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	25-19 / in Starts: 15-9
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 100 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	68 (33-23-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 100 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	60 (30-20-10)

Most Driven In
Self	3
J Lowenstein	2
K Singleton	2
D DeCinces	2
E Murray	2
R Dauer	1
T Crowley	1
A Bumbry	0

Most Driven In By
D DeCinces	4
Self	3
G Roenicke	2
R Dempsey	1
L Sakata	1
M Belanger	0
A Bumbry	0

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 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	165	7 (6)	Apr 21	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	6	2.27	-0.205	1.47	-0.08%	-1.11	DH
2	166	10 (2)	Apr 25	BAL		BOS	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	5	1.19	0.035	.63	0.01%	-0.56	DH
3	167	13 (2)	Apr 28	BAL		CHW	L,6-8	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9	3.01	0.063	1.60	0.02%	0.38	PH
4	168	14	Apr 29	BAL		CHW	W,3-0	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.600	1.017	5	.38	0.170	.18	0.05%	2.11	DH
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
5	169	16 (1)	May 2 (1)	BAL		TOR	W,4-3	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.462	.600	1.062	9	2.86	0.008	1.82	0.00%	0.11	PH
6	170	18 (1)	May 3	BAL		TOR	L,2-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.429	.545	.974	1	4.05	-0.090	2.88	-0.04%	-0.45	PH
7	171	19	May 4	BAL		MIN	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.389	.467	.856	5	1.72	-0.054	.97	-0.02%	-0.38	DH
8	172	21 (1)	May 6	BAL		MIN	W,5-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.368	.438	.806	5	1.79	-0.043	1.15	-0.02%	-0.15	PH
9	173	28 (6)	May 15	BAL	@	MIN	W,9-4	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.333	.389	.722	5	.73	-0.035	.59	-0.02%	-0.69	PH
10	174	29	May 16	BAL	@	MIN	W,7-0	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.304	.350	.654	6	.90	-0.050	.75	-0.03%	-0.74	LF
11	175	34 (4)	May 21	BAL		CAL	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.280	.318	.598	5	1.71	-0.085	1.69	-0.05%	-0.68	DH
12	176	36 (1)	May 23	BAL	@	DET	W,9-2	6-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.250	.280	.530	5	.11	-0.009	.13	-0.01%	-0.85	PH
13	177	37	May 24 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,2-8	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.276	.308	.584	9	.02	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.20	PH
14	178	38	May 24 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,3-5	GS-4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.290	.321	.612	5	.90	0.032	1.02	0.02%	0.23	LF
15	179	39	May 25	BAL		NYY	W,10-1	CG	4	3	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.290	.343	.387	.730	5	.48	0.095	.62	0.07%	1.42	DH
16	180	41 (1)	May 27	BAL		NYY	W,6-5	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.342	.364	.706	6	.60	0.029	.78	0.02%	0.34	DH
17	181	44 (2)	May 31	BAL		DET	L,4-5	GS-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.359	.364	.723	6	.59	0.024	.75	0.02%	0.37	LF
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
18	182	45	Jun 2	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-5	GS-11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.326	.324	.650	5	.65	-0.063	.92	-0.05%	-0.52	DH
19	183	47 (1)	Jun 4	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-12	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.341	.342	.683	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.84	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
20	184	55 (7)	Aug 10	BAL		KCR	W,3-2	7-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.356	.342	.698	5	.79	0.020	.96	0.02%	0.12	PH
21	185	58 (2)	Aug 13	BAL		KCR	W,2-1	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.340	.325	.665	5	.35	0.004	.49	0.00%	0.10	PH
22	186	59	Aug 14	BAL		CHW	L,3-5	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.327	.310	.636	2	2.82	-0.159	4.11	-0.14%	-0.66	PH LF
23	187	61 (1)	Aug 16	BAL		CHW	L,7-8	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.244	.327	.311	.638	6	.48	0.031	.71	0.03%	0.35	DH
24	188	64 (2)	Aug 20	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.339	.327	.666	6	.70	0.020	.96	0.02%	0.06	DH
25	189	68 (3)	Aug 24	BAL	@	SEA	W,12-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.333	.320	.653	6	.67	-0.017	.85	-0.01%	-0.22	DH
26	190	69	Aug 25	BAL	@	SEA	W,6-5	8-12	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.322	.308	.630	7	2.57	-0.205	4.05	-0.19%	-0.97	PH
27	191	72 (2)	Aug 29	BAL		CAL	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.255	.323	.309	.632	6	.93	-0.054	1.74	-0.06%	-0.40	DH
28	192	73	Aug 30	BAL		CAL	L,1-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.317	.304	.621	9	.13	-0.003	.27	0.00%	-0.34	PH
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
29	193	76 (2)	Sep 2	BAL		SEA	W,3-2	11-11	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.328	.316	.644	9	5.98	0.227	10.26	0.23%	0.58	PH
30	194	78 (1)	Sep 4	BAL		OAK	L,4-5	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.323	.310	.633	3	4.32	-0.070	6.79	-0.07%	-0.29	PH
31	195	80 (1)	Sep 6	BAL		OAK	W,8-4	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.333	.310	.644	5	2.86	0.060	3.95	0.05%	0.33	PH
32	196	81	Sep 7	BAL		CLE	W,9-2	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.343	.300	.643	6	.67	0.028	.98	0.03%	-0.27	DH
33	197	86 (4)	Sep 12	BAL	@	MIL	L,3-6	GS-9	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.258	.356	.323	.679	5	.83	0.081	1.69	0.10%	1.38	DH
34	198	87	Sep 13	BAL	@	MIL	L,0-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.365	.349	.714	6	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.21	PH
35	199	88	Sep 15	BAL	@	CLE	W,7-6	9-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.373	.406	.780	9	4.16	0.247	5.14	0.18%	1.89	PH
36	200	90 (1)	Sep 18	BAL		MIL	L,1-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.368	.400	.768	2	.30	-0.007	.78	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
37	201	92 (1)	Sep 20	BAL		MIL	W,8-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.375	.397	.772	6	.33	0.002	.51	0.00%	0.32	DH
38	202	94 (1)	Sep 22	BAL		DET	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.370	.391	.762	8	1.74	-0.039	1.66	-0.02%	-0.34	PH
39	203	96 (1)	Sep 24	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-1	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.366	.386	.752	3	1.16	-0.027	.68	-0.01%	-0.27	DH
40	204	97	Sep 25	BAL	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.360	.378	.739	6	.69	-0.049	.80	-0.03%	-0.42	DH
41	205	99 (1)	Sep 27	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.356	.372	.727	3	.69	-0.002	.81	0.00%	-0.11	DH
42	206	100	Sep 28	BAL	@	DET	W,7-3	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.359	.413	.771	5	1.50	0.180	1.69	0.12%	1.37	DH
43	207	102 (1)	Oct 1	BAL	@	DET	W,5-4	GS-10	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.365	.410	.774	6	.46	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	DH
44	208	104 (1)	Oct 3	BAL		NYY	W,3-0	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.364	.407	.771	5	.38	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.24	DH
							25-19		100	86	12	24	2	0	3	13	11	0	9	1	1	1	3	2	0	1	.279	.364	.407	.771		1.09	0.085	1.20	0.14%	1.71

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