Todd Benzinger Notable

b. February 11, 1963 · Boston Red Sox 1987–1988, Cincinnati Reds 1989–1991, Kansas City Royals 1991, Los Angeles Dodgers 1992, San Francisco Giants 1993–1995

Todd Benzinger played for five clubs across nine seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1987 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 1995.

Across 924 games he batted .257, with 733 hits and 316 runs. He finished with 66 home runs, 135 doubles and 21 stolen bases.

He played 622 games at first base, with 4,688 putouts and 28 errors. He turned 381 double plays. He also played 192 games in the outfield.

He was born in Dayton, KY, USA on February 11, 1963. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1987	BOS	73	223	36	62	11	1	8	43	22	41	5	.278
1988	BOS	120	405	47	103	28	1	13	70	22	80	2	.254
1989	CIN	161	628	79	154	28	3	17	76	44	120	3	.245
1990	CIN	118	376	35	95	14	2	5	46	19	69	3	.253
1991	CIN/KCR	129	416	36	109	18	5	3	51	27	66	4	.262
1992	LAD	121	293	24	70	16	2	4	31	15	54	2	.239
1993	SFG	86	177	25	51	7	2	6	26	13	35	0	.288
1994	SFG	107	328	32	87	13	2	9	31	17	84	2	.265
1995	SFG	9	10	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	3	0	.200
Career	—	924	2856	316	733	135	18	66	376	181	552	21	.257

On this day & linked events

1963

Born February 11, 1963

Dayton, KY, USA

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