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.

1993 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1993 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 13	SFG		FLA	W,3-1	GS	25	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
2	9	Apr 14	SFG		FLA	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
3	19 (9)	Apr 25	SFG	@	MON	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	26 (6)	May 2	SFG		MON	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
5	35 (8)	May 13	SFG	@	COL	W,13-8	GF	13	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH 1B
6	36	May 14	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
7	42 (5)	May 20	SFG		CIN	W,6-1	GF	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
8	48 (5)	May 27	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	58 (9)	Jun 6	SFG		PIT	W,7-1	GF	18	4.0	3	2	0	5	0	1B
10	62 (3)	Jun 12	SFG		CHC	W,5-4	GF	27	6.1	6	0	0	6	0	1B
11	63	Jun 13	SFG		CHC	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
12	64	Jun 15	SFG	@	CIN	L,5-10	CG	40	8.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
13	73 (8)	Jun 24	SFG		COL	W,17-2	GF	17	5.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
14	75 (1)	Jun 26	SFG		COL	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	84 (8)	Jul 6	SFG	@	MON	W,13-5	GF	11	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
16	85	Jul 7	SFG	@	MON	L,0-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
17	86	Jul 8	SFG	@	PHI	W,13-2	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
18	87	Jul 9	SFG	@	PHI	W,15-8	GF	20	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	90 (2)	Jul 15	SFG		NYM	W,8-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
20	100 (9)	Jul 25	SFG		PHI	W,5-2	GF	15	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
21	101	Jul 26	SFG		LAD	L,1-15	GS	49	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	115 (13)	Aug 11	SFG		CIN	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	116	Aug 13	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-1	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
24	117	Aug 14	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	39	8.1	4	0	0	4	1	1B
25	118	Aug 15	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	48	11.0	16	1	0	17	3	1B
26	119	Aug 17	SFG	@	PIT	L,3-10	CG	38	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
27	120	Aug 18	SFG	@	PIT	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
28	121	Aug 19	SFG	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
29	122	Aug 20	SFG		FLA	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
30	127 (4)	Aug 25	SFG		ATL	L,1-9	GF	18	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
31	128	Aug 27	SFG	@	FLA	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
32	129	Aug 29	SFG	@	FLA	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
33	130	Aug 30	SFG	@	FLA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
34	131	Aug 31	SFG	@	ATL	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	132	Sep 1	SFG	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
36	133	Sep 2	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
37	140 (6)	Sep 10	SFG		STL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
38	141	Sep 11	SFG		STL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
39	145 (3)	Sep 15	SFG		CHC	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	146	Sep 17	SFG	@	CIN	W,13-0	GF	13	4.0	7	0	0	7	1	PH 1B
41	147	Sep 18	SFG	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
42	148	Sep 19	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
43	149	Sep 20	SFG	@	HOU	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
44	150	Sep 21	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
45	151	Sep 22	SFG	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
46	152	Sep 23	SFG	@	HOU	W,7-0	GF	10	3.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
47	160 (7)	Oct 1	SFG	@	LAD	W,8-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
							48gm		323.2	299	15	0	314	27