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	10-13 / in Starts: 10-8
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 78 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	69 (34-21-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 78 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (24-16-8)

Most Driven In
F MillÃ¡n	2
Self	2
J Milner	1
B Apodaca	1
B Harrelson	1
T MartÃnez	1

Most Driven In By
T MartÃnez	3
W Garrett	2
Self	2
E Kranepool	1
H Parker	0

1974 Batting Game Log

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1974 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	1	126 (125)	Aug 27	NYM		HOU	W,4-2	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	1.333	1.833	6	.58	0.093	.04	0.00%	0.47	LF
2	2	127	Aug 28	NYM		HOU	L,2-3	CG(10)	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.556	.857	1.413	6	3.06	0.075	.24	0.00%	-0.10	LF
3	3	128	Aug 29	NYM		HOU	W,7-0	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.444	.615	.778	1.393	5	.49	-0.089	.03	0.00%	-0.41	LF
4	4	129	Aug 30	NYM		ATL	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.529	.692	1.222	5	1.62	-0.092	.07	0.00%	-0.03	LF
5	5	130	Aug 31	NYM		ATL	W,6-5	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.500	.563	1.063	5	1.33	0.026	.09	0.00%	0.21	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
6	6	131	Sep 1	NYM		ATL	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.263	.423	.474	.897	5	.78	-0.086	.07	0.00%	-1.35	LF
7	7	132	Sep 3 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.400	.409	.809	5	.70	-0.051	.05	0.00%	-0.71	LF
8	8	133	Sep 3 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	W,11-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.259	.400	.407	.807	5	1.49	-0.125	.16	-0.01%	0.34	LF
9	9	134	Sep 4	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.350	.344	.694	5	.89	-0.110	.10	-0.01%	-1.70	LF
10	10	135	Sep 6	NYM	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.326	.314	.640	5	1.03	-0.076	.18	-0.01%	-0.58	LF
11	11	136	Sep 7	NYM	@	STL	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.326	.314	.640	3						LF
12	12	139 (2)	Sep 10	NYM		MON	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.318	.306	.624	1	6.76	-0.166	.32	-0.01%	-0.74	PH
13	13	140	Sep 11	NYM		STL	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.340	.316	.656	7	.82	0.070	.02	0.00%	0.53	RF
14	14	141	Sep 12	NYM		STL	L,5-12	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.314	.286	.599	7	1.28	-0.142	.01	0.00%	-1.55	RF
15	15	145 (3)	Sep 15	NYM		CHC	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.308	.279	.587	9	3.36	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.19	PH
16	16	153 (7)	Sep 24	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-6	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.304	.277	.580	4	.84	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.46	LF
17	17	155 (1)	Sep 25 (2)	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.298	.271	.569	5	1.15	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.31	PH LF
18	18	156	Sep 26	NYM		PIT	L,5-11	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.293	.265	.558	9	1.76	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.45	PH
19	19	157	Sep 27	NYM		PIT	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.189	.290	.264	.554	4	2.78	-0.323	.00	0.00%	-0.97	LF
20	20	158	Sep 28	NYM		PIT	L,3-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.303	.333	.636	4	.59	-0.030	.00	0.00%	0.56	LF
21	21	159	Sep 29	NYM		PIT	W,7-2	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.233	.314	.350	.664	4	.87	-0.022	.00	0.00%	0.51	LF
22	22	160	Sep 30	NYM		PHI	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.324	.359	.684	5	1.46	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.77	LF
23	23	162 (1)	Oct 2	NYM		PHI	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.308	.338	.646	4	1.18	-0.120	.00	0.00%	-0.76	LF
							10-13		78	68	9	16	1	0	2	8	7	0	17	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	.235	.308	.338	.646		1.34	-1.378	.06	-0.03%	-8.47

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