Todd Benzinger

Positions: First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: February 11, 1963 in Dayton, KY us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from New Richmond HS (New Richmond, OH).

High School: New Richmond HS (New Richmond, OH)

Debut: June 21, 1987 (Age 24-130d, 15,344th in major league history)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 14, 1995 (Age 32-092d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Full Name: Todd Eric Benzinger

Nicknames: Mercedes

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Relatives: Nephew of Don Gross

1990 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.7

2856

733

.257

316

RBI

376

OBP

.301

SLG

.386

OPS

.687

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-6 / in Starts: 4-3
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1988	ALCS g1	Oct 5	BOS		OAK	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.70	-0.241	44.40	-4.04%	-1.51	1B
2	1988	ALCS g2	Oct 6	BOS		OAK	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	7	1.56	-0.065	39.98	-1.14%	-0.34	1B
3	1988	ALCS g3	Oct 8	BOS	@	OAK	L,6-10	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	1.58	-0.185	32.85	-2.44%	-2.14	1B
4	1988	ALCS g4	Oct 9	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	6	1.48	-0.029	16.61	-0.18%	-0.19	PH
1990 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	1990	NLCS g1	Oct 4	CIN		PIT	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	3	3.45	0.134	90.21	2.28%	0.38	PH
6	1990	NLCS g3	Oct 8	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	6	.48	0.001	14.99	0.06%	-0.01	1B
7	1990	NLCS g4	Oct 9	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-3	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	8	1.07	0.001	32.58	0.01%	0.16	PH
8	1990	NLCS g5	Oct 10	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-3	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.571	.500	1.071	9	1.19	0.054	20.88	0.51%	0.37	PH
9	1990	NLCS g6	Oct 12	CIN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.455	.333	.788	6	1.05	-0.042	40.05	-0.87%	-0.46	1B
10	1990	WS g1	Oct 16	CIN		OAK	W,7-0	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.300	.717	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
11	1990	WS g2	Oct 17	CIN		OAK	W,5-4	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657	9	1.79	-0.044	95.04	-1.29%	-0.16	1B
12	1990	WS g3	Oct 19	CIN	@	OAK	W,8-3	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.313	.389	.313	.701	7	.37	-0.026	15.42	-0.69%	-1.10	1B
13	1990	WS g4	Oct 20	CIN	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.318	.250	.568	7	1.53	-0.113	29.00	-1.20%	-0.94	1B
									34	31	1	6	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	0	0	0		3	0	0	.194	.265	.194	.458

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