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+

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

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 7	BOS		DET	L,6-11	CG	50	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
2	4	Apr 8	BOS	@	TEX	W,4-0	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
3	5	Apr 9	BOS	@	TEX	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
4	6	Apr 10	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
5	7	Apr 12	BOS		MIL	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
6	8	Apr 13	BOS		MIL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	11 (2)	Apr 16	BOS		TEX	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
8	12	Apr 17	BOS		TEX	W,15-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	16 (3)	Apr 24	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
10	20 (3)	Apr 30	BOS		MIN	W,8-3	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	21	May 1	BOS		MIN	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
12	22	May 2	BOS		KCR	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
13	25 (2)	May 5	BOS		CHW	W,16-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
14	26	May 6	BOS	@	MIN	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	27	May 7	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
16	33 (5)	May 15	BOS		SEA	L,7-11	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
17	34	May 16	BOS		OAK	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	35	May 17	BOS		OAK	L,7-12	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
19	36	May 18	BOS		OAK	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
20	37	May 20	BOS		CAL	L,2-4	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	38	May 21	BOS		CAL	W,8-4	GS	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
22	47 (8)	May 31	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	48	Jun 2	BOS		TOR	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	68 (19)	Jun 24	BOS		BAL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
25	69	Jun 25	BOS		BAL	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
26	70	Jun 26	BOS		BAL	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
27	71	Jun 27	BOS		CLE	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
28	72	Jun 28	BOS		CLE	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
29	73	Jun 29	BOS		CLE	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	74	Jul 1	BOS	@	KCR	L,7-8	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
31	75	Jul 2	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
32	76	Jul 3	BOS	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
33	77	Jul 4	BOS	@	KCR	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
34	78	Jul 5	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
35	79	Jul 6	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-8	CG	43	8.0	12	0	1	13	0	1B
36	80	Jul 7	BOS	@	MIN	W,4-3	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF 1B
37	81	Jul 8 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
38	82	Jul 8 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,10-7	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
39	83	Jul 9 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
40	84	Jul 9 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,8-2	GS	38	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF 1B
41	85	Jul 10	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	86	Jul 15 (1)	BOS		KCR	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	1B
43	87	Jul 15 (2)	BOS		KCR	W,7-4	GF	13	3.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
44	88	Jul 16	BOS		KCR	W,7-6	GS	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B LF
45	89	Jul 17	BOS		KCR	W,10-8	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
46	90	Jul 18	BOS		MIN	W,6-5	GS	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	RF 1B
47	91	Jul 19	BOS		MIN	W,5-0	GF	13	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
48	92	Jul 20	BOS		MIN	W,9-7	GF	22	4.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
49	93	Jul 21	BOS		CHW	W,6-1	GS	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF 1B
50	94	Jul 22	BOS		CHW	W,4-3	GS	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF 1B
51	95	Jul 23	BOS		CHW	W,11-5	GS	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	RF 1B
52	96	Jul 24	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	GS	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	RF 1B
53	97	Jul 25	BOS	@	TEX	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
54	98	Jul 26	BOS	@	TEX	L,8-9	GS	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF 1B
55	99	Jul 27	BOS	@	TEX	W,10-7	GS	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF 1B
56	100	Jul 29 (1)	BOS		MIL	W,6-4	GS	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF 1B
57	101	Jul 29 (2)	BOS		MIL	W,5-4	GS	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF 1B
58	102	Jul 30	BOS		MIL	W,3-2	GS	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF 1B
59	103	Jul 31	BOS		MIL	W,5-0	GS	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	RF 1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	104	Aug 2	BOS		TEX	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
61	105	Aug 3	BOS		TEX	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
62	106	Aug 4	BOS	@	DET	L,6-11	CG	43	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
63	107	Aug 5 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
64	108	Aug 5 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	109	Aug 6	BOS	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
66	110	Aug 7	BOS	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	35	10.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
67	111	Aug 9 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-3	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF 1B
68	112	Aug 9 (2)	BOS	@	MIL	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
69	113	Aug 10	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-8	CG	34	8.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
70	114	Aug 11	BOS	@	MIL	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
71	115	Aug 12	BOS		DET	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
72	116	Aug 13	BOS		DET	W,16-4	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
73	117	Aug 14	BOS		DET	L,6-18	GS	52	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B LF
74	118	Aug 16	BOS		SEA	L,0-7	CG	45	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
75	119	Aug 17	BOS		SEA	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
76	121 (1)	Aug 19	BOS		OAK	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
77	122	Aug 20	BOS		OAK	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
78	123	Aug 21	BOS		OAK	L,4-5	GS	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF 1B
79	124	Aug 22	BOS		CAL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
80	125	Aug 23	BOS		CAL	W,10-2	GF	16	4.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
81	126	Aug 24	BOS		CAL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	127	Aug 26	BOS	@	SEA	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
83	128	Aug 27	BOS	@	SEA	L,6-8	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
84	129	Aug 28	BOS	@	SEA	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
85	130	Aug 29	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
86	131	Aug 30	BOS	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	36	8.0	4	0	1	5	2	1B
87	132	Aug 31	BOS	@	OAK	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	133	Sep 1	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
89	135 (1)	Sep 3	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-2	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF 1B
90	136	Sep 4	BOS	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
91	137	Sep 5	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
92	138	Sep 6	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	1B
93	139	Sep 7	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	11	0	0	11	0	1B
94	140	Sep 9	BOS		CLE	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
95	141	Sep 10	BOS		CLE	W,6-0	GF	13	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
96	142	Sep 11	BOS		CLE	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
97	143	Sep 12	BOS		BAL	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	3	1B
98	144	Sep 13	BOS		BAL	W,6-4	GF	14	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
99	145	Sep 14	BOS		BAL	W,4-3	GF	11	3.0	3	0	0	3	1	PR 1B
100	146	Sep 15	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
101	147	Sep 16	BOS		NYY	W,7-4	GF	19	4.0	4	1	0	5	0	PH 1B
102	148	Sep 17	BOS		NYY	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
103	149	Sep 18	BOS		NYY	W,9-4	GF	16	4.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
104	150	Sep 19	BOS	@	TOR	L,4-5	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	RF 1B
105	151	Sep 20	BOS	@	TOR	W,13-2	GF	15	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	PR 1B
106	153 (1)	Sep 23	BOS	@	NYY	W,10-9	GS	33	6.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
107	154	Sep 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS	33	7.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
108	155	Sep 25	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-0	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
109	158 (2)	Sep 28	BOS		TOR	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
110	159	Sep 29	BOS	@	CLE	W,12-0	CG	30	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
111	160	Sep 30	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
112	161	Oct 1	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
113	162	Oct 2	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B LF
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