Mike Benjamin Notable

b. November 22, 1965 · San Francisco Giants 1989–1995, Philadelphia Phillies 1996, Boston Red Sox 1997–1998, Pittsburgh Pirates 1999–2000, 2002

Mike Benjamin played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1989 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2002.

Across 818 games he batted .229, with 442 hits and 227 runs. He finished with 24 home runs, 109 doubles and 44 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game.

He played 375 games at shortstop, with 952 assists and 28 errors. He turned 193 double plays. He also played 199 games at third base and 184 games at second base.

He was born in Euclid, OH, USA on November 22, 1965. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	1	1995

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1989	SFG	14	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167
1990	SFG	22	56	7	12	3	1	2	3	3	10	1	.214
1991	SFG	54	106	12	13	3	0	2	8	7	26	3	.123
1992	SFG	40	75	4	13	2	1	1	3	4	15	1	.173
1993	SFG	63	146	22	29	7	0	4	16	9	23	0	.199
1994	SFG	38	62	9	16	5	1	1	9	5	16	5	.258
1995	SFG	68	186	19	41	6	0	3	12	8	51	11	.220
1996	PHI	35	103	13	23	5	1	4	13	12	21	3	.223
1997	BOS	49	116	12	27	9	1	0	7	4	27	2	.233
1998	BOS	124	349	46	95	23	0	4	39	15	73	3	.272
1999	PIT	110	368	42	91	26	7	1	37	20	90	10	.247
2000	PIT	93	233	28	63	18	2	2	19	12	45	5	.270
2002	PIT	108	120	7	18	2	1	0	3	7	31	0	.150
Career	—	818	1926	227	442	109	15	24	169	106	429	44	.229

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1997	BOS	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

On this day & linked events

1965

Born November 22, 1965

Euclid, OH, USA

1989

Major-league debut: Mike Benjamin

Mike Benjamin made a major-league debut on July 7, 1989.

2002

Final major-league game: Mike Benjamin

Mike Benjamin played a final major-league game on September 28, 2002.