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	7-15 / in Starts: 2-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 28 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	12 (5-7-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 28 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	17 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
B Harrelson	1
Self	1
D Kingman	0

Most Driven In By
E Kranepool	1
Self	1
J Grote	0

1976 Batting Game Log

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1976 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	24	2 (1)	Apr 10	NYM		MON	W,1-0	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.667	.500	1.167	5	.93	-0.018	1.60	-0.02%	-0.29	LF
2	25	3	Apr 11	NYM		MON	L,6-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	5	1.36	-0.018	2.37	-0.02%	-0.14	LF
3	26	4	Apr 13	NYM	@	CHC	L,4-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	2.15	-0.054	3.73	-0.06%	-0.23	PH
4	27	6 (1)	Apr 15	NYM	@	CHC	W,10-8	6-6	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	9	.84	0.047	1.31	0.04%	0.84	PH
5	28	9 (2)	Apr 18	NYM	@	PIT	L,5-7	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	9	.15	-0.004	.26	0.00%	-0.14	PH
6	29	10	Apr 19	NYM	@	STL	W,4-3	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9	2.24	-0.055	3.32	-0.05%	-0.21	PH
7	30	11	Apr 20	NYM	@	STL	W,8-0	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	3	.03	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.27	RF
8	31	12	Apr 21	NYM	@	STL	L,4-7	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	7	.76	-0.078	1.29	-0.08%	-0.83	LF
9	32	17 (4)	Apr 27	NYM		ATL	W,6-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	4	1.34	-0.036	2.23	-0.04%	-0.19	PH RF
May		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
10	33	28 (10)	May 9	NYM		SDP	L,0-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9	.82	-0.019	1.66	-0.02%	-0.41	PH
11	34	29	May 11	NYM	@	ATL	L,7-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	1.83	-0.046	3.53	-0.05%	-0.22	PH
12	35	31 (1)	May 14	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.375	.610	9	.05	0.007	.10	0.01%	1.00	PH
13	36	32	May 15	NYM	@	CIN	L,0-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.353	.575	9	1.98	-0.053	3.73	-0.06%	-0.34	PH
14	37	35 (2)	May 19	NYM		PHI	L,1-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.333	.544	8	4.77	-0.115	11.69	-0.17%	-0.39	PH
15	38	36	May 20	NYM		PHI	L,3-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.316	.516	6	2.15	-0.048	4.77	-0.06%	-0.25	PH
16	39	40 (3)	May 24	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.300	.490	9	.03	-0.001	.07	0.00%	-0.15	PH
17	40	42 (1)	May 26	NYM	@	PHI	L,0-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.286	.468	9	.13	-0.003	.26	0.00%	-0.22	PH
18	41	43	May 27	NYM	@	PHI	W,5-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.250	.410	5	1.00	-0.074	1.84	-0.08%	-0.53	RF
19	42	44	May 28	NYM		STL	L,0-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.240	.394	9	.11	-0.003	.16	0.00%	-0.20	PH
20	43	45	May 29	NYM		STL	L,2-3	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.148	.231	.379	9	1.22	-0.029	1.51	-0.02%	-0.08	PH
21	44	46	May 30	NYM		STL	L,5-6	11-GF(11)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.179	.231	.409	2	3.18	0.070	3.44	0.05%	0.19	PH
22	45	47	May 31 (1)	NYM		PIT	W,13-2	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.179	.231	.409	4						PR RF
							7-15		28	26	2	3	0	0	1	2	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.115	.179	.231	.409		1.18	-0.531	2.11	-0.65%	-3.05

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