Benji Gil

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: October 6, 1972 in Tijuana, Mexico mx

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (19th) of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Castle Park HS (Chula Vista, CA).

High School: Castle Park HS (Chula Vista, CA)

Debut: April 5, 1993 (Age 20-181d, 16,248th in major league history)
vs. BAL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 31, 2003 (Age 30-298d)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1995 season

Full Name: Romar Benjamin Gil

Pronunciation: \GILL\

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2002 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.8

1610

381

.237

158

RBI

171

OBP

.283

SLG

.358

OPS

.641

OPS+

Summary of 32 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 7 go ahead

2 Tms
ANA	18
TEX	14

Platoon
vs RHP	22
vs LHP	10

Home/Road
Home	21
Away	11

Outs
2	15
0	9
1	8

17 Opps
CHW	5
OAK	3
SEA	3
CLE	3
ARI	2
MIN	2
COL	2
SDP	2
BAL	2
TBD	1
TEX	1
DET	1
KCR	1
PHI	1
BOS	1
LAD	1
TOR	1

31 Pitchers
Jim Parque	2
Tim Wakefield	1
Pat Rapp	1
Salomón Torres	1
Jamie Moyer	1
Mac Suzuki	1
Chris Bosio	1
Ryan Glynn	1
Gabe White	1
Rich Robertson	1
Steve Ontiveros	1
Danny Darwin	1
Bobby Jones	1
Odalis Pérez	1
Alex Fernandez	1
Brett Myers	1
CC Sabathia	1
Mark Buehrle	1
Jason Johnson	1
Bartolo Colón	1
Mike Morgan	1
Mike Harkey	1
Tom Davey	1
Jack McDowell	1
T.J. Mathews	1
Paul Menhart	1
Randy Johnson	1
Joe Boever	1
Jeff Montgomery	1
Joe Kennedy	1
Scott Klingenbeck	1

9 Parks
Angel Stad (ANA)	13
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	8
Guaranteed (CHI)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1

Where Hit
7	10
78	10
8	7
9	3
89	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	11
1	6
2	5
4	4
5	3
6	1
Unk	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	28
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	20
1--	6
12-	2
-23	2
123	1
--3	1

50 RBI
RISP	6
0 on	20
1 on	7
2 on	4
3 on	1
Any on	12

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

1-3	15
4-6	14
7-end	3

RelScore
+4..	7
+2	5
+1	3
Tied	7
-1	1
-2	4
-3	2
-4..	3

Ahead	15
Tied	7
Behind	10

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-1	8
0-0	6
0-1	3
2-2	3
2-0	3
1-0	2
3-0	2
3-2	1
1-2	1
Unk	1
2-1	1
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	23
1B	3
DH	3
2B	3

OrderPos
9th	21
7th	4
2nd	4
8th	3

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	15
Low Lev	14

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1995-05-03	TEX		SEA	Chris Bosio	behind 0-4	b 3	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	9	6	0.069	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2	2	2	1	1995-05-05	TEX	@	OAK	Steve Ontiveros	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	9	6	0.112	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
3	3	3	1	1995-05-06	TEX	@	OAK	Mike Harkey	tied 1-1	t 3	0	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	9	6	0.112	61%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
4	4	4	1	1995-05-15	TEX		TOR	Paul Menhart	ahead 11-3	b 6	2	---		1	9	6	0.003	100%		Home Run (Deep CF)
5	5	5	1	1995-05-24 (2)	TEX	@	CHW	Alex Fernandez	ahead 5-0	t 3	2	12-	3,(1-1) BSX	3	9	6	0.073	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. McLemore Scores; R. Greer Scores
6	6	6	1	1995-06-08	TEX		KCR	Jeff Montgomery	behind 7-9	b 9	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	6	0.447	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Pagliarulo Scores
7	7	7	1	1995-06-30	TEX	@	SEA	Salomón Torres	ahead 3-1	t 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	6	0.088	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
8	8	8	1	1995-08-10	TEX		DET	Joe Boever	ahead 3-1	b 8	2	123	3,(1-1) .CBX	4	9	6	0.061	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); I. Rodríguez Scores; R. Greer Scores; M. McLemore Scores
9	9	9	1	1995-08-21	TEX		MIN	Scott Klingenbeck	ahead 6-0	b 1	2	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	9	6	0.027	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1997-04-30	TEX	@	CHW	Danny Darwin	ahead 4-2	t 6	1	--3	2,(1-0) BX	2	9	6	0.092	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Devereaux Scores/unER
11	11	2	1	1997-05-12	TEX		CLE	Jack McDowell	tied 1-1	b 5	2	---	4,(1-2) SCBX	1	9	6	0.143	66%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
12	12	3	1	1997-06-03	TEX		MIN	Rich Robertson	behind 0-2	b 3	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	9	6	0.103	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
13	13	4	1	1997-08-03	TEX		CLE	Bartolo Colón	behind 2-6	b 5	1	1--	6,(2-2) BFFBFX	2	9	6	0.134	28%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); F. Tatís Scores
14	14	5	1	1997-08-11	TEX	@	BOS	Tim Wakefield	ahead 3-2	t 4	2	-23	2,(0-1) FX	3	9	6	0.223	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Leyritz Scores; F. Tatís Scores
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2000-05-03	ANA	@	BAL	Jason Johnson	tied 1-1	t 3	1	---	5,(2-2) FBBFX	1	9	6	0.108	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
16	16	2	1	2000-06-10	ANA	@	ARI	Mike Morgan	ahead 6-0	t 4	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	6	0.022	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
17	17	3	1	2000-06-30	ANA		OAK	T.J. Mathews	ahead 5-0	b 6	2	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	2	6	0.026	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); D. Erstad Scores
18	18	4	1	2000-07-29	ANA		CHW	Mark Buehrle	behind 1-4	b 3	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	6	0.088	35%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	5	1	2000-07-30	ANA		CHW	Jim Parque	behind 1-2	b 3	1	---	8,(3-2) BBSSFFBX	1	2	DH	0.108	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	6	1	2000-09-08	ANA		BAL	Pat Rapp	tied 1-1	b 6	1	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	9	6	0.157	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2001-04-11	ANA		TEX	Ryan Glynn	tied 0-0	b 2	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	6	0.187	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); D. Eckstein Scores
22	22	2	1	2001-05-20	ANA		CLE	CC Sabathia	tied 0-0	b 2	2	1--	5,(2-2) CCBBX	2	8	4	0.187	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Anderson Scores
23	23	3	1	2001-06-29	ANA		SEA	Jamie Moyer	behind 4-9	b 4	2	---	5,(3-1) BSBBX	1	9	3	0.044	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
24	24	4	1	2001-07-07	ANA	@	COL	Mac Suzuki	ahead 4-0	t 3	1	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	7	3	0.054	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	5	2	2001-07-07	ANA	@	COL	Gabe White	ahead 7-1	t 6	2	---	4,(3-0) BBBX	1	7	3	0.019	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
26	26	6	1	2001-07-14	ANA		ARI	Randy Johnson	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	7	4	0.073	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
27	27	7	1	2001-07-17	ANA		SDP	Bobby Jones	behind 0-2	b 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	6	0.119	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
28	28	8	2	2001-07-17	ANA		SDP	Tom Davey	behind 4-7	b 8	2	-23	2,(0-1) FX	3	9	6	0.418	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); T. Glaus Scores; S. Wooten Scores
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	2002-06-30	ANA		LAD	Odalis Pérez	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	12-	4,(3-0) BBBX	3	8	DH	0.110	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); S. Spiezio Scores; B. Molina Scores
30	30	2	1	2002-07-05	ANA		TBD	Joe Kennedy	behind 1-3	b 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	DH	0.127	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
31	31	3	1	2002-08-08	ANA	@	CHW	Jim Parque	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	4	0.091	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	2003-06-11	ANA		PHI	Brett Myers	ahead 3-2	b 6	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	9	6	0.183	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Molina Scores