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Leo Benitez First Base
Retired (1999, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .283 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .804 Status Deceased (2022) Option Years 0  
H 411 Age at Death 58 Date of Birth 11-03-1964
HR 34 Drafted Round 2, Pick 22
(1986)
Majors Svc Time 8 years
(85 games)
RBI 195
SB 68
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF B- (52.3%) Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 1
3B D- (10.3%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1986 Minors 22 34.00 3 / 5 3 / 8 3 / 4 4 / 5 0 / 6 2 / 2 4 / 4 19 / 34
1987 Minors 23 55.00 1 / 2 5 / 17 3 / 6 3 / 5 0 / 6 9 / 9 10 / 10 31 / 55
1988 Minors 24 52.00 2 / 6 3 / 8 2 / 2 3 / 6 0 / 9 10 / 12 7 / 9 27 / 52
1989 Minors 25 59.00 1 / 6 1 / 3 4 / 10 5 / 13 0 / 7 10 / 15 3 / 5 24 / 59
1990 Minors 26 58.00 4 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 5 2 / 9 0 / 9 6 / 7 3 / 9 15 / 58
1990 Pos (C) 26 29.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 29
1991 Majors 27 31.65 162 16 0 1 / 3 1 / 1 3 / 6 2 / 11 0 / 2 2 / 6 1 / 2 10 / 31
1992 Majors 28 34.76 162 15 0 2 / 4 1 / 5 1 / 5 2 / 5 0 / 4 1 / 1 4 / 10 11 / 34
1993 Majors 29 36.19 146 37 16 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 7 1 / 5 0 / 5 1 / 6 1 / 7 3 / 36
1994 Majors 30 31.49 121 33 32 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 6 1 / 5 0 / 1 1 / 31
1995 Majors 31 35.72 159 15 3 0 / 3 1 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 5 1 / 35
1996 Majors 32 34.93 162 11 0 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 1 2 / 6 2 / 34
1997 Majors 33 44.81 136 88 23 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 11 0 / 4 0 / 44
1998 Majors 34 34.88 148 31 14 -6 / 3 -5 / 5 -3 / 4 -3 / 5 -5 / 5 -2 / 5 0 / 7 -24 / 34
1999 Majors 35 26.14 162 12 0 -5 / 3 -5 / 5 -4 / 2 -6 / 5 -5 / 3 0 / 5 -1 / 3 -26 / 26
Total 1358 258 88 3 / 67 5 / 89 9 / 71 13 / 90 -10 / 76 40 / 88 34 / 82 94 / 592
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1999-11-01Leo Benitez has retired from the Cleveland Corsairs
1998-05-16Leo Benitez of the Cleveland Corsairs is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1997-05-01Leo Benitez of the Cleveland Corsairs is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1995-06-30Leo Benitez of the Cleveland Corsairs is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1994-09-06Leo Benitez of the Cleveland Corsairs is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1994-06-09Leo Benitez of the Cleveland Corsairs is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1993-09-06Leo Benitez of the Cleveland Corsairs is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1991-03-25The Cleveland Corsairs have promoted Marston Walker to the major league team. The Cleveland Corsairs have promoted Leo Benitez to the major league team. The Cleveland Corsairs have designated Cy Shepherd for assignment. The Cleveland Corsairs have designated Vaughn Burks for assignment.
1990-07-21The Cleveland Corsairs have placed Leo Benitez on the trade block.