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+

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

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	SDP		SFG	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
2	2	Apr 4	SDP		SFG	L,3-8	GS	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
3	3	Apr 5	SDP		SFG	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
4	4	Apr 7	SDP	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
5	5	Apr 8	SDP	@	HOU	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
6	6	Apr 9	SDP	@	HOU	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR C
7	7	Apr 10	SDP		ATL	W,5-2	CG	29	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	C
8	8	Apr 11	SDP		ATL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
9	9	Apr 12	SDP		ATL	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
10	11 (1)	Apr 14	SDP		CIN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
11	12	Apr 15	SDP		CIN	L,3-6	CG	42	10.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
12	14 (1)	Apr 17	SDP	@	SFG	L,0-9	CG	41	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
13	15	Apr 18	SDP	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
14	16	Apr 19	SDP	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
15	17	Apr 21	SDP	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
16	18	Apr 22	SDP	@	ATL	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	C
17	19	Apr 23	SDP	@	ATL	L,4-9	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
18	20	Apr 24	SDP	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
19	21	Apr 25	SDP	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
20	22	Apr 26	SDP	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
21	23	Apr 27	SDP	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
22	24	Apr 28	SDP	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
23	25	Apr 29	SDP	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	27 (1)	May 1	SDP		STL	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	C
25	28	May 2	SDP		STL	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
26	29	May 3	SDP		CHC	L,4-5	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
27	31 (1)	May 5	SDP		PIT	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
28	35 (3)	May 10	SDP	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
29	36	May 11	SDP	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
30	37	May 12	SDP	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	46	12.0	12	1	1	14	0	C
31	38	May 13	SDP	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	41	10.2	4	1	0	5	0	C
32	40 (1)	May 15	SDP	@	MON	W,6-5	CG	47	11.0	2	7	1	10	0	C
33	41	May 16	SDP	@	MON	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
34	42	May 17	SDP	@	MON	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
35	43	May 19	SDP	@	PHI	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
36	44	May 20	SDP	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
37	46 (1)	May 23	SDP		NYM	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
38	47	May 24	SDP		NYM	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
39	49 (1)	May 26	SDP		MON	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
40	50	May 27	SDP		MON	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
41	52 (1)	May 29	SDP		PHI	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
42	53	May 30	SDP		PHI	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
43	54	May 31	SDP		PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	55	Jun 2	SDP	@	CIN	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	5	2	1	8	0	C
45	56	Jun 3	SDP	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
46	58 (1)	Jun 5	SDP	@	HOU	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
47	59	Jun 6	SDP	@	HOU	L,7-8	CG	49	9.2	1	2	1	4	0	C
48	60	Jun 7	SDP	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
49	62 (1)	Jun 9	SDP	@	SFG	L,2-12	CG	43	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
50	63	Jun 10	SDP	@	SFG	L,0-1	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR C
51	64	Jun 11	SDP	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	48	11.2	7	1	1	9	1	C
52	65	Jun 13	SDP		CIN	L,6-9	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
53	66	Jun 14	SDP		CIN	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
54	68 (1)	Jun 16	SDP		HOU	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
55	69	Jun 17	SDP		HOU	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
56	71 (1)	Jun 19	SDP		LAD	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	1	11	0	C
57	72	Jun 20	SDP		LAD	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
58	74 (1)	Jun 23	SDP		SFG	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
59	75	Jun 24	SDP		SFG	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	C
60	77 (1)	Jun 27	SDP	@	LAD	W,5-3	GF	24	6.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
61	78	Jun 28	SDP	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
62	79	Jun 29	SDP	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
63	80	Jun 30	SDP	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	81	Jul 1	SDP	@	STL	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
65	83 (1)	Jul 4	SDP	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
66	84	Jul 5	SDP	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	C
67	86 (1)	Jul 7	SDP	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
68	89 (2)	Jul 13	SDP		CHC	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
69	90	Jul 14	SDP		CHC	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
70	91	Jul 15	SDP		CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
71	93 (1)	Jul 17	SDP		PIT	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
72	94	Jul 18	SDP		PIT	W,17-4	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
73	95	Jul 19	SDP		PIT	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
74	96	Jul 20	SDP		STL	L,1-7	CG	46	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
75	97	Jul 21	SDP		STL	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
76	98	Jul 22	SDP		STL	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
77	99	Jul 23	SDP		STL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
78	100	Jul 25	SDP	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
79	101	Jul 26	SDP	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS	9	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
80	104 (2)	Jul 29	SDP		LAD	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
81	105	Jul 30	SDP		LAD	L,1-10	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
82	106	Aug 1	SDP	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	40	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
83	107	Aug 2	SDP	@	ATL	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
84	109 (1)	Aug 4	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
85	110	Aug 5	SDP	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
86	111	Aug 6	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
87	113 (1)	Aug 8	SDP		HOU	L,3-12	CG	47	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
88	114	Aug 9	SDP		HOU	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
89	115	Aug 10	SDP		HOU	W,13-3	CG	34	9.0	6	2	1	9	0	C
90	116	Aug 11 (1)	SDP		ATL	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	C
91	119 (2)	Aug 15	SDP	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	4	3	0	7	0	C
92	120	Aug 16	SDP	@	NYM	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
93	122 (1)	Aug 18	SDP	@	MON	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
94	123	Aug 19	SDP	@	MON	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
95	125 (1)	Aug 21	SDP	@	PHI	W,8-2	CG	30	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
96	126	Aug 22	SDP	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
97	127	Aug 23	SDP	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
98	128	Aug 25	SDP		NYM	W,5-3	CG	45	11.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
99	129	Aug 26	SDP		NYM	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
100	131 (1)	Aug 28	SDP		MON	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	C
101	132	Aug 29	SDP		MON	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
102	133	Aug 30	SDP		MON	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
103	134	Aug 31	SDP		PHI	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	135	Sep 2	SDP		PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
105	136	Sep 3	SDP		PHI	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
106	137	Sep 4	SDP	@	ATL	W,10-9	CG	47	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
107	138	Sep 5	SDP	@	ATL	W,7-5	CG	39	10.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
108	139	Sep 6	SDP	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
109	140	Sep 7	SDP	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
110	141	Sep 8	SDP		LAD	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
111	142	Sep 9	SDP		LAD	W,3-1	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
112	143	Sep 10	SDP		LAD	L,8-14	GS	30	5.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
113	144	Sep 11	SDP		HOU	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
114	146 (1)	Sep 13	SDP		ATL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
115	147	Sep 14	SDP		ATL	L,4-13	GS	46	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
116	148	Sep 15	SDP	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
117	149	Sep 17 (1)	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
118	150	Sep 17 (2)	SDP	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
119	151	Sep 19	SDP	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
120	152	Sep 20	SDP	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	35	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
121	153	Sep 21	SDP	@	CIN	W,11-7	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
122	154	Sep 22	SDP	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
123	155	Sep 23	SDP	@	LAD	W,7-1	GS	28	7.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
124	156	Sep 24	SDP	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
125	157	Sep 25	SDP		CIN	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
126	158	Sep 26	SDP		CIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
127	159	Sep 27	SDP		CIN	L,1-2	GS	43	9.2	10	0	1	11	0	C
							127gm		1087.2	685	81	20	786	10