Todd Benzinger

Positions: First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: February 11, 1963 in Dayton, KY us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from New Richmond HS (New Richmond, OH).

High School: New Richmond HS (New Richmond, OH)

Debut: June 21, 1987 (Age 24-130d, 15,344th in major league history)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 14, 1995 (Age 32-092d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Full Name: Todd Eric Benzinger

Nicknames: Mercedes

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Relatives: Nephew of Don Gross

1990 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.7

2856

733

.257

316

RBI

376

OBP

.301

SLG

.386

OPS

.687

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 10	CIN		HOU	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
2	3	Apr 11	CIN		HOU	L,1-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	4	Apr 13	CIN		ATL	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
4	5	Apr 14	CIN		ATL	L,1-12	CG	46	9.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
5	6	Apr 15	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	45	10.1	5	0	1	6	1	1B
6	8 (1)	Apr 17	CIN	@	SDP	W,5-1	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
7	9	Apr 19	CIN	@	ATL	W,8-3	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
8	11 (1)	Apr 21	CIN	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
9	15 (3)	Apr 25	CIN		CHC	W,6-4	GS	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
10	17 (1)	Apr 27	CIN		CHC	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
11	18	Apr 28	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	19	Apr 30	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	20	May 1	CIN		PIT	L,4-6	GS	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF 1B
14	21	May 3	CIN		STL	L,2-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
15	27 (5)	May 10	CIN	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
16	33 (5)	May 17	CIN		SDP	W,7-3	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	1B
17	36 (2)	May 21	CIN		SFG	W,3-2	GS	25	6.2	5	1	0	6	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	48 (11)	Jun 2	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
19	50 (1)	Jun 5	CIN		NYM	W,11-10	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
20	51	Jun 6	CIN		NYM	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
21	52	Jun 7	CIN		PHI	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
22	53	Jun 8	CIN		PHI	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
23	54	Jun 9	CIN		PHI	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
24	56 (1)	Jun 11	CIN	@	MON	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
25	57	Jun 12	CIN	@	MON	L,9-10	GS	40	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	60 (2)	Jun 15	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-1	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	61	Jun 16	CIN	@	PHI	W,8-6	GS	26	6.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
28	63 (1)	Jun 18	CIN	@	NYM	L,5-7	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
29	64	Jun 19	CIN	@	NYM	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	65	Jun 20	CIN		MON	L,0-1	CG	41	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	67 (1)	Jun 22	CIN		MON	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	70 (2)	Jun 26	CIN		SDP	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
33	71	Jun 27	CIN		SDP	W,3-0	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
34	72	Jun 28	CIN		HOU	W,8-5	GS	26	5.1	5	0	0	5	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to Kansas City Royals
35	82	Jul 12	KCR	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
36	83	Jul 13	KCR	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
37	84	Jul 14	KCR	@	DET	W,18-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
38	85	Jul 15	KCR		TOR	L,3-5	CG	55	12.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
39	86	Jul 16	KCR		TOR	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
40	87	Jul 17	KCR		BAL	W,9-8	CG	69	15.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
41	88	Jul 18	KCR		BAL	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	3	1B
42	89	Jul 19	KCR		DET	L,0-17	CG	52	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	1B
43	90	Jul 20	KCR		DET	W,8-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
44	91	Jul 21	KCR		DET	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
45	92	Jul 23	KCR		MIL	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
46	93	Jul 24	KCR		MIL	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
47	94	Jul 25	KCR		MIL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
48	95	Jul 26	KCR	@	TOR	L,5-6	CG	50	10.1	12	2	0	14	1	1B
49	96	Jul 27	KCR	@	TOR	W,5-2	CG	40	10.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
50	98 (1)	Jul 30	KCR	@	MIL	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
51	99	Jul 31	KCR	@	MIL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	100	Aug 1	KCR	@	MIL	W,6-5	CG	51	11.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
53	101	Aug 2	KCR	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
54	102	Aug 3	KCR	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
55	103	Aug 4	KCR	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
56	104	Aug 5	KCR		BOS	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
57	105	Aug 6	KCR		BOS	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
58	106	Aug 7	KCR		BOS	W,2-0	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
59	107	Aug 9	KCR		CLE	W,4-2	CG	30	9.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B
60	108	Aug 10	KCR		CLE	L,0-1	CG	29	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
61	109	Aug 11	KCR		CLE	W,3-2	CG	46	13.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
62	110	Aug 13 (1)	KCR	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
63	111	Aug 13 (2)	KCR	@	NYY	W,8-1	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
64	112	Aug 14	KCR	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	42	11.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
65	113	Aug 15	KCR	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
66	114	Aug 16	KCR	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
67	115	Aug 17	KCR	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
68	116	Aug 18	KCR	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
69	117	Aug 19	KCR		NYY	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
70	119 (1)	Aug 21	KCR		NYY	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
71	120	Aug 22	KCR		TEX	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
72	121	Aug 23	KCR		TEX	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
73	122	Aug 24	KCR		TEX	W,8-1	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
74	123	Aug 25	KCR		TEX	L,4-8	CG	48	11.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
75	124	Aug 26	KCR		CHW	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
76	125	Aug 27	KCR		CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
77	126	Aug 28	KCR		CHW	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
78	128 (1)	Aug 31	KCR	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	4	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	129	Sep 1	KCR	@	TEX	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
80	130	Sep 2	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
81	131	Sep 3	KCR	@	CHW	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
82	132	Sep 4	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
83	134 (1)	Sep 6	KCR	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
84	135	Sep 7	KCR	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
85	136	Sep 8	KCR	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
86	137	Sep 9	KCR		MIN	L,4-10	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
87	138	Sep 10	KCR		MIN	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
88	139	Sep 11	KCR		MIN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
89	140	Sep 13	KCR		SEA	W,3-2	CG	43	12.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
90	141	Sep 14	KCR		SEA	L,3-4	CG	48	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
91	142	Sep 15	KCR		SEA	L,7-14	CG	51	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
92	143	Sep 16	KCR	@	MIN	L,0-9	CG	36	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
93	144	Sep 17	KCR	@	MIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
94	145	Sep 18	KCR	@	MIN	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
95	146	Sep 19	KCR	@	SEA	L,5-10	CG	44	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
96	147	Sep 20	KCR	@	SEA	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	4	1B
97	148	Sep 21	KCR	@	SEA	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
98	149	Sep 22	KCR	@	SEA	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
99	150	Sep 23	KCR	@	OAK	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
100	151	Sep 24	KCR	@	OAK	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
101	152	Sep 25	KCR	@	OAK	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
102	153	Sep 26	KCR		CAL	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
103	154	Sep 27	KCR		CAL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
104	156 (1)	Sep 29	KCR		CAL	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
105	157	Sep 30	KCR		OAK	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
106	158	Oct 1	KCR		OAK	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
107	159	Oct 2	KCR		OAK	W,16-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
108	160	Oct 4	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
109	161	Oct 5	KCR	@	CAL	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
							111gm		886.2	797	51	5	853	64