 6	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.276	.296	.572	8	.51	0.059	.03	0.00%	0.36	SS
26	360	115	Aug 7	BOS	@	MIN	W,7-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.274	.328	.602	9	.53	0.054	.04	0.00%	0.65	SS
27	361	116	Aug 8	BOS		KCR	W,8-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.274	.328	.602	9						2B
28	362	117	Aug 9	BOS		KCR	L,2-9	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.277	.328	.605	9	.26	-0.010	.03	0.00%	0.29	2B
29	363	118	Aug 10	BOS		KCR	W,6-4	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.344	.638	9	1.35	0.015	.08	0.00%	-0.10	2B
30	364	119	Aug 11	BOS		TEX	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.306	.368	.673	9	.55	0.026	.04	0.00%	0.29	2B
31	365	120	Aug 12	BOS		TEX	L,2-12	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.261	.297	.362	.660	2	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.38	3B
32	366	123 (2)	Aug 15	BOS		MIN	W,5-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.297	.362	.660	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
33	367	124	Aug 16	BOS		MIN	W,12-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.297	.362	.660	1						SS
34	368	127 (2)	Aug 20 (2)	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-4	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.261	.297	.362	.660	7	3.08	0.057	.16	0.00%	0.16	PR
35	369	128	Aug 21	BOS	@	OAK	L,6-13	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.289	.352	.642	1	.16	-0.008	.01	0.00%	-1.05	SS
36	370	132 (3)	Aug 25	BOS	@	SEA	W,9-8	8-9	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.347	.633	3	1.42	-0.033	.02	0.00%	-0.50	PR 1B
37	371	134 (1)	Aug 27	BOS	@	SEA	W,9-5	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.260	.293	.351	.643	8	.84	-0.051	.01	0.00%	0.10	3B
38	372	135	Aug 29	BOS		ATL	L,1-9	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.302	.370	.673	8	.72	0.033	.01	0.00%	0.57	3B
39	373	136	Aug 30	BOS		ATL	L,2-15	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.303	.381	.684	8	.17	-0.006	.00	0.00%	0.66	3B
Sept		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
40	374	139 (2)	Sep 2	BOS	@	MON	L,5-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.271	.300	.376	.676	3	4.27	-0.225	.02	0.00%	-0.90	PR 1B
41	375	151 (11)	Sep 16 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.258	.287	.360	.647	8	1.33	-0.178	.00	0.00%	-1.60	SS
42	376	155 (3)	Sep 20	BOS		CHW	L,4-6	5-GF	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.289	.370	.658	2	1.36	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.50	3B
43	377	156	Sep 21	BOS		CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.287	.358	.645	8	2.18	0.144	.00	0.00%	0.23	3B
44	378	157	Sep 23	BOS	@	DET	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.253	.286	.354	.639	8	1.08	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-1.52	3B
45	379	158	Sep 24	BOS	@	DET	W,9-2	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.282	.356	.638	8	.62	0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.27	3B
46	380	159	Sep 25	BOS	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.283	.355	.638	9	.94	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.64	3B
47	381	160	Sep 26	BOS	@	TOR	L,0-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.281	.352	.633	4	.58	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.18	PH
48	382	161	Sep 27	BOS	@	TOR	L,5-12	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.241	.271	.339	.610	8	1.09	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-0.56	3B
49	383	162	Sep 28	BOS	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.262	.328	.590	8	1.66	-0.232	.00	0.00%	-2.01	2B
							25-24		123	116	12	27	9	1	0	7	4	0	27	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	.233	.262	.328	.590		1.02	-1.270	.13	-0.14%	-11.78

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