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Mike Piazza League
9-5-2123
Benito Santiago Catcher
Retired (2002, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .244 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .693 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 1622 Age at Death 61 Date of Birth 11-23-1965
HR 214 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1983)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(16 games)
RBI 851
SB 70
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B C- (29.4%) LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1986 LHP 48 95 19 1 0 3 8 3 21 .538 .232 .305 .105 .200
1986 RHP 105 343 78 11 2 9 40 36 72 .650 .300 .350 .122 .227
1987 LHP 12 25 6 1 1 0 2 0 6 .600 .240 .360 .120 .240
1987 RHP 33 109 20 6 0 2 7 5 22 .513 .219 .294 .110 .183
1988 LHP 32 84 17 4 0 3 5 5 27 .604 .247 .357 .155 .202
1988 RHP 89 139 29 5 0 8 22 9 33 .672 .255 .417 .209 .209
1989 LHP 44 115 25 3 0 1 13 7 28 .530 .260 .270 .052 .217
1989 RHP 109 351 86 14 1 9 48 30 84 .672 .305 .368 .123 .245
1990 LHP 33 82 15 2 0 1 3 6 15 .497 .253 .244 .061 .183
1990 RHP 99 328 79 15 4 9 28 25 65 .689 .296 .393 .152 .241
1991 LHP 47 109 29 1 1 6 18 13 20 .803 .344 .459 .193 .266
1991 RHP 110 372 97 17 2 13 59 29 72 .745 .323 .422 .161 .261
1992 LHP 30 58 10 2 0 0 2 1 16 .390 .183 .207 .034 .172
1992 RHP 94 326 84 9 1 7 33 31 68 .681 .325 .356 .098 .258
1993 LHP 37 67 15 3 1 3 12 8 14 .740 .307 .433 .209 .224
1993 RHP 113 385 97 12 2 12 46 32 92 .697 .310 .387 .135 .252
1994 LHP 41 84 25 4 1 3 16 8 21 .838 .362 .476 .179 .298
1994 RHP 107 367 96 17 1 19 51 33 85 .790 .321 .469 .207 .262
1995 LHP 38 88 28 2 0 7 19 7 21 .948 .368 .580 .261 .318
1995 RHP 99 313 83 9 4 13 44 35 65 .782 .338 .444 .179 .265
1996 LHP 41 72 13 4 0 1 6 3 18 .491 .213 .278 .097 .181
1996 RHP 117 383 97 10 5 13 57 30 89 .717 .309 .407 .154 .253
1997 LHP 38 67 20 2 2 2 11 4 21 .811 .333 .478 .179 .299
1997 RHP 115 383 88 17 0 8 42 35 87 .631 .295 .337 .107 .230
1998 LHP 50 101 24 4 1 6 25 4 17 .739 .264 .475 .238 .238
1998 RHP 114 374 95 16 2 14 62 44 69 .755 .335 .420 .166 .254
1999 LHP 43 84 21 7 0 4 12 9 20 .795 .319 .476 .226 .250
1999 RHP 119 407 108 11 1 11 51 35 99 .703 .324 .378 .113 .265
2000 LHP 40 80 20 1 0 2 12 5 15 .656 .318 .338 .088 .250
2000 RHP 108 339 80 17 1 15 42 29 67 .727 .302 .425 .189 .236
2001 LHP 40 101 21 4 0 2 9 6 22 .559 .252 .307 .099 .208
2001 RHP 112 316 70 16 0 7 38 32 67 .630 .291 .339 .117 .222
2002 LHP 11 19 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 .529 .318 .211 .000 .211
2002 RHP 29 79 23 1 1 1 7 7 13 .712 .345 .367 .076 .291
Total LHP 625 1331 312 45 7 44 174 92 307 .664 .286 .378 .144 .234
Total RHP 1672 5314 1310 203 27 170 677 477 1149 .701 .310 .391 .144 .247
Total 1802 6645 1622 248 34 214 851 569 1456 .693 .305 .388 .144 .244
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2002-11-01Benito Santiago has retired from the Oakland Invaders
2002-09-05The Oakland Invaders have promoted Benito Santiago to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have designated Freddie Criscione for assignment.
2002-05-08The Oakland Invaders have designated Benito Santiago for assignment.
1995-06-22Benito Santiago of the Oakland Invaders is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1994-09-21Benito Santiago of the Oakland Invaders is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1992-06-15Benito Santiago of the Oakland Invaders is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1990-06-27Benito Santiago of the Oakland Invaders is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1990-04-01The Oakland Invaders have renamed Terry Steinbach to Benito Santiago.
1989-06-05Terry Steinbach of the Oakland Invaders is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1988-06-08The Oakland Invaders have promoted Terry Steinbach to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have waived Joe Oliver.
1988-04-21The Oakland Invaders have promoted Mike Macfarlane to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have sent Terry Steinbach to the minors.
1987-09-26Terry Steinbach of the Oakland Invaders is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1987-08-03The Oakland Invaders have promoted Terry Steinbach to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have waived Ron Karkovice.
1987-03-25The Oakland Invaders have promoted Ron Karkovice to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have promoted Joe Oliver to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have sent Terry Steinbach to the minors. The Oakland Invaders have sent Mike Macfarlane to the minors.
1986-04-01The Oakland Invaders have promoted Terry Steinbach to the major league team.
1985-04-11The Oakland Invaders have renamed Rudy Wehde to Terry Steinbach.
1985-04-08Trade #1151518 has been completed between the Oakland Invaders and the Cleveland Corsairs. The Cleveland Corsairs receive Kelly Gruber, Walt Weiss, Chris Gwynn, Draft Pick 1987 Round 3 OAK (Gordy Daniels), Draft Pick 1986 Round 3 OAK (John Jaha) from the Oakland Invaders in exchange for Rudy Wehde.
1985-04-01The Cleveland Corsairs have placed Rudy Wehde on the trade block.