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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+

Summary of 24 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 3 go ahead

4 Tms
SFG	13
PHI	4
BOS	4
PIT	3

Platoon
vs RHP	17
vs LHP	7

Home/Road
Away	14
Home	10

Outs
0	11
2	7
1	6

17 Opps
CHC	3
NYM	3
COL	2
SDP	2
CIN	2
SFG	1
ANA	1
SEA	1
DET	1
KCR	1
PHI	1
ATL	1
MON	1
FLA	1
HOU	1
MIL	1
CHW	1

21 Pitchers
Jaime Navarro	3
Butch Henry	2
Allen Watson	1
Shane Reynolds	1
Steve Trachsel	1
Bruce Hurst	1
José Bautista	1
Curt Leskanic	1
Brian Powell	1
José Paniagua	1
Pete Schourek	1
Andy Benes	1
Doug Linton	1
Jimmy Haynes	1
Chris Hammond	1
Danny Graves	1
Juan Berenguer	1
Frank Tanana	1
Jason Grimsley	1
Tim Pugh	1
Jay Witasick	1

12 Parks
3Com Park (SFO)	8
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1

Where Hit
7	16
78	4
89	2
8	1
9	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	8
4	6
3	5
6	2
1	2
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	24

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	12
1--	8
--3	2
-2-	2

36 RBI
RISP	4
0 on	12
1 on	12
Any on	12

Inning
1	1
2	3
3	2
4	1
5	5
6	1
7	6
8	3
9	2

1-3	6
4-6	7
7-end	11

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	1
+2	6
+1	2
Tied	3
-2	4
-3	2
-4..	3

Ahead	12
Tied	3
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	5
2-1	5
0-1	3
2-0	3
1-2	2
0-0	2
0-2	1
3-2	1
1-1	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	10
3B	9
2B	4
1B	1

OrderPos
8th	14
2nd	6
1st	1
4th	1
9th	1
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	14
Low Lev	9

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1990-08-26	SFG		PHI	Jason Grimsley	behind 0-5	b 7	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	8	6	0.022	4%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1990-09-25	SFG		SDP	Andy Benes	ahead 2-1	b 6	0	---	4,(1-2) CBSX	1	8	6	0.107	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1991-04-10	SFG	@	SDP	Bruce Hurst	behind 2-4	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	6	0.117	35%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Benjamin Scores
4	4	2	1	1991-08-06	SFG	@	ATL	Juan Berenguer	behind 5-10	t 9	1	---	6,(3-2) BCFBBX	1	2	6	0.003	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Benjamin Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1992-07-19	SFG	@	NYM	Pete Schourek	behind 2-5	t 5	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	6	0.085	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Benjamin Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1993-04-12	SFG		FLA	Chris Hammond	ahead 1-0	b 2	2	1--	2,(1-0) 1BX	2	8	4	0.172	81%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); R. Clayton Scores
7	7	2	1	1993-06-25	SFG		COL	Butch Henry	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	5	0.107	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Manwaring Scores
8	8	3	1	1993-06-27	SFG		COL	Curt Leskanic	ahead 3-0	b 7	1	--3	5,(2-2) BB.FFX	2	2	4	0.027	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Lewis Scores
9	9	4	1	1993-07-04	SFG	@	NYM	Frank Tanana	tied 1-1	t 2	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	8	5	0.201	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Allanson Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1994-04-23	SFG		NYM	Doug Linton	ahead 8-1	b 8	2	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	4	5	0.001	100%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Martinez Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1995-06-10	SFG		MON	Butch Henry	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	4,(2-1) B1B1S>X	2	2	5	0.154	74%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); D. Lewis Scores
12	12	2	1	1995-06-13	SFG	@	CHC	Jaime Navarro	ahead 3-1	t 8	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	5	0.065	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
13	13	3	1	1995-07-06	SFG	@	CIN	Tim Pugh	tied 2-2	t 5	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	2	5	0.139	64%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1996-05-26	PHI	@	SFG	José Bautista	ahead 8-1	t 9	2	1--	4,(2-1) BBFX	2	8	6	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Whiten Scores
15	15	2	1	1996-06-03	PHI	@	CHC	Steve Trachsel	behind 1-3	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	8	6	0.123	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Benjamin Scores
16	16	3	1	1996-06-05	PHI	@	CHC	Jaime Navarro	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	--3	2,(0-1) CX	2	8	6	0.140	86%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); B. Santiago Scores; M. Benjamin Scores
17	17	4	1	1996-06-07	PHI	@	HOU	Shane Reynolds	behind 3-11	t 7	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	6	0.006	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Whiten Scores
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1998-07-05	BOS		CHW	Jaime Navarro	ahead 7-2	b 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	3	0.028	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
19	19	2	1	1998-07-17	BOS	@	DET	Brian Powell	behind 3-5	t 7	0	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	6	5	0.122	32%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
20	20	3	1	1998-08-01	BOS	@	ANA	Allen Watson	ahead 2-0	t 5	0	1--	6,(1-2) BCLF1F1X	2	8	4	0.118	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. O'Leary Scores
21	21	4	1	1998-09-02	BOS		SEA	José Paniagua	behind 1-3	b 7	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	9	5	0.286	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Snopek Scores
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1999-06-13	PIT		KCR	Jay Witasick	behind 1-4	b 5	1	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	8	6	0.092	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	2000-05-17	PIT	@	CIN	Danny Graves	ahead 6-4	t 8	2	-2-	4,(2-1) BBSX	2	1	4	0.111	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. Meares Scores
24	24	2	1	2000-07-20	PIT	@	MIL	Jimmy Haynes	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	5	0.089	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)