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	9-6 / in Starts: 2-4
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 30 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	17 (9-5-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 30 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	18 (9-6-3)

Most Driven In
T FernÃ¡ndez	1
J Canseco	1
S Green	1
C Delgado	1
Self	0

Most Driven In By
A Gonzalez	2
Self	0

1998 Batting Game Log

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1998 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SF	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1344	142 (141)	Sep 4	TOR		BOS	W,12-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0							7						C
2	1345	143	Sep 5	TOR		BOS	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0							7						C
3	1346	144	Sep 6	TOR		BOS	W,8-7	GS-8	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	7	.67	0.025	.48	0.01%	1.56	C
4	1347	147 (2)	Sep 10	TOR	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.571	.667	1.238	7	.71	0.020	.55	0.01%	0.30	C
5	1348	148	Sep 11	TOR	@	NYY	W,5-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.571	1.071	7	.51	-0.014	.29	-0.01%	-0.12	PH C
6	1349	149	Sep 12	TOR	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.455	.500	.727	1.227	7	.89	0.206	.49	0.07%	1.19	C
7	1350	150	Sep 13	TOR	@	NYY	W,5-3	7-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.462	.500	.769	1.269	7	.42	0.021	.43	0.01%	0.18	PH C
8	1351	151	Sep 14	TOR	@	CLE	L,3-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.467	.714	1.181	7	.49	-0.015	.80	-0.02%	-0.36	C
9	1352	152	Sep 15	TOR	@	CLE	L,5-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.438	.667	1.104	7	1.29	-0.039	2.10	-0.04%	-0.26	PH C
10	1353	155 (2)	Sep 18	TOR	@	TBD	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.368	.556	.924	7	.51	-0.039	.15	-0.01%	-0.63	C
11	1354	156	Sep 19	TOR	@	TBD	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.304	.455	.759	7	.94	-0.107	.23	-0.02%	-1.19	C
12	1355	157	Sep 20	TOR	@	TBD	W,7-5	8-GF(12)	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.320	.458	.778	7	4.17	0.349	.68	0.03%	1.60	C
13	1356	158	Sep 21	TOR		BAL	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			.292	.320	.458	.778	7						C
14	1357	159	Sep 22	TOR		BAL	W,7-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.280	.308	.440	.748	7	.06	-0.002	.03	0.00%	-0.26	PH C
15	1358	161 (1)	Sep 25	TOR		DET	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.310	.333	.483	.816	6	1.34	0.123	.00	0.00%	1.06	C
							9-6		30	29	3	9	5	4	1	0	6	0	1	.310	.333	.483	.816		1.01	0.528	.42	0.05%	3.07

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