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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	27-27 / in Starts: 17-17
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 120 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	69 (37-18-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 120 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	73 (36-24-12)

Most Driven In
R Thompson	2
M Williams	2
Self	2
K Bass	1
M Leonard	1
D Lewis	0
T Herr	0

Most Driven In By
W Clark	3
W McGee	3
Self	2
D Lewis	2
K Bass	1
M Kingery	0
T Kennedy	0

1991 Batting Game Log

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1991 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	37	1	Apr 9	SFG	@	SDP	L,4-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.34	-0.099	2.08	-0.09%	-0.72	SS
2	38	2	Apr 10	SFG	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.571	.714	8	1.70	-0.019	2.59	-0.02%	0.40	SS
3	39	3	Apr 11	SFG	@	SDP	W,11-9	CG(10)	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.333	.487	8	.89	-0.071	1.25	-0.06%	-1.26	SS
4	40	4	Apr 12	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.083	.200	.333	.533	8	2.09	0.061	3.14	0.06%	0.59	SS
5	41	6 (1)	Apr 14	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.176	.286	.462	8	.68	-0.033	1.01	-0.03%	-0.34	SS
6	42	7	Apr 15	SFG		LAD	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.063	.158	.250	.408	8	1.20	0.012	1.64	0.01%	0.16	SS
7	43	8	Apr 16	SFG		LAD	W,8-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.174	.211	.384	8	.32	-0.023	.40	-0.02%	-0.53	SS
8	44	9	Apr 17	SFG		LAD	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.160	.190	.350	8	.39	-0.018	.52	-0.02%	-0.23	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
9	45	65 (55)	Jun 18	SFG		STL	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.148	.174	.322	8	.77	-0.040	.11	0.00%	-0.30	SS
10	46	66	Jun 19	SFG		STL	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.040	.138	.160	.298	8	.78	-0.038	.08	0.00%	-0.30	SS
11	47	67	Jun 20	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.036	.152	.143	.294	8	1.41	-0.079	.12	0.00%	-1.22	SS
12	48	68	Jun 21	SFG		CHC	W,4-2	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.034	.147	.138	.285	8	.99	-0.024	.08	0.00%	-0.21	SS
13	49	69	Jun 22	SFG		CHC	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.030	.132	.121	.253	8	.27	-0.036	.03	0.00%	-1.25	SS
14	50	74 (4)	Jun 29	SFG	@	SDP	W,6-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.029	.128	.118	.246	8	.08	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.15	SS
15	51	75	Jun 30	SFG	@	SDP	W,8-7	7-GF(10)	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.057	.150	.143	.293	6	2.85	-0.044	.60	-0.01%	-0.32	PH SS
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
16	52	79 (3)	Jul 5	SFG		SDP	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.054	.143	.135	.278	8	1.40	-0.064	.14	0.00%	-0.55	SS
17	53	80	Jul 6	SFG		SDP	W,4-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.051	.136	.128	.265	8	1.01	-0.049	.08	0.00%	-0.35	SS
18	54	81	Jul 7	SFG		SDP	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.128	.119	.247	8	1.09	-0.035	.09	0.00%	-0.73	SS
19	55	82	Jul 11	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.068	.143	.159	.302	8	1.08	-0.057	.11	0.00%	-0.43	SS
20	56	83	Jul 12	SFG	@	PHI	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.065	.137	.152	.289	8	.63	-0.031	.06	0.00%	-0.24	SS
21	57	84	Jul 13	SFG	@	PHI	W,7-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.064	.135	.149	.284	8	1.49	0.021	.13	0.00%	0.02	SS
22	58	85	Jul 14	SFG	@	PHI	W,17-5	4-GF	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.145	.180	.325	2	.02	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.31	SS
23	59	86	Jul 15	SFG	@	NYM	W,4-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.078	.143	.176	.319	8	.31	-0.008	.05	0.00%	-0.09	SS
24	60	88 (1)	Jul 17	SFG	@	NYM	L,5-6	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.078	.158	.176	.334	8	2.25	0.082	.55	0.01%	0.37	SS
25	61	90 (1)	Jul 20	SFG	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.109	.180	.200	.380	8	.92	0.131	.15	0.01%	1.25	SS
26	62	91	Jul 21	SFG	@	MON	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.175	.193	.368	8	1.43	-0.070	.29	-0.01%	-0.55	SS
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
27	63	103 (11)	Aug 4	SFG	@	CIN	L,5-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.172	.190	.362	8	1.37	-0.034	1.24	-0.02%	-0.15	SS
28	64	105 (1)	Aug 6	SFG	@	ATL	L,6-10	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.117	.182	.250	.432	2	.04	0.002	.04	0.00%	0.85	PH SS
29	65	106	Aug 7	SFG	@	ATL	W,1-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.117	.182	.250	.432	8						PR SS
30	66	107	Aug 8	SFG	@	ATL	W,8-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.117	.182	.250	.432	8						SS
31	67	113 (5)	Aug 14	SFG		ATL	W,8-3	5-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.131	.194	.262	.456	8	.06	0.002	.05	0.00%	0.12	PR SS
32	68	117 (3)	Aug 18	SFG		CIN	L,3-4	9-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.131	.194	.262	.456	9	3.24	-0.011	1.43	0.00%	-0.18	PH
33	69	118	Aug 20	SFG	@	HOU	W,9-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.191	.258	.449	8	.02	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.14	SS
34	70	124 (5)	Aug 26	SFG	@	STL	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.191	.258	.449	9	2.72	0.034	.93	0.01%	0.09	PR
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
35	71	135 (10)	Sep 7	SFG	@	CHC	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.191	.258	.449	8						PR SS
36	72	136	Sep 8	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-3	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.188	.254	.442	7	1.82	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.46	PR SS
37	73	137	Sep 9	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.205	.269	.474	8	.31	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.08	SS
38	74	138	Sep 10	SFG	@	ATL	L,1-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.211	.261	.471	8	1.11	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.28	SS
39	75	139	Sep 11	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.213	.274	.486	8	.72	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.07	SS
40	76	140	Sep 12	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.205	.263	.468	8	.94	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.60	SS
41	77	141	Sep 13	SFG		SDP	L,2-13	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.195	.250	.445	8	.05	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.51	SS
42	78	142	Sep 14	SFG		SDP	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.134	.191	.244	.435	8	.66	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.23	SS
43	79	143	Sep 15	SFG		SDP	W,7-2	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.141	.204	.247	.451	8	.27	-0.020	.00	0.00%	0.28	SS
44	80	144	Sep 16	SFG		ATL	W,8-5	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.219	.253	.472	8	.45	0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.07	SS
45	81	145	Sep 17	SFG		ATL	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.144	.212	.244	.457	8	1.15	-0.117	.00	0.00%	-1.12	SS
46	82	146	Sep 18	SFG		CIN	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.140	.204	.237	.440	8	.93	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.39	SS
47	83	147	Sep 19	SFG		CIN	W,4-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.200	.232	.432	8	.98	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.35	SS
48	84	149 (1)	Sep 21	SFG	@	SDP	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.137	.200	.232	.432	1						SS
49	85	150	Sep 22	SFG	@	SDP	L,3-6	6-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.198	.229	.427	7	.89	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PR SS
50	86	151	Sep 23	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-8	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.194	.224	.419	5	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.34	3B
51	87	152	Sep 24	SFG	@	HOU	W,9-7	9-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.202	.224	.426	9	.75	0.033	.00	0.00%	1.00	PR SS
52	88	155 (2)	Sep 28	SFG	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.195	.216	.410	8	.48	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.94	SS
53	89	156	Sep 29	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.123	.188	.208	.396	8	.51	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.45	SS
54	90	157	Sep 30	SFG		HOU	L,0-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.123	.188	.208	.396	8						SS
							27-27		120	106	12	13	3	0	2	8	7	2	26	2	3	2	2	1	3	0	.123	.188	.208	.396		.85	-0.859	.38	-0.19%	-10.64

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