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.

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	42 (41)	May 21	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-10	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
2	43	May 22	BOS	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	SS
3	44	May 23	BOS	@	NYY	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	SS
4	45	May 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	34	8.1	2	1	0	3	1	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	56 (10)	Jun 5	BOS	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
6	62 (5)	Jun 11	BOS		BAL	W,10-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
7	67 (4)	Jun 16	BOS		PHI	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR 1B
8	71 (3)	Jun 21	BOS	@	DET	L,4-15	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS P
9	78 (6)	Jun 28	BOS		DET	L,2-9	CG	46	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
10	79	Jun 29	BOS		DET	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	83 (3)	Jul 3	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
12	84	Jul 4	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
13	87 (2)	Jul 10	BOS		TOR	W,8-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
14	88	Jul 11	BOS		TOR	L,4-8	GS	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
15	91 (2)	Jul 14	BOS		DET	W,18-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR SS
16	97 (5)	Jul 20	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-7	GF	25	5.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
17	100 (2)	Jul 23	BOS		OAK	L,2-5	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
18	103 (2)	Jul 25 (2)	BOS		ANA	L,5-8	GS	34	7.0	2	2	1	5	0	SS
19	107 (3)	Jul 30	BOS		SEA	W,8-7	GF	9	2.0	3	1	0	4	1	PR 1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	109 (1)	Aug 1	BOS	@	KCR	W,10-3	GF	15	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
21	110	Aug 2	BOS	@	KCR	L,3-10	CG	43	8.0	0	3	2	5	0	3B
22	113 (2)	Aug 5	BOS	@	TEX	W,17-1	GF	14	4.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
23	114	Aug 6	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
24	115	Aug 7	BOS	@	MIN	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
25	116	Aug 8	BOS		KCR	W,8-2	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
26	117	Aug 9	BOS		KCR	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
27	118	Aug 10	BOS		KCR	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
28	119	Aug 11	BOS		TEX	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	6	2	0	8	3	2B
29	120	Aug 12	BOS		TEX	L,2-12	GF	14	3.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
30	124 (3)	Aug 16	BOS		MIN	W,12-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
31	128 (3)	Aug 21	BOS	@	OAK	L,6-13	GF	17	4.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
32	132 (3)	Aug 25	BOS	@	SEA	W,9-8		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR 1B
33	134 (1)	Aug 27	BOS	@	SEA	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
34	135	Aug 29	BOS		ATL	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	1	7	0	8	0	3B
35	136	Aug 30	BOS		ATL	L,2-15	CG	52	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	139 (2)	Sep 2	BOS	@	MON	L,5-6	GF	4	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	PR 1B
37	151 (11)	Sep 16 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
38	155 (3)	Sep 20	BOS		CHW	L,4-6	GF	29	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
39	156	Sep 21	BOS		CHW	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	3	1	4	1	3B
40	157	Sep 23	BOS	@	DET	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
41	158	Sep 24	BOS	@	DET	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
42	159	Sep 25	BOS	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
43	161 (1)	Sep 27	BOS	@	TOR	L,5-12	CG	46	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
44	162	Sep 28	BOS	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	2B
							45gm		278.2	50	81	6	137	15