Benito Santiago

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: March 9, 1965 in Ponce, Puerto Rico pr

High School: John F. Kennedy HS (Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico)

Debut: September 14, 1986 (Age 21-189d, 15,259th in major league history)
vs. HOU 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 11, 2005 (Age 40-033d)
vs. MIL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Agents: Joe Longo, Joe Rosario • Previously: Manny Sanguillen, Joe Maenza, Greg Genske, Lonnie Cooper, Scott Boras

Full Name: Benito Santiago

Nicknames: Benny

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Rookie of the Year
5x All-Star
3x Gold Glove
4x Silver Slugger
NLCS MVP

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.4

6951

1830

217

.263

755

RBI

920

OBP

.307

SLG

.415

OPS

.722

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-10 / in Starts: 7-8
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 65 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	39 (15-16-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 65 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (19-13-6)

Most Driven In
K McReynolds	3
Self	3
M Wynne	0

Most Driven In By
R Asadoor	4
Self	3
J Royster	1
T Kennedy	1
T Flannery	1
T Pyznarski	0

1986 Batting Game Log

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1986 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SF	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	144 (143)	Sep 14	SDP		HOU	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	6	1.11	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.18	C
2	2	145	Sep 16	SDP		SFG	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	6	.64	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.13	C
3	3	146	Sep 17	SDP		SFG	W,5-4	CG(10)	5	4	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	.400	.364	.800	1.164	6	1.78	0.366	.00	0.00%	0.60	C
4	4	147	Sep 19	SDP	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.286	.267	.571	.838	6	1.39	-0.155	.00	0.00%	-1.39	C
5	5	148	Sep 20	SDP	@	HOU	L,6-10	CG	4	4	2	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.333	.316	.722	1.038	6	.78	0.046	.00	0.00%	0.59	C
6	6	149	Sep 21	SDP	@	HOU	W,5-0	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.333	.652	.986	5	.52	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.67	C
7	7	150	Sep 22	SDP	@	ATL	L,8-9	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.357	.345	.607	.952	5	.79	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.59	C
8	8	151	Sep 23	SDP	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.303	.531	.834	5	1.27	-0.126	.00	0.00%	-0.93	C
9	9	153 (1)	Sep 25 (2)	SDP	@	LAD	W,7-6	GS-8	4	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.333	.324	.528	.852	5	2.26	0.219	.00	0.00%	1.11	C
10	10	154	Sep 26	SDP		CIN	L,6-8	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.308	.317	.487	.804	5	1.26	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.34	C
11	11	155	Sep 27	SDP		CIN	L,4-7	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.279	.304	.442	.746	5	2.08	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.65	C
12	12	156	Sep 28	SDP		CIN	L,3-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.298	.432	.730	1	.28	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.22	C
13	13	157	Sep 29	SDP		LAD	L,0-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.294	.417	.711	5	.64	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.28	C
14	14	158	Sep 30	SDP		LAD	W,11-8	CG	5	5	2	2	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	.283	.304	.491	.794	5	.87	0.211	.00	0.00%	1.10	C
15	15	160 (1)	Oct 3	SDP	@	CIN	L,3-6	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.278	.298	.481	.780	7	.94	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PR C
16	16	161	Oct 4	SDP	@	CIN	L,7-10	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.293	.311	.483	.794	6	1.14	-0.040	.00	0.00%	0.14	C
17	17	162	Oct 5	SDP	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.290	.308	.468	.775	5	.96	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.18	C
							7-10		65	62	10	18	2	3	6	2	12	1	1	.290	.308	.468	.775		1.16	0.256	.00	0.00%	-1.54

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